Bonnie Zimmerman
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Bonnie Zimmerman | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Chicago, Illinois |
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Awards | Lambda Literary Award 1991 The Safe Sea of Women |
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Discipline | Women’s Studies |
Institutions | San Diego State University |
Bonnie Zimmerman is an American
Early life and career
Born in 1947, Bonnie Zimmerman grew up in a secular
She credits her 1981article "What Has Never Been: An Overview of Lesbian Feminist Literary Criticism"
In "A Lesbian-Feminist Journey Through Queer Nation" (2007) she states, "Although I do not think I will ever publish much queer or gay and lesbian scholarship, I have also been instrumental in beginning LGBT studies on my campus, as I was in beginning Lesbian Studies within Women's Studies during the 1970s."[2]
Zimmerman retired from teaching in 2010.[1]
Zimmerman's papers are held in the Special Collections and University Archives of San Diego State University.[5]
Education
Following high school, she entered the music program at
Personal life
Zimmerman is openly lesbian.[2]
Awards and honors
Some of the awards received by Zimmerman include the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction in 1990 for The Safe Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989,[6] the Positive Visibility Award from GLAAD in 1996, the Most Influential Faculty Award in Women's Studies (which she received 3 times in 1985, 1990, and 1999), and the Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004.[1]
Works
- The Safe Sea of Women: Lesbian Fiction, 1969-1989 (1990)[7] (examines and analyzes literature specifically through the lens and themes of lesbian experience)
- Professions of Desire: Lesbian and Gay Studies in Literature (1995)[8]
- The New Lesbian Studies: Into the Twenty-First Century (1996)[9]
- Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia (2000)[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Dr. Bonnie Zimmerman, Distinguished Faculty and Administrator". San Diego State University Library. 2010.
- ^ a b c Zimmerman, Bonnie. "A Lesbian-Feminist Journey Through Queer Nation." Journal of Lesbian Studies 1-2, no. 11 (2007): 37-52.
- JSTOR 3177760.
- ISBN 978-0393974294.
- ^ "Guide to the Bonnie Zimmerman Papers". Online Archive of California. 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists & Winners". Lambda Literary Foundation. 1990. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ISBN 0807079049.
- ISBN 0873525620.
- ISBN 1558611355.
- ISBN 0-8153-1920-7.
External links
- Bonnie Zimmerman Interview, California Revealed, California State Library (video)
- "From Lesbian Nation to Queer Nation: Bonnie Zimmerman Interviewed by Susan Sayer". Hecate. 21 (2): 29–43. 1995. (via PhilPapers)
- Guide to the Bonnie Zimmerman Papers, California Digital Library
- Bonnie Zimmerman at Semantic Scholar (2021)
- Bonnie Zimmerman at Oxford Bibliographies (2018)
- Bonnie Zimmerman at The Feminist Press(2020)
- Zimmerman, Bonnie 1947– at Encyclopedia.com (2019)