John Patrick McGowan

Background

McGowan, John Patrick was born on July 12, 1953 in Rockville Centre, New York, United States. Son of William Thomas McGowan and Madeline Martin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English, Georgetown University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in English, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1978.

Career

Assistant professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979-1982. Associate professor Eastman School Music University Rochester, New York, 1984-1992. Professor English and comparative literature University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1992.

Co-director seminar for college teachers National Endowment of the Humanities, 1997, 2001.

Achievements

• John Patrick McGowan has been listed as a noteworthy English language and literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Postmodernism and Its Critics

    (John McGowan brings a fresh perspective to ongoing debate...)

  • Representation and Revelation: Victorian Realism from Carlyle to Yeats

    (Book by McGowan, John P.)

  • Hannah Arendt: An Introduction

    (Book by McGowan, John)

  • Postmodernism and Its Critics by McGowan, John (1991) Paperback

    (4th. printing)

Membership

Member Modern Language Association.

Connections

Married Jane Danielewicz, July 24, 1984. Children: Kiernan, Siobhan.

Father:

William Thomas McGowan

Mother:

Madeline Martin

Spouse:

Jane Danielewicz

child:

Kiernan McGowan

child:

Siobhan McGowan