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Ruth Bottigheimer is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of English at Stony Brook University, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. Her academic career includes peripatetic appointments across institutions such as Princeton, Göttingen, Vienna, and visiting fellowships at Magdalen College Oxford and Clare Hall, Cambridge. She holds degrees from Wellesley, the University of Munich, UC Berkeley, and University College London, with later studies at Stony Brook after a period of childrearing.
Her research focuses on integrating gender studies, book history, and authorship practices into the analysis of fairy tales, Bible stories, and children’s literature. Notable works include *Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition* (2002), *Fairy Tales Framed* (2012), and *Magic Tales and Fairy Tale Magic* (2014). She currently explores 'orphan stories' in Antoine Galland’s 18th-century *Arabian Nights*, blending textual analysis with publishing and reading practices.
No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though her work has sparked scholarly debate, including a 2010 special issue of the *Journal of American Folklore* critiquing her theoretical frameworks. She has no listed advisees or grants in the provided texts.
