Background
Zide, Arlene R.K. was born on November 24, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Paul Kirschenbaum and Goldie Schwesky.
translator humanities educator poet
Zide, Arlene R.K. was born on November 24, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Paul Kirschenbaum and Goldie Schwesky.
AB, City University of New York, 1961. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1982.
Project assistant Indo-American Munda Languages Project, University Chicago, India, 1962—1963. Research assistant Munda language projects University Chicago, 1965—1965, senior research associate Munda language projects, 1965—1971. Visiting professor Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1979—1979.
Research associate Munda languages project, department South Asian language and civilizations University Chicago, 1983—1985. Professor department humanities, director women's studies City Colleges Chicago, since 1975. Center coordinator North-East Wisconsin Technology Institute, Fish Creek, Wisconsin, 1974—1975.
Editor Primavera Magazine, Chicago, 1975—1981.
Poetry reader Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1999, Chicago Public Library., Chicago, 2000—2002. Member of Modern Language Association, Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages, Indian P.E.N., South Asian Language Association, Committee Southern Asian Studies, American Literature Translators Association.
Married Norman H. Zide, May 18, 1963. Children: William Justin, Gregory James.