Background
Bankier, Joanna was born on June 19, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. Arrived in Sweden, 1946. Daughter of Leon Arje and Maria Masza (Nowomiast) Bankier.
Bankier, Joanna was born on June 19, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland. Arrived in Sweden, 1946. Daughter of Leon Arje and Maria Masza (Nowomiast) Bankier.
Licence in letters, University Paris IV, 1966. Diploma in letters, University Paris IV, 1967. Secondary education teaching certified, University Paris IV.
Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, University California, Berkeley, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature, University California, Berkeley, 1985.
Instructor French language, history and civilization, French-American Bilingual School, San Francisco, 1969-1971;
teaching assistant in Swedish language and literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1973;
associate in French language, University of California, Berkeley, 1973-1974;
instructor Swedish language and literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1974-1975;
acting instructor Swedish literature in charge language teaching, University of California, Berkeley, 1977-1978;
acting instructor women's literature department comparative literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1985;
lecturer literature translation, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1985-1987;
visiting assistant professor, assistant director National Endowment for Humanities Translation Institute, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1987-1990;
visiting associate professor, assistant director National Endowment for Humanities Translation Institute,, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1992-1993. Director planning Institute Jewish Studies, Stockholm. Panelist, judge grant-in-aid program American Council Learned Socs., 1989, 90, 91.
Judge Richard Wilbur Poetry Prize Contest, U. Missouri, 1985. Assistant director Cultures in Dialogue, College South Stockholm, since 1997. Conference participant in field.
Member Modern Language Association (executive committee division teaching literature since 1991), American Literature Translators Association (conference planning committee 1980-1988).
Married Jacques Henry, November 24, 1960 (divorced 1972). Children: Daniel, Jean-Gabriel.