JAMES R. FUHR

 

847-475-3976 (home)

 

 

847-493-9346 (cell)

 

 

jfuhr@earthlink.net

 

        Education

 ·       Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Indiana University, 1984

          Dissertation—Klänge: The Poetry of Wassily Kandinsky

 ·       M.A., Comparative Literature, Indiana University, 1969

          Thesis—E. E. Cummings and Federico Fellini: An Analogy Study

 ·           B.A., English Literature, University of Arkansas, 1965

 

Professional Experience  

                              Current

·            2008-present: editing book-length manuscripts for scholarly publications

·      2002-present: personal editorial advisor to educational

          professionals and candidates for advanced degrees

·            2007-present: professional back-of-the-book indexing

·           As indexer, noting details overlooked in previous edits

 

                              Previous

·          Teacher of English as a Second Language

·           Faculty of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

          Course taught: “Sculpture—1945 to the Present

·        Staff Lecturer in the Department of Museum  Education, The Art Institute of Chicago

 

Language Experience

·          Speak, read, and write French. Have studied Russian, Italian,  and Ancient Greek
·         Translated and catalogued over 1,000 posters from the Siege and Commune of Paris

         for inclusion in web site of the Department of  Special Collections of the Northwestern University Library

 

 Computer Proficiency

·         SKY Indexing software, Cindex software, CUP-XML embedded indexing program, Adobe Photoshop Elements