Dr. Betty Jean Craige
University
Professor of Comparative Literature
Director
of the Willson
Center for Humanities and Arts
ADDRESS
The University of Georgia
Willson
Center for Humanities and Arts
164 Psychology Building
Athens, GA 30602-3001
Phone: (706) 542-9265
Fax: (706) 542-2828
BJCRAIGE@UGA.EDU
EDUCATION
Pomona College,
B.A., Spanish Literature, 1968 (Cum Laude).
University of Washington, M.A..,
Comparative Literature, 1970
University of Washington, Ph.D.,
Comparative Literature, 1974
MAJOR AWARDS
- First-Year Seminar
Outstanding Instructor Award from the Franklin College of Arts and
Sciences, May 1, 2007
- First Place, Short
Documentary, Indie Gathering independent film festival, for Alvar Suñol: His
Vision and His Art (Betty Jean Craige, Exec
Producer), Cleveland OH, August 6, 2006
- The Governor's Award
in the Humanities, 2004
- The
Albert Christ-Janer Award for the Arts and
Humanities, 2003 (UGA)
- "University
Professor," for "significant impact on The University of
Georgia," 1995
- The University of
Georgia Alumni Society Faculty Service Award, 1994
- Co-Winner of
"Georgia Author of the Year" Award in Non-Fiction for 1992, for
Laying the Ladder Down, given by the Council of Authors and
Journalists, Inc., on December 15, 1993
- Creativity in Research
Medal, 1980, 1991 (UGA)
- The Frederic W. Ness
Book Award for Reconnection, given by the Association of American
Colleges, January 5, 1989
- "Honoratus" Medal for Teaching, UGA Honors
Program, 1987
RESEARCH
Authored Books:
Major Translations:
- Mother, Speak
to Us of War, by Marjorie Agosín. Translated and edited
by Betty Jean Craige. Santa Fe: Sherman Asher
Publishing, 2006.
- Poems for Josefina, by Marjorie Agosín. Translation by Betty Jean Craige.
Santa Fe: Sherman Asher Publishing, 2004.
- Manuel Mantero: New Songs for
the Ruins of Spain. Introduction and Translation.
Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1986.
- The Poetry of Gabriel Celaya Introduction
and Translation. Lewisburg: Bucknell University
Press, 1984.
- Selected Poems of Antonio Machado. Introduction and Translation. Baton Rouge:
Louisiana State University Press, 1978.
Edited
Volumes
- Alvar:
In Color and Poetry, 2005. Edited by Betty Jean Craige,
Translator. With poems by Marjorie Agosín and
paintings by Alvar Suñol.
Barcelona, Spain: Gesmax, SL, 2005.
- To Mend the World: Women Reflect on
9/11. Edited by Marjorie Agosín and Betty Jean Craige.
Buffalo: White Pine Press, 2002.
- Alvar:
Thirty Years of Lithography . Atlanta: Decorative
Expressions, Inc., 2001
- Literature, Language, and Politics .
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1988. (cloth and paper)
- Relativism in the Arts. Athens:
University of Georgia Press, 1983.
Exhibitions
o
Alvar: Contemporary
Renaissance. Guest Curator. The Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia:
September 8 - December 1, 2007.
o
The
Lithographs of Alvar. Guest Curator. Georgia Museum of Art: September 22 - October
21, 2001.
Exhibition Catalogues
o
Alvar: Contemporary
Renaissance. Editor. The Albany
Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia: September 8 - December 1, 2007.
o
Lithographs
by Alvar.
Georgia Museum of Art: September 11 - October 21, 2001.
Documentaries
o
Betty Jean Craige,
Executive Producer, Producer, Writer, Translator, with Alan Stecker.
Alvar Suñol: His Vision
and His Art (45-minute documentary). Atlanta: ASV, Inc., 2006.
o
Betty
Jean Craige, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer,
Translator, with Alan Stecker. Conversation with Alvar (17-minute
promotional video). Atlanta: ASV, Inc., 2005.
Recent Essays in
the Public Media:
- "An Insider's view of Iran." The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution/ (April 22, 2008), A11.
- "How much can we spend on protection from
others?" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(April 23, 2007), A15.
- "Bill turns teachers' expertise into a
liability." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(February 15, 2007), A23.
- "New ideas must flourish at colleges." Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 2, 2006), A15.
- "Information embargoes harm
us," published in The Atlanta Journal
Constitution, March 22, 2004.
- “Multiculturalism and the Vietnam
Syndrome.” The Chronicle of Higher Education: B3. January 12, 1994.
- "Nobody Pays for Criticism," published in University of Georgia Research Reporter
30.2 (Summer 2001): 41-42.
- "The Key to the Future," published in Columns (UGA), April 9, 2001: 7.
- "Collapse of the Ivory
Tower," published in Columns (UGA),
April 17, 2000: 7.
- "The Pursuit of Truth is Inherently
Disruptive and Anti-Authoritarian." The
Chronicle of Higher Education ("Point of View"): A56.
January 6, 1993.
- "Cooperation: Key to saving
planet." The Atlanta Journal / The Atlanta Constitution . Sunday, June 21, 1992, p.
C2.
- "Ending Tenure?" The
Atlanta Constitution .
September 6, 1991, p. A9.
- "Literature in a Global
Society." Guest Column. PMLA 106: 395-401 (May 1991).
Recent Talks:
- "The Most Dangerous
Idea in Higher Education Today: The Characterization of the Pursuit of
Truth as Liberal," Center for Teaching and Learning (Podcast),
University of Georgia, June 23, 2006.
- Commencement Address, University of Georgia
(Graduate Graduation), December 20, 2003.
- "The Key to the Future,"
President's Management Conference, U of Georgia, February 22, 2001,
published in Columns, April 9, 2001.
- "Political Holism and the
Pursuit of Peace," Veterans for Peace convention, Arlington, VA,
August 16, 1997.
- "Good Citizenship
in a Global Society," Richmond County STAR Program, March 24, 1997.
- "There are no longer
any great men, just great committees," University of Georgia
Public Service and Outreach Conference on "The Role of a Land-Grant,
Sea-Grant University in Workforce Preparedness," January 29, 1998.
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