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

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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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Biography
Saidiya Hartman studied at Wesleyan University and Yale University. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley. Works named in the authority record are Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments. Distinctions recorded are MacArthur Fellows Program, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy.

Saidiya Hartman at Fellows Brunch 2/18/20
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