Celia Chazelle

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Celia Martin Chazelle (born April 7, 1954) is a Canadian-American historian and author. She is a professor of history at The College of New Jersey.

Early life and education[edit]

Celia Martin was born in California on April 7, 1954,[1] to an English father, John Martin, who held small roles in films and who taught English literature at the University of Calgary. Her mother Constance was born in Calgary. Her grandfather was a manager of Paramount Pictures in London during the era of silent films.[2] Chazelle completed a Bachelor of Arts in history at the University of Toronto in 1977. She earned a Master of Arts in medieval studies in 1978 at Yale University, where she also completed a doctorate of philosophy in 1985.[3] Chazelle has two younger siblings.[4]

Career[edit]

In 2008, Chazelle began teaching courses in social justice and prison history at the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility, through the Petey Greene Prisoner Assistance Program. She later taught joint courses with The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).[5] She is a professor of history at TCNJ and was the department chair there from 2008 to 2014.[3][6] In 2019, Brill Academic Publishing published her latest monograph, The Codex Amiatinus and Its Sister Bibles: Scripture, Liturgy, and Art in the Milieu of the Venerable Bede. She was also named a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America in 2019.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Chazelle is married to French computer scientist Bernard Chazelle. They have two children, Damien and Anna.[4]

Selected works[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Chazelle, Celia (2001). The Crucified God in the Carolingian Era: Theology and Art of Christ's Passion. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521801034.[8]
  • Chazelle, Celia; Doubleday, Simon; Lifshitz, Felice; Remensnyder, Amy G. (2012). Why the Middle Ages Matter: Medieval Light on Modern Injustice. Routledge. ISBN 9781136636486.[9]
  • Chazelle, Celia (2019). The Codex Amiatinus and Its Sister Bibles: Scripture, Liturgy, and Art in the Milieu of the Venerable Bede. Brill Academic Pub. ISBN 9789004390133.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. ^ "The man who directed 'La La Land' is a 32-year-old wunderkind from N.J." NJ.com. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  3. ^ a b "CV" (PDF). The College of New York. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. ^ a b Volmers, Eric (2017-02-03). "La La's local connection: Calgary grandparents proud of Oscar-nominated Damien Chazelle". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ^ Karas, David (July 5, 2010). "College volunteers pitch in to school young inmates". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2018-12-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Stern, Robert (August 8, 2010). "TCNJ professor Celia Chazelle a crusader for social justice - too many behind bars". NJ.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  7. ^ "Fellows - The Medieval Academy of America". www.medievalacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  8. ^ Reviews of The Crucified God in the Carolingian Era
  9. ^ Reviews of Why the Middle Ages Matter:

External links[edit]

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