Victoria Johnson

Victoria Johnson
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
AwardsPulitzer Prize for History finalist
National Book Award for Nonfiction finalist
Academic background
EducationB.A., 1991, Philosophy, Yale University
Humboldt-Universität
PhD., 2002, Sociology, Columbia University
ThesisFounding Culture: Art, Politics, and Organization at the Paris Opera, 1669-1792” (2002)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Hunter College
Notable worksAmerican Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic

Victoria Johnson (born 1969) is an American author and historian. She is a Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College.[1]

Early life and education

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Johnson was born and raised in Ithaca, New York.[2] She attended Yale University for her Bachelor of Arts degree and Columbia University for a PhD in Sociology.[3] Her sister, Elizabeth Kostova, is also an author.[4]

Career

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After earning her PhD, Johnson taught at the University of Michigan.[3] While there, she published "Backstage at the Revolution: How the Royal Paris Opera Survived the End of the Old Regime" through the University of Chicago Press.[5] She was promoted from assistant to Associate Professor of Organizational Studies in 2011.[6] Johnson eventually left the University of Michigan to join the faculty of Urban Policy and Planning at Hunter College.[7] During the 2015–16 academic term, she was a fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.[8]

Johnson was a Mellon Visiting Scholar at The New York Botanical Garden’s Humanities Institute in 2016, where she conducted research on David Hosack.[9] After her first proposal was rejected for being "too academic,"[10] she published a biography of David Hosack in 2018 titled "American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic."[11] Her book was subsequently nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction,[12] Pulitzer Prize for History,[13][14] and LA Times Book Prize.[15] The following year, she received the 2019 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize[16] and was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Hunter College Urban Policy and Planning".
  2. ^ Xu, Charles (July 19, 2019). "Open book with Victoria Johnson". berkshireeagle.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Faculty Bio: Victoria Johnson". hunterurban.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. ^ @VSJohnsonNYC (May 15, 2018). "Ok all done because my sister Elizabeth Kostova just was a clue on Jeopardy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Santoro, Marco (January 22, 2010). "Book review: Backstage at the Revolution: How the Royal Paris Opera Survived the End of the Old Regime". Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 39 (1): 50–52. doi:10.1177/0094306109356659y. S2CID 145599090.
  6. ^ "Victoria Johnson and Steve Garcia Promoted". lsa.umich.edu. July 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Our Newest Colleagues" (PDF). hunter.cuny.edu. September 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Fellowships at the Cullman Center". nypl.org. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Victoria Johnson's Research Takes Her to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library". nybg.org. May 31, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Singh, Sudeepa (November 8, 2018). "Professor Victoria Johnson's journey to National Book Award nominee". brie.hunter.cuny.edu. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Marta Mcdowell (June 25, 2018). "Deep Below Rockefeller Center Lies a Legendary Botanical Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Hunter Professor Victoria Johnson Named as National Book Award Finalist". hunter.cuny.edu. November 7, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  13. ^ "Finalist: American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic, by Victoria Johnson". pulitzer.org. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  14. ^ "Associate Prof. Victoria Johnson's Book a Pulitzer Prize in American History Finalist". hunterurban.org. April 21, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Michelle Obama". LA Times. February 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  16. ^ "Prof. Victoria Johnson's book Awarded 2019 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize!". hunterurban.org. February 19, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  17. ^ Catherine McRae (September 20, 2019). "Cundill History Prize shortlist announced". McGill Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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