Kasia Boddy

Kasia Boddy
Occupation	Academic
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge
Subject	American Literature

Kasia Boddy is a Professor of American Literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College. ^[1] She was born in Aberdeen in 1966 and grew up in Glasgow, where she attended Hyndland Secondary School. She did an MA in English and Philosophy at Edinburgh and a PhD on American short fiction at Cambridge. She has also taught at the universities of York, Dundee and University College London. ^[2]

Books

Boddy is the author of:

• Blooming Flowers: A Seasonal History of Plants and People, Yale University Press, 2020 ^[3]
• Geranium. Reaktion Books, 2012. ^[4]
• The American Short Story Since 1950, Edinburgh University Press, 2010 ^[5]
• Boxing: A Cultural History, Reaktion Books, 2008. ^[6]

Her edited volumes include:

• The New Penguin Book of American Short Stories, from Washington Irving to Lydia Davis, Penguin, 2011
• Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Love Quarrels from Anton Chekhov to ZZ Packer, with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood, Penguin, 2009 ^[7]
• Brilliant Careers: The Virago Book of Twentieth-century Fiction, with Ali Smith and Sarah Wood, Virago Press, 2000 ^[8]

References

1. "Faculty of English". www.english.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
2. "Dr Kasia Boddy | Fitzwilliam College Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
3. Reviews of Blooming Flowers: Richard Eyre, The Times, ; Peter Parker, The Spectator, ; Publishers Weekly,
4. Reviews of Geranium: Maggie Brady, Australian Garden History, JSTOR   24915707; Helen Brown, The Telegraph, ; Jan Gardner, The Boston Globe, ; William Hageman, Chicago Tribune, ; Publishers Weekly,
5. Reviews of The American Short Story since 1950: Jean-Yves Pellegrin, Journal of the Short Story in English, ; Chris Witter, Journal of American Studies, doi : 10.1017/S0021875810002288
6. Reviews of Boxing: John Dugdale, The Guardian, ; Michael Ezra, American Studies, JSTOR   41057172; Jonathan Rendall, New Statesman, ; Reg Gadney, Literary Review, ; Christopher Hirst, The Independent, ; Jeffrey Sammons, Cultural Sociology, doi : 10.1177/1749975509344943; Matthew Taylor, The International Journal of the History of Sport, doi : 10.1080/09523367.2012.673773; Peter Temple, Sydney Morning Herald,
7. Review of Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer,
8. Review of Brilliant Careers: Brenda Maddox, The Guardian