Julia Lupton Explained

Julia Lupton
Birth Date:1963
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Johns Hopkins University, Yale University
Occupation:Professor

Julia Reinhard Lupton is an American scholar of William Shakespeare and renaissance literature. She is a professor of English at the University of California, Irvine and received a Guggenheim Fellowship for her scholarship.

Early life and education

Lupton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland with her twin sister, Ellen Lupton.[1]

Lupton earned a Bachelor of Arts in humanities and German from Johns Hopkins University in 1984 and a Ph.D. in renaissance studies from Yale University in 1991.[2] [3] Lupton credits graduate school with solidifying her commitment to writing about Shakespeare.

She is married to Kenneth Reinhard, professor of English and Comparative Literature at University of California, Los Angeles.[4]

Career

After graduating, Lupton became a professor of English at the University of California, Irvine in 1991.[5] [6] Lupton teaches classes on Shakespeare and renaissance literature.[7] She is the co-director of the UCI New Swan Shakespeare Center, which she co-founded in 2015.[8] [9] And she is the director of UCI Illuminations, an initiative to fund arts and culture events for students and community members.[10] [11]

Lupton has served as trustee of the Shakespeare Society of America,[12] associate dean for the University of California, Irvine's School of Humanities,[13] director of UCI's program in Jewish studies, and director of UCI's Humanities Center.

From 2013- 2014, Lupton was a Guggenheim Fellow. Lupton has collaborated with her twin sister, graphic designer Ellen Lupton. Together, they wrote D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself and Design Your Life.[14]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feo. Katherine. September 19, 2007. Ellen Lupton Biography. AIGA Professional Association for Design.
  2. News: Lindsey. Charity. October 31, 2018. UCI professor's dedication keeps Shakespeare 'thriving' in O.C.. LA Times.
  3. Web site: Julia Lupton, Department of English. January 13, 2021. UC Irvine Faculty.
  4. Web site: Reinhard, Kenneth. Professor. January 13, 2021. UCLA Department of English Faculty.
  5. Web site: Julia Reinhard Lupton. January 13, 2021. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  6. Web site: SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: JULIA LUPTON. January 13, 2021. Center for the Humanities University of Wisconsin - Madison.
  7. Web site: Adams. Annabel. May 21, 2019. Cyber Shakespeare. University of California.
  8. Web site: Oritz. Nicholas. February 6, 2018. Honoring Shakespeare's Legacy with the UCI Shakespeare Center. New University.
  9. Web site: Takahama. Valerie. May 10, 2018. Shakespeare Season Has Arrived at UCI. Orange Coast Magazine.
  10. Web site: About Us. January 13, 2021. The UCI New Swan Shakespeare Center.
  11. Web site: Lawhon. Cathy. June 4, 2018. Artistic Exposure. UCI News.
  12. Web site: Julia Reinhard Lupton. January 13, 2021. The Mellon Summer School for Performance and Research.
  13. Web site: Bharath. Deepa. October 17, 2017. Amid rise in anti-Semitism, UC Irvine to open Center for Jewish Studies. The OC Register.
  14. Web site: Green. Penelope. May 20, 2009. Kicking the Tires. New York Times.