Associate Professor Emeritus206-543-2173joeyb@uw.eduPDL A-419Fields of Interest 19th Century Art History British English History Jewish Studies Literature Novel/Prose Fiction Shakespeare 19th Century British and Continental Literature; Jewish-American Literature and CultureBackground and ExperienceSummaryB.A., University of Minnesota, 1965A.M., Harvard University, 1966Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970Areas of Specialization Nineteenth-Century English Literature, the Novel, Political and Industrial Revolutions; Jewish-American Literature and Culture Activities and Interests Joseph Butwin is currently completing a dual biography of his parents, Julius and Frances Butwin--early translators of Sholem Aleichem, book dealers, political activists in the 1930s and '40s--which began with "Tevye on King Street: Charleston and the Translation of Sholem Aleichem", American Jewish History 93:2 (June 2007), 129-158. In addition, he is editing a collection of interviews that he recorded 25 years ago with forty Jewish veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. A first version of this project appears on the website of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington (http://jewishstudies.washington.edu/american-jews-spanish-civil-war/). Research Publications, Essays and Articles Joseph Butwin, "Tevye on King Street: Charleston and the Translation of Sholem Aleichem." American Jewish History 93:2 (June 2007), 129158. Joseph Butwin. “Tom McGrath’s Last Laugh.” North Dakota Quarterly 55, 1 (Winter 1987), 31-40. Joseph Butwin. “The Pacification of the Crowd: From ‘Janet’s Repentance’ to Felix Holt.” Nineteenth Century Fiction 35;3 (December 1980), 349-7l. (George Eliot Centenary Issue). Publications, Book Chapters Joseph Butwin. “Filiacion.” Poesia, Zona Peligrosa: Homenaje a Julio Velez. tr. and ed.. A. L. Giest. 1993. 142-146. Research Advised: Undergraduate Honors Theses Jessie Weiling McMillan. The Woman Problem': Female Internalization of Societal Pressures and the Rise of the New Woman in 19th Century England. Honors Thesis, University of Washington. 2012. Courses Taught Spring 2019 ENGL 431 A: Topics in British Literature Winter 2019 ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age of Victoria Autumn 2018 ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare ENGL 357 A: Jewish American Literature and Culture Spring 2018 ENGL 334 A: English Novel: Later Nineteenth Century Winter 2018 ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age of Victoria Autumn 2017 ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare ENGL 357 A: Jewish American Literature And Culture Spring 2017 ENGL 334 A: English Novel: Later Nineteenth Century Winter 2017 ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age Of Victoria Autumn 2016 ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare ENGL 357 A: Jewish American Literature And Culture Summer 2016 B-term ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare: Shakespeare:The Conscience of the King ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age Of Victoria: Victorian Underworlds and Other Worlds Summer 2015 A-term ENGL 200 A: Reading Literary Forms: Hero and Clown: Poetry, Music, Fiction and Film ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age Of Victoria: Victorian Culture and Counter-Culture Spring 2015 ENGL 334 A: English Novel: Later Nineteenth Century: The Trouble with Men and Women Winter 2015 ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age Of Victoria: Becoming Somebody in Victorian England Autumn 2014 ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare: The Conscience of the King ENGL 357 A: Jewish American Literature And Culture Summer 2014 A-term ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare ENGL 334 A: English Novel: Later Nineteenth Century: Underworlds & Other Worlds Spring 2014 ENGL 333 B: English Novel: Early And Middle Nineteenth Century Winter 2014 ENGL 225 A: Shakespeare ENGL 335 A: English Literature: The Age Of Victoria: Victorian London: From Slums to Garden Suburbs Autumn 2013 ENGL 334 A: English Novel: Later Nineteenth Century News Related News In Memoriam / Professor Emeritus Edward Alexander Sep 3, 2020 Professor Joe Butwin Reflects on His Academic Career Jun 18, 2019 Retirements / Professor Joseph Butwin May 7, 2019 Robert Shulman, 1930-2017 May 3, 2018 Share: Print PDF
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