Mary J. Carruthers (born January 15, 1941) is Remarque Professor Emeritus of English at New York University.[1][2] She also teaches at New York University Abu Dhabi.[3] She is formerly a professor at Smith College, University of Illinois,[2] and Case Western Reserve University.[4]
She has written widely on medieval literature and rhetoric, memory and mnemonic techniques, and the history of spirituality.
She holds a Ph.D. in English from Yale University (1965), and a B.A. in English from Wellesley College (1961).
In 2012, Carruthers was elected to the British Academy.[5] She was elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020[6] and to the American Philosophical Society in 2022.[7]