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Saidiya Hartman

Saidiya Hartman (born 1950) is an American literary theorist, historian and university teacher.

Also recorded as Saidiya V. Hartman

Saidiya Hartman

Saidiya Hartman in 2020

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Born
1950
Nationality
United States
Occupation
literary theorist · historian · university teacher · scholar of english · writer
Education
Wesleyan University · Yale University
Known for
Wayward Lives and Beautiful Experiments
Honours
MacArthur Fellows Program · Guggenheim Fellowship · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy · National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
Languages
English

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  2. 02Notes, references and evidence

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