Maria H. Makowiecka

Co-Director of The Honors Program and

Coordinator of The Women's Studies Program

·     Office: L-329

·     Phone: 201-447-9281

·     Email: mmakowiecka@bergen.edu

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Degrees: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature Graduate Center, City University of New York, 1988-1996; M. Phil. in Comparative Literature Graduate Center, City University of New York, 1988-1994; Diplome des Etudes Approfondies in English Literature and Culture Paris University VII, France, 1985-86; and M.A. in English Literature Warsaw University, Poland, 1979-84.

Year Started at BCC: 2000

Areas of Specialization: Comparative Literature, Women's Studies.

Current Projects: Since 2007, I have served as the Honors Program Co-Director with a focus on further building the program, reaching out to the NJ Stars students, adding new courses and working closely with the Honors Association. As a Coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program, I conducted a series of seminars, sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, have promoted the Program and organized a Women’s Club at Bergen. I have served as co- advisor of the Honors Association, in connection with the Honors Program, and The Polish Culture Club. I was awarded a Princeton Mid-career Fellowship in 2005-2006 and I have twice received awards from The Office of Student Life for continued support of its activities. I am also a member of the Women’s History Month Committee, the Holocaust Remembrance Day Committee, and have served on the Committee on Academic Standing and the Beacon Steering Committee. I am the Bergen representative to the New Jersey Consortium of Women’s and Gender Studies.

Courses Taught: World Literature I, World Literature II, American Literature II, Women in Literature, Eastern European Literature, Central European Literature, Composition I and II, Composition for International Students, online courses.

Publications: My academic career involves publications in comparative literature, modernist and contemporary Polish art, gender issues and women’s writing, and multiple conference presentations. Recently, my article on “The Fabric of Memory: Ewa Kuryluk Textile and Textual (Self-) Representations” appeared in 2007 in "Poles Apart: Women in Modern Polish Culture," edited by Helena Goscilo and Beth Holmgren, and I authored a book titled "The Theme of Departure in Women’s Travel Narratives 1600-1900: Taking a Leave of Oneself," 2007.

Special Interests: Running, including the New York Marathon in 2008, African dance, art and bike riding.

More at My Home Page and Spotlight.