Felice Lifshitz
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Felice Lifshitz | |
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| Born | September 21, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Barnard College |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | Columbia University Trinity College (Connecticut) Florida International University University of Alberta |
| Notable works | History Compass The Historian |
Felice Lifshitz (born September 21, 1959) is an American academic historian, who specialises in medieval European women's and gender history. She is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta.[1]
Lifshitz is a former editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal History Compass,[2] and serves on the editorial board for The Historian.[3]
Education
[edit]Lifshitz graduated from Barnard College (1981) and a Masters (1983) and Ph.D. (1988) from Columbia University.
Academic career
[edit]While studying for her doctorate at Columbia University, Lifshitz held posts as a teaching assistant, instructor and preceptor within the university's Department of History. Upon achieving her doctorate she became a visiting assistant professor at Trinity College in Connecticut. In 1989 she became an assistant professor at Florida International University, being promoted to associate professor in 1995 and professor in 2005. She moved to the University of Alberta in 2011.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Chazelle, Celia; Doubleday, Simon; Lifshitz, Felice; Remensnyder, Amy G. (2012). Why the Middle Ages Matter: Medieval Light on Modern Injustice. Routledge. ISBN 9781136636486.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Felice Lifschitz, PhD, MPhil, MA, BA". University of Alberta. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ History Compass: Editorial Board
- ^ The Historian Journal Information
- ^ "Felice Lifshitz Curriculum Vitae". University of Alberta. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ Reviews of Why the Middle Ages Matter:
- Flemming, Andrew (August 2012). "Review". Rethinking History. 16 (4). Routledge: 602–603. doi:10.1080/13642529.2012.697304. ISSN 1364-2529. S2CID 143873645.
- Forrest, Ian (2012-12-01). "Review". The English Historical Review. 127 (529): 1484–1486. doi:10.1093/ehr/ces307. ISSN 0013-8266.
- Beirich, Gregory S. (August 2012). "Review". The History Teacher. 45 (4): 632–633. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 23265951.
- Drew, K. F. (May 2012). "Review". CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 49 (9): 1698.
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