Education
She grew up in Winnetka, near Chicago, Illinois and was awarded a Bachelor in English Literature from Vassar College and an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in English and American Literature from Princeton University.
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Sarah Churchwell
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Career
She is known for her expertise in twentieth and twenty-first century fiction. She regularly appears on British television and radio and has also judged several literary prizes, including the Women"s (Orange) Prize for Fiction and the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Churchwell has lectured at the University of East Anglia since 1999.
She has written for many publications including The Times Literary Supplement, The New York Times Book Review, The Spectator, The New Statesman, The Guardian and The Observer.
Her television appearances include Newsnight, Question Time, The Review Show, and The Sharp End with Clive Anderson. She is the Eccles Centre for American Studies Writer in Residence for 2015.
Starting in October, 2015, Professor Churchwell is to be the University of London’s School of Advanced Study’s (SAS) first chair in public understanding of the humanities.
