Julia Watson (academic)

Julia Watson is an American literary scholar focusing on the study of autobiography. She is professor emerita in the Department of Comparative Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University, having retired in 2014.[1][2]

Early life and education

Watson has a PhD in comparative literature from the University of California at Irvine.[1]

Career

Watson has written extensively on autobiography studies with Sidonie Smith.[3] She is on the editorial board of a/b: Auto/Biography Studies.[4]

Selected publications

  • Smith, Sidonie; Watson, Julia (2024). Reading autobiography now: a guide for interpreting life narratives (3rd ed.). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781517916879. (1st ed: 2001; 1st and 2nd eds had title Reading autobiography without "now")[5]
  • Smith, Sidonie; Watson, Julia (2016). Life writing in the long run: a Smith & Watson autobiography studies reader. Ann Arbor: Maize Books. ISBN 9781607854098.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Julia Watson". comparativestudies.osu.edu. Department of Comparative Studies. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Project Narrative: Julia Watson". projectnarrative.osu.edu. Ohio State University: College of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Herbe, Sarah; Novak, Julia (April 11, 2019). "Life Writing Research Past and Present: Interview with Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson". European Journal of Life Writing. 8: R8–R20. doi:10.21827/ejlw.8.35040. ISSN 2211-243X.
  4. ↑ "a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: About this journal". www.tandfonline.com. Taylor and Francis. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  5. ↑ Rak, Julie (May 4, 2025). "Weighing in on Smith and Watson: Rev. of Reading Autobiography Now: An Updated Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives". a/b: Auto/Biography Studies. 40 (2): 473–476. doi:10.1080/08989575.2025.2459497.
  6. ↑ Smith, Thomas R. (2018). "Life Writing in the Long Run by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson". Biography. 41 (2): 455–459. doi:10.1353/bio.2018.0049.
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