Susan J. Rosowski
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Susan Jean Rosowski (January 2, 1942 – November 2, 2004) was a Western American scholar of literature and the works of Willa Cather.
Life and education
Rosowski was born on January 2, 1942, in
Rosowski was married to James (Jim) Rosowski, a biologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). They had two sons, Scott and David.[1][2]
In 1967 she accepted a teaching appointment at the University of Nebraska Omaha, and in 1971 moved to UNL, where she taught courses in English literature, women's studies, women writers of the West, literature of the Plains, and courses on Nebraska authors such as Mari Sandoz and Willa Cather.[1]
In 1973, Rosowski lost her left eye to
Career of editing
As Rosowski's career developed, her work focused more and more on Cather. In the peak of her career, she published book reviews and participated in professional and community presentations – most of which focused on Willa Cather – numbered in the hundreds. Her 70 scholarly essays explored authors such as
She served as Director of the Cather Project and editor-in-chief of the
Rosowski edited volumes of Modern Language Association's Approaches to Teaching Cather's book, My Antonia. She presented more than 100 scholarly papers and numerous speeches to communities primarily on Cather. [2]
Books
- Birthing a Nation: Gender, Creativity, and the West in American Literature. U of Nebraska Press, 1999.
- The Voyage Perilous: Willa Cather's Romanticism. U of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Awards
Rosowski received multiple teaching awards, as well as the Mildred Bennett Award from the Nebraska Center for the Book (1994);[4] Honorary Nebraska Author by the Nebraska Literary Heritage Association (1995–96); the Thomas J. Lyon Book Award for Outstanding Book in American Literary Criticism (2000); and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award by the University of Nebraska (2004).[1] The University of Nebraska created the Susan J. Rosowoski Professorship to honor her legacy and reward other professors for being like Susan.
Legacy
Due to Rosowski's numerous contributions to Western American and Willa Cather scholarship, she was rewarded her with an award honoring Rosowski and her contributions. The Western Literature Association has established the Susan J. Rosowski Award for Creative Mentoring and Teaching in Western American Literature. The Association of Teaching Cather is also planning a volume of essays honoring Rosowski's teachings.[2] There is a professorship that gives an annual stipend to factulty for their excellence in research and teaching. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Obituaries". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, NE. November 5, 2004. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b c Romines, Ann (March 2005). "The Cather Community World-Wide Mourns Death of Susan J. Rosowski" (PDF). Willa Cather Newsletter & Review. XLVII: No.3 – via willacather.org.
- ^ "About". Willa Cather Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Mildred Bennett Award winners". Nebraska Center for the Book. January 26, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Susan J. Rosowski Professorship | Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor | Nebraska". executivevc.unl.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-28.