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Ellen Tremper

Professor   Department: English   Location: 2308 Boylan Hall   Phone: 718-951-5195   Fax: 718-951-4612   Email:   Ellen Tremper's Web site

Ellen Tremper grew up in New York City, attended Cornell University, majoring in English, and got her M.A. and Ph.D., also in English and American Literature, from Harvard University. She has taught at New York University and joined the Brooklyn College Department of English in 1971. She has been chair of the department since 2000. She is married and has four children and two English cocker spaniels, Darcy and Bingley. Education: Ph.D., HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 1969 (ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE ) M.A., HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 1965 (ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE ) A.B., CORNELL UNIVERSTIY - 1963 (ENGLISH WITH HONORS ) Areas of Expertise: Ellen Tremper has published articles on Henry James, children's literature and Virginia Woolf. Her first book is "'Who Lived at Alfoxton?' Virginia Woolf and English Romanticism" (Lewisburg, PA.: Bucknell University Press, 1998). "I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction and Film" (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006) was named an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine for 2006. It received an Honorable Mention from the Popular Culture Association of America for 2006. Books and Publications "'The Journal of Mistress Joan Martyn' and Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes'" in Short Story Criticism. 79. Detroit: The Gale Group, 2005. (Reprinted from "Who Lived at Alfoxton?': Virginia Woolf and English Romanticism. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 1998). (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006 I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction And Film. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2006. (Books and Publications: Book) 2006 Awards, Honors and Fellowships Honorable Mention in the "Glimmer Train" 'Open Fiction Contest' (December 2008) for the story: "Conversions of the Jew." (Awards and Honors) 2009 Emily Toth Award, Single Author/Monograph, Women's Studies, 2007, from Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association for I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction and Film. (Awards and Honors) 2007 Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction and Film, IRPE presentation, March 8, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007 I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction and Film, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, March 25, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 I'm No Angel: The Blonde in Fiction and Film, Pomona College, April 5, 2007. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007 Professional Leadership Committee on Committees, Faculty Council, 2007-present (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007 Chair, Department of English, 2000-present (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2000 Other Professional Activities National Public Radio, Interviewed by Susan Stamberg, special reporter, about blondes in Hollywood, March 7, 2007. 2007