Judith R. Baskin
| Judith Reesa Baskin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1950 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Faculty |
| Title |
Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences Director of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies |
| Spouse(s) | Warren Stuart Ginsberg |
| Awards | 2011 National Jewish Book Award for Anthologies and Collections |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Antioch College, Yale University |
| Thesis title | Reflections of Attitudes towards the Gentiles in Jewish and Christian Exegesis of Jethro, Balaam, and Job[1] |
| Thesis year | 1976 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Religion |
| Institutions |
University of Oregon University at Albany, SUNY University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Main interests | Jewish women; Jewish history, religion and culture |
Judith R. Baskin (born 1950) is a religious studies scholar and the Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities at the University of Oregon. She held positions at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Yale University, and State University of New York at Albany, prior to accepting a faculty position at the University of Oregon in 2000. She was appointed Associate Dean for Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences in July, 2009.
Early life and education
Judith Reesa Baskin was born in 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Bernard and Marjorie Ann (née Shatz) Baskin.[2]
She earned a baccalaureate degree in 1971 from Antioch College, including a year abroad at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She married Warren Stuart Ginsberg in 1973; they have a son and a daughter.[2]
Yale University awarded her a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medieval Studies in 1976.[3]
Career
From 1976–1988 Baskin taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 1991, early in her academic career, she is quoted writing that she saw her work adding to "general knowledge of the diversity and richness of Jewish women's pasts".[4]
From 1988–2000 she taught at the University at Albany, SUNY, and served as Chair of the Department of Judaic Studies. Baskin has been at the University of Oregon since 2000 as Director of the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies[5] and Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities, and in July 2009 she was named Associate Dean for Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences.[6]
Baskin has written and edited books on topics in Jewish history and culture:[7]
- Midrashic Women: Formations of the Feminine in Rabbinic Literature (2002).
- Pharaoh's Counsellors: Job, Jethro and Balaam in Rabbinic and Patristic Tradition (1983).
- Editor, Jewish Women in Historical Perspective (1991, 1998).
- Editor, Women of the Word: Jewish Women and Jewish Writing (1994).
- Editor, The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture (2011)
- Co-editor with Kenneth Seeskin, The Cambridge Guide to Jewish History, Religion, and Culture (2010), (2011 National Jewish Book Award winner, first place in anthologies and collections).[8]
Selected honors and awards
Baskin served as President of the Association for Jewish Studies from 2004 through 2006, and is listed as an "Honorary Director" of the association.[3][4][9]
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles campus, awarded Baskin a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in 2012. The citation noted, "An academic leader, prize-winning teacher and prolific author, Dr. Baskin has taken a scholarly approach to the place of Jewish women in historical perspective."[10]
Baskin's record of scholarship and research has earned other honors:[3]
- 1971–76, Danforth Foundation Fellow
- 1971, Woodrow Wilson Fellow (Honorary)
- 1980, American Council of Learned Societies: Semester Research Grant for Recent Recipients of the Ph.D.
- 1993, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, SUNY system
- 1995, Collins Fellow (awarded for Outstanding Service, University at Albany)
- 2002–present, Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities, University of Oregon
- 2011, National Jewish Book Award, co-editor with Kenneth Seeskin, The Cambridge Survey of Jewish History, Religion, and Culture
See also
References
- ↑ "Former Graduate Students - Medieval Studies". medieval.yale.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- 1 2 "Judith Reesa Baskin". prabook.org. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 3 "Curriculum Vitae, Judith R. Baskin" (PDF). University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- 1 2 "December: Judith - Some Highlighted Judiths - Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ↑ "New York scholar heads Judaic studies program". The Daily Emerald. 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2016-03-27 – via Daily Emerald Archives.
- ↑ "Judith Baskin - Department of Religious Studies". University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Religion. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Judith R. Baskin". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ↑ Sher, Cindy. "JUF News : Northwestern Professor Kenneth Seeskin wins National Jewish Book Award". Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ↑ "Association for Jewish Studies - Jewish Virtual Library". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ↑ "Judith R. Baskin Receives Honorary Degree at HUC-JIR Graduation - Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion". huc.edu. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2016-03-26.