Carol Becker
American writer and academic administrator
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Carol Becker is an American writer and academic administrator. She is a professor of the arts and has served as the dean of the Columbia University School of the Arts since 2007.
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OccupationsWriter, academic administrator
InstitutionsColumbia University
Carol Becker | |
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Becker in 2020 | |
| Occupations | Writer, academic administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Life
Becker earned a Ph.D. in English and American literature from the University of California, San Diego.[1]
She is a professor of the arts at Columbia University.[1] In 2007, she became dean of Columbia University School of the Arts.[2] She lectures on art, artists and their place in society, and feminist theory.[1] In 2023, she steps down as dean is set to be succeeded by interim dean Sarah Cole.[3][2] Becker will continue to work as a professor of the arts.[2]
Selected works
- Becker, Carol (1987). The Invisible Drama: Women and the Anxiety of Change. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-508200-7.
- Becker, Carol, ed. (1994). The Subversive Imagination: Artists, Society, and Responsibility. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-90592-3.
- Becker, Carol (1996). Zones of Contention: Essays on Art, Institutions, Gender, and Anxiety. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2937-2.
- Becker, Carol (2002). Surpassing the Spectacle: Global Transformations and the Changing Politics of Art. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-0919-1.
- Becker, Carol (2009). Thinking in Place: Art, Action, and Cultural Production. Paradigm Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59451-596-5.
- Becker, Carol (2016). Losing Helen: An Essay. Red Hen Press. ISBN 978-1-59709-509-9.
