Kasia Boddy

Kasia Boddy is a Professor of American Literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College.[1] She was born in Aberdeen in 1966 and grew up in Glasgow, where she attended Hyndland Secondary School. She did an MA in English and Philosophy at Edinburgh and a PhD on American short fiction at Cambridge. She has also taught at the universities of York, Dundee and University College London.[2]

Kasia Boddy
OccupationAcademic
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh University of Cambridge
SubjectAmerican Literature

Books

Boddy is the author of:

Her edited volumes include:

  • The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis, Penguin, 2011
  • Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Love Quarrels from Anton Chekhov to ZZ Packer, with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood, Penguin, 2009[7]
  • Brilliant Careers: The Virago Book of Twentieth-century Fiction, with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood, Virago Press, 2000[8]

References

  1. "Faculty of English". www.english.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "Dr Kasia Boddy | Fitzwilliam College Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. Reviews of Blooming Flowers: Richard Eyre, The Times, ; Peter Parker, The Spectator, ; Publishers Weekly,
  4. Reviews of Geranium: Maggie Brady, Australian Garden History, JSTOR 24915707; Helen Brown, The Telegraph, ; Jan Gardner, The Boston Globe, ; William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, ; Publishers Weekly,
  5. Reviews of The American Short Story since 1950: Jean-Yves Pellegrin, Journal of the Short Story in English, ; Chris Witter, Journal of American Studies, doi:10.1017/S0021875810002288
  6. Reviews of Boxing: John Dugdale, The Guardian, ; Michael Ezra, American Studies, JSTOR 41057172; Jonathan Rendall, New Statesman, ; Reg Gadney, Literary Review, ; Christopher Hirst, The Independent, ; Jeffrey Sammons, Cultural Sociology, doi:10.1177/1749975509344943; Matthew Taylor, The International Journal of the History of Sport, doi:10.1080/09523367.2012.673773; Peter Temple, Sydney Morning Herald,
  7. Review of Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer,
  8. Review of Brilliant Careers: Brenda Maddox, The Guardian


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