William C. Sharpe

William Chapman Sharpe[1] is an American literary scholar. He is a professor of English at Barnard College.[2]

William C. Sharpe
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1993)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineCultural history
Institutions

Biography

Sharpe received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University and M.A. from the University of Oxford.[2] He joined the faculty of Barnard College in 1983, and his scholarship focuses on the art, culture, and literature of the modern cities, especially New York City.[1][3] He has written about subjects such as shadows or nighttime environments of cities as depicted in literature and arts as well as a cultural history on walking.[4][5]

Sharpe received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1993.[6]

References
  1. "Professor William Sharpe First Barnard Professor Honored with Fulbright Visiting Professor Award". Barnard College. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. "William Sharpe | Barnard College". barnard.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. "William Chapman Sharpe discusses his book New York Nocturne". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. "Ask About New York at Night". The New York Times. December 29, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. "Walk This Way." Exploring the cultural history of walking.
  6. "William C. Sharpe". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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