Michelle Tokarczyk Explained

Michelle Tokarczyk
Birth Name:Michelle Marianne Tokarczyk
Birth Date:1953
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York City
Thesis Title:The Rosenberg Case and E. L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel: A Study of the Use of History in Fiction
Thesis Year:1986
Workplaces:
Main Interests:
  • Literary criticism and history
  • Women's studies and issues

Michelle Marianne Tokarczyk (born 1953) is an American author, poet, and literary critic. She is a long-time professor of English and former co-director of the Writing Program at Goucher College. Her works focus on people living in urban environments, literary history, and women's studies and issues.

Early life and education

Michelle Marianne Tokarczyk was born in 1953[1] [2] in the Bronx to a working-class Ukrainian American family.[3] At the age of nine, she moved to a suburban area of Queens. She earned her bachelor's degree at Lehman College. Tokarczyk completed her doctorate in English from Stony Brook University in 1986.[4] Her dissertation was entitled The Rosenberg Case and E. L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel: A Study of the Use of History in Fiction.

Career

Tokarczyk began working as professor of English at Goucher College in 1989.[5] In 2003, she was a co-director of the Goucher Writing Program.[6] Her poetry focuses on urban people, especially women. She also researches literary criticism, history, and women's studies and issues. Tokarczyk is the author of several books.

In 2010, Tokarczyk was the Goucher chapter president of the American Association of University Professors.[7] She was the vice president of the Maryland Conference of the American Association of University Professors in 2014.[8] As of April 2018, Tokarczyk is the president of the Maryland Conference.[9]

Personal life

Tokarczyk lives in Baltimore and New York City. She is married to economist Paul Groncki.[10]

Selected works

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). id.loc.gov. The Library of Congress. 2018-04-17.
  2. Tokarczyk. Michelle. February 1986. The Rosenberg Case and E. L. Doctorow's The Book of Daniel: A Study of the Use of History in Fiction. Dissertation Abstracts International. 46. 8. 2295.
  3. News: Michelle M. Tokarczyk. Poets & Writers. 2018-04-17. en.
  4. Book: Tokarczyk, Michelle M.. Bronx migrations. Cherry Castle Publishing, LLC. 2016. 978-0692737651. Columbia, Maryland. 958840883.
  5. 2004-01-01. Tokarczyk, Michelle M.. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192114/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3438017762.html. dead. 2018-04-17.
  6. Book: Teaching Composition/Teaching Literature : Crossing Great Divides. Tokarczyk, Michelle M., 1953-, Papoulis, Irene, 1954-, Παπούλη, Ειρήνη, 1954-. 2003. 0820451509. New York. 49403642.
  7. 2010-09-01. Goucher College Aaup Chapter. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105441/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2160677451.html. dead. 2018-04-17. Academe.
  8. Web site: Academic Labor Unrest Spreads to Maryland Colleges (UPDATED). Vail. Bruce. 2014-03-20. 2018-04-17.
  9. Web site: State Conferences AAUP. www.aaup.org. en. 2018-04-17.
  10. News: Living In Chelsea – Calling Activists and Artists of All Stripes. Hughes. C. J.. 2012-12-28. The New York Times. 2018-04-17. en-US. 0362-4331.
  11. Reviews of E.L. Doctorow: An Annotated Bibliography:
    • Klinkowitz. Jerome. West. James L. W.. 1993. Review of E. L. DOCTOROW: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, ; ROBERT GOVER: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, ; REYNOLDS PRICE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1949 - 1984,, James L. W. West III; PETER TAYLOR: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1934 - 87, Stuart Wright. 26366980. Resources for American Literary Study. 19. 1. 160–162. 10.2307/26366980 .
    • March 1989. E.L. Doctorow: An Annotated Bibliography. Choice. Middletown. 26. 1132. 0009-4978.
  12. Reviews of Working-class Women in the Academy: Laborers in the Knowledge Factory:
    • Maynes. Mary Jo. 1995. Review of Working-Class Women in the Academy: Laborers in the Knowledge Factory; Spirit, Space and Survival: African American Women in (White) Academy. 3175132. Signs. 21. 1. 187–190. 10.1086/495052.
    • Walkerdine. Valerie. 1995. Review of Working-Class Women in the Academy: Laborers in the Knowledge Factory. 2943944. The Journal of Higher Education. 66. 5. 609–611. 10.2307/2943944.
    • Bloom. Lynn Z.. 1995. Atkins. G. Douglas. Federman. Leonard. Joeres. Ruth-Ellen Boetcher. Mittman. Elizabeth. Kirsch. Gesa E.. Kowalewski. Michael. Spellmeyer. Kurt. Tokarczyk. Michelle M.. Fay. Elizabeth A.. Voices from the Ark. 378409. College English. 57. 7. 844–851. 10.2307/378409.
    • Jenkins. Pamela. 1995. Review of Working-Class Women in the Academy: Laborers in the Knowledge Factory. 189902. Gender and Society. 9. 5. 636–637. 10.1177/089124395009005010. 220469325.
  13. Reviews of E.L. Doctorow's Skeptical Commitment:
    • June 2001. E.L. Doctorow's Skeptical Commitment. American Literature. 73. 2. 450. 0002-9831.
    • August 2000. E.L. Doctorow's skeptical commitment. Reference and Research Book News. Portland. 15. 3.
  14. Reviews ofTeaching Composition/teaching Literature: Crossing Great Divides:
    • Dahlberg. Sandra L.. 2004. Tokarczyk. Michelle M.. Papoulis. Irene. Literature Listening to Composition. 20710273. The Radical Teacher. 71. 12–14.
    • Kerschbaum. Stephanie L.. 2005. McDonald. Christina Russell. McDonald. Robert L.. Olson. Gary A.. Worsham. Lynn. Tokarczyk. Michelle M.. Papoulis. Irene. TuSmith. Bonnie. Reddy. Maureen T.. Understanding Teaching and Interpretation in Literature and Composition-Rhetoric. 25115313. College Literature. 32. 4. 189–199. 10.1353/lit.2005.0059. 143049832 .
  15. Reviews of Class Definitions: On the Lives and Writings of Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Dorothy Allison:
  16. Reviews of Critical Approaches to American Working-Class Literature:

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