Klingenstein, Susanne

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KLINGENSTEIN, Susanne

KLINGENSTEIN, Susanne. American (born Germany), b. 1959. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, Intellectual history, Literary criticism and history, Writing/Journalism, Essays. Career: University of Mannheim, Germany, assistant professor of English, 1986-87; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, instructor, 1989-90, lecturer in English and American literature, 1990-92; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, assistant professor, 1993-96, associate professor of writing and humanistic studies, 1997-2001; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, lecturer, 2001-; Boston University, College of Communication, Dept of Journalism, lecturer, 2003-. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, cultural correspondent, 2000-. Publications: Jews in the American Academy, 1900-1940: The Dynamics of Intellectual Assimilation, 1991; Enlarging America: The Cultural Work of Jewish Literary Scholars, 1930-1990, 1998. Address: HST, E25-518, E14-333, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A. Online address: sklingenstein@rcn.com

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