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Wendy W. Fairey
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Professor Department: English Location: 2316 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5195 Fax: 718-951-4612 Email:
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Wendy Fairey has taught in the English Department since 1985. She has served as the dean of undergraduate studies (1985-89), director of Women's Studies (1990-93), director of the London Study Abroad Program (2002), CUNY Honors College director (2005-06)and acting director of the Brooklyn College Honors Academy (2006). Previously, she held teaching and administrative posts at Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, Bowdoin College, Barnard College and Hollins College.
Education: Ph.D., Columbia University - 1975 (Literature, English) M.A., Columbia University - 1967 (Literature, English) B.A., Bryn Mawr College - 1964 (Literature, English) Areas of Expertise: Nineteenth- and 20th-century British and American fiction, Indian English fiction, contemporary transnational narratives, women's biographies and autobiographies, and creative nonfiction. Books and Publications Full House, a collection of linked stories that center on a group of middle-aged women playing poker. Southern Methodist University Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2003 One of the Family. W.W. Norton. (Books and Publications: Book) 1992 Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums "Re-Routing Routes and Routes: Setting in Transnational Fiction." Conference on Globalization and Govermentality, held under the auspices of the Wolfe institute and the Zicklin Chair Professorship. Brooklyn College. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007 Pedagogical Achievements Participated in a faculty exchange whereby I taught for the Spring 2007 semester at the University of Paris VIII in St. Denis in the Department of English Literature. My course load included an undergraduate course in memoir and autobiographical fiction and an M.A.-level course on Indian English fiction. Professor Claire Joubert from Paris VIII taught for the 2006-07 year at Brooklyn College. 2007 |
