Saidiya Hartman

Saidiya Hartman
Hartman in 2020
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Brooklyn, New York
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Writer, academic
Known forCritical fabulation
Notable work
  • Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (2019)
  • Lose Your Mother (2006)
  • Scenes of Subjection (1997)
AwardsMacArthur Fellow

Saidiya Hartman (born 1961) is an American academic and writer focusing on African-American studies. She is currently a professor at Columbia University in their English department. Her work focuses on African-American literature, cultural history, photography and ethics, and the intersections of law and literature.

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