Ann Jefferson
Ann Margaret Jefferson, FBA (born 3 November 1949) is a British scholar of French literature. She was a fellow and tutor in French at New College, Oxford, from 1987 to 2015, and professor of French at the University of Oxford from 2006 to 2015.
A. M. Jefferson | |
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| Born | 3 November 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouses | Anthony Glees (m. 1971; div. 1992)Michael Holland (m. 2011) |
| Children | Three |
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| Discipline | French literature |
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Early life and education edit
Jefferson was born on 3 November 1949 to Antony and Eirlys Jefferson.[1] She studied at St Anne's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1971: as per tradition, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA) degree.[1][2] She then moved to Wolfson College, Oxford, where she undertook postgraduate research and she completed her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1976.[1]
Academic career edit
From 1978 to 1982, Jefferson was a junior research fellow at St John's College, Oxford.[1][3] Then, from 1982 to 1987, she was a college lecturer at St John's College.[1] In 1987, she was elected a fellow of New College, Oxford and appointed a college tutor in French.[3][4] From 1987 to 2006, she was also a lecturer in French in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages of the University of Oxford.[2][4] In 2006, she was appointed professor of French literature by the University of Oxford.[1][4] In 2015, she retired from full-time academia and was appointed an emeritus fellow of New College.[1][3]
Outside of Oxford, Jefferson has held a number of visiting scholar appointments. In 2006, she was a visiting professor at Columbia University in the United States.[1] In 2008, she was a visiting professor at the Sorbonne in Parish, France.[1][3] From February 2016 to June 2016, she was a fellow of the Institut d'études avancées de Paris (Paris Institute for Advanced Study).[5]
Personal life edit
In 1971, Jefferson married Anthony Glees; they divorced in 1992. Together they had two sons and one daughter. In 2011, she married Michael Holland.[1]
Honours edit
In 2001, Jefferson was appointed a Member of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French government.[1] In 2004, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[4] In 2012, she was promoted to Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.[1]
Selected works edit
- Jefferson, Ann (1980). The Nouveau Roman and the Poetics of Fiction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780-521222396.
- Jefferson, Ann; Robey, David, eds. (1982). Modern Literary Theory: a Comparative Introduction. London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0713434545.
- Jefferson, Ann; Robey, David, eds. (1986). Modern Literary Theory: a Comparative Introduction (2nd ed.). London: Batsford. ISBN 978-0713452907.
- Jefferson, Ann (1988). Reading Realism in Stendhal. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0511983818.
- Jefferson, Ann (2000). Nathalie Sarraute, Fiction and Theory: Questions of Difference. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1139426794.
- Jefferson, Ann (2003). Stendhal: La Chartreuse de Parme. London: Grant & Cutler. ISBN 978-0729304405.
- Jefferson, Ann (2007). Biography and the Question of Literature in France. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199270842.
- Jefferson, Ann (2014). Genius in France: An Idea and its Uses. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691160658.
- Jefferson, Ann (2020). Nathalie Sarraute: A Life Between. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Published in French as Nathalie Sarraute. Paris: Flammarion (2019).
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 'JEFFERSON, Prof. Ann Margaret', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 27 May 2017
- ^ a b "Prof A M Jefferson". Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. University of Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Ann Jefferson F.B.A". New College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Ann Jefferson". British Academy. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Ann Jefferson". Institut d'études avancées de Paris. Retrieved 27 May 2017.