capsule biography ChatGPT A capsule biography is a succinct and focused summary of a person's life and accomplishments. It provides a brief yet informative snapshot, usually highlighting key details such as:

A capsule biography is a brief summary or condensed version of a person's life, highlighting key events, achievements, and characteristics. It's designed to provide a quick overview without going into extensive detail. Capsule biographies are often used in contexts where space is limited, such as in introductory sections of articles, reference materials, or public speaking engagements. They focus on essential aspects, such as major accomplishments, significant roles, and notable contributions, making it easier for readers or listeners to get a snapshot of someone's life and impact.

1. CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY

2. WHAT IS
CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY?
Acapsulebiographyisadescriptionofa
person’slife,includingthefollowing:
❑Name
❑Birthdate
❑Birthplace
❑Parent’sname
❑Majorachievements
❑Death.
•Themajorityofbiographyexamplesare
writtenaboutpeoplewhoareorwere
famous,suchaspoliticians,actors,athletes,
andsoon.

3. HOW DO YOU
WRITE A
CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY?
1.If you’re interested in writing a biography,
the following steps can get you started:
2.Get permission. Once you’ve chosen the
subject of the biography, seek permission
to write about their life.
❑Do your research.
❑Form your thesis.
❑Make a timeline.
❑Use flashbacks.
❑Include your thoughts.

4. WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY
AND
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH?
❑Anaccountofaperson’slife
written,composed,orproduced
byanother:afilmbiographyof
AdlaiStevenson;anoral
biography.
❑Soanautobiographicalsketch
wouldbeabiosketchofyour
ownlifewhileabiographical
sketchisabiosketchofanybody
else’slife.

5. WHAT ARE
THE
ELEMENTS OF
CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY?
Acapsulebiographycoverssix
pertinentelements:
❑Name
❑Birthdate
❑Birthplace
❑parents’names
❑majorachievements
❑death.
Whilethetopicsaresimilar,capsule
biographiesareabletoincludea
littlemoredetailthanbiosketches.

6. CARY
NELSON
CAPSULE
BIOGRAPHY
❑CaryNelsonwasbornin1946andgrewupin
PhiladelphiaandBucksCounty,Pennsylvania.He
receivedaB.A.fromAntiochCollegeinOhio(1967)
andaPh.D.fromtheUniversityofRochesterinNew
York(1970).Sincethefallof1970hehastaught
modernpoetryandliterarytheoryattheUniversityof
IllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,whereheisnow
JubileeProfessorofLiberalArtsandSciencesand
ProfessorofEnglishEmeritus.Heisalsoanaffiliate
professorattheUniversityofHaifa(Israel).His
campusworkhasincludedadecades-longprojectof
buildinguptheholdingsinmodernpoetryandthe
SpanishCivilWarinthelibrary’sRareBookand
SpecialCollectionsDepartment.

8. CARY NELSON
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY
❑Nelsonisknownnotonlyasabluntanddevastatinglywitty
commentatoronhighereducationbutalsoasanactivistworking
hardtoreformit.Hewasactiveintheefforttounionizethe
Champaign-Urbanafacultyinthe1970s,inthedrivetorecognizea
graduateemployeeuniontwentyyearslater,andinthesuccessful
facultyorganizingdrivesattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagoand
theUniversityofOregonin2011and2012.Asamemberofthe
ModernLanguageAssociation’sDelegateAssemblyheco-authored
anumberofreformproposals,includingamajorprojectto
documentsalariesforcontingentfacultyinEnglishandforeign
languages.Asamemberoftheorganization’sExecutiveCouncilhe
helpedassurethattheseprojectswerecompleted.Fortwentyyears
heservedontheNationalCounciloftheAmericanAssociationof
UniversityProfessors;heservedastheAssociation’ssecondVice
Presidentfrom2000-2006andasitsnationalpresidentfrom2006-
2012.HecoauthoredtheAssociation’sRedbookstatementson
graduatestudents,academicprofessionals,andintellectual
propertyandfoundeditsonlineJournalofAcademicFreedom.

9. ❑Allthesecommitmentsareconsistentwithhishistory.His
familywasactiveintheanti-nuclearmovement.Asa
student,Nelsonjoinedthefamous1963Washington,D.C.,
marchwhereMartinLutherKinggavehis“IHaveaDream”
speech.LaterheworkedasanassistantteacherinHarlem
inNewYorkforayear.Hewasactiveintheanti-war
movementinthe1960sandservedasadraftcounselor
duringtheVietnamWar.Asascholar,oneofhismain
interestsisinpreservingtheculturalheritageofthe
AmericanLeft.HediscoveredandpublishedEdwinRolfe’s
anti-McCarthypoemsandco-editedMadrid1937,a
massivecollectionofletterswrittenhomebyAmerican
volunteersintheSpanishCivilWar.Heeditedthefirst
comprehensiveanthologyofmodernAmericanpoetryfor
OxfordUniversitypress,atthesametimeaddressing
contemporarytopicslikepoliticalcorrectness,hatespeech
regulations,sexualharassment,academicunionization,
andthefinancialcrisisinhighereducation.
CARY NELSON
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY

10. ❑“Nelsonhasalwaysbeenadoerandarisk-taker.”So
wroteareviewerforTheNationin1997.Hewasthinking
ofacareerthathasencompassedamajorprojectto
redefineMarxismandacontinuingefforttoopenupand
democratizethecanonofAmericanpoetry.Few
commentatorsareneutralaboutNelson’simpacton
highereducation.Hailedasa“samuraiprofessor”
defendingacademia’smostexploitedemployees,hehas
alsobeenattackedbyconservativesas“aproud
betrayerofhisdiscipline.”FuriousatanNEHproject
fundedbeforehecameonboard,WilliamBennett
dismissedhimas“trendy,”butreviewerslaterlabeled
theproject“epoch-making.”
CARY NELSON
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY

11. ❑Hismorethan30authoredoreditedbooksincludeTheIncarnate
Word:LiteratureasVerbalSpace(1973),OurLastFirstPoets:
Vision and Historyin Contemporary American
Poetry(1981),Marxism andtheInterpretationof
Culture(1987),CulturalStudies(1992),HigherEducationUnder
Fire:Politics,Economics,andtheCrisisofthe
Humanities(1994),WillWorkforFood:AcademicLaborin
Crisis(1997),AcademicKeywords:ADevil’sDictionaryforHigher
Education(1999),RevolutionaryMemory:RecoveringthePoetryof
theAmericanLeft(2001),OfficeHours:ActivismandChangeinthe
Academy(2004),NoUniversityisanIsland:SavingAcademic
Freedom(2010),AnthologyofModernandContemporaryAmerican
Poetry(2014),TheCaseAgainstAcademicBoycottsof
Israel(2015),andDreamsDeferred:AConciseGuidetotheIsraeli-
PalestinianConflictandtheMovementtoBoycottIsrael(2016).He
istheauthorofover300essays,includinganumberpublished
inAcademe,TheChronicleofHigherEducation,andInsideHigher
Education.HisopedshaveappearedinTheNewYorkTimes,The
WashingtonPost,TheWallStreetJournal,TheJerusalemPost,and
elsewhere.HehasbeeninterviewedonbothUSandIsraeli
television.
CARY NELSON
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY

12. ❑Cary is married to Paula A. Treichler, a University of Illinois faculty
member whose books includeHow to Have Theory in an Epidemic:
Cultural Chronicles of AIDS(1999).
❑Cary Nelson took office as the 49th president of the American
Association of University Professors in June 2006, was reelected in
2008, and again in 2010. Both in those years and since he has
been active in opposing all academic boycotts. He has also written
widely in support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict and in opposition to the BDS movement.
❑A book about Cary Nelson's work and career, with essays by twenty
contributors--Cary Nelson and the Struggle for the University:
Poetry, Politics, and the Profession, edited by Michael Rothberg
and Peter Garrett--was published by SUNY Press in 2009.
CARY NELSON
CAPSULE BIOGRAPHY