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Ruth B. BottigheimerResearch ProfessorDepartment of EnglishCollege of Arts and Sciences
Biography
Ruth (Sue) B. Bottigheimer specializes in European fairy tales and British children’s literature, and has been recognized as one of America’s foremost Grimm scholars. Her research interests also include the history of illustration and the religious socialization of children through children's Bibles. Her book, Fairy Tales: A New History, challenges the commonly accepted notion that fairy tales developed among illiterate country folk, but instead came to life in cities. Her current research involves the Arabian Nights.
Education
- DA, Stony Brook University
- MA and BA, University of California, Berkeley
News Highlights
June 5, 2019The slippery genius of the Cinderella storyVoxRead ArticleFebruary 13, 2019How Fairy Tales Fueled Our Obsession With WeddingsHuffington PostRead ArticleMay 18, 2018The Enduring Appeal of the Fairy-Tale WeddingThe AtlanticRead ArticleOctober 2, 2017Fairies And Fairy Tales From Shakespeare, To Grimm's, To The Modern AgeNPRRead ArticleMarch 23, 2017Is Beauty and the Beast “a tale as old as Stockholm syndrome”? Depends how you read
it.VoxRead Article