Half an Hour with …
- Shelley Fisher Fishkin
- In dialogue, Online event
Shelley Fisher Fishkinis the Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, Professor of English, and (by courtesy) Professor of African and African American Studies at Stanford University. She is the former Director of Stanford’s American Studies Program and Co-Director of the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford. She is the award-winning author, editor, or co-editor of fifty books and has published over one hundred fifty articles, essays, and reviews, many of which have focused on issues of race and racism in America, and on recovering and interpreting voices that were silenced, marginalized, or ignored in America’s past. Her most recent book is*Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade*(Yale UP – “Black Lives” series, 2025), which was named an “Outstanding Academic Title” in American Literature by CHOICE in 2026. Her research has been featured twice on the front page of theNew York Times, and she has been awarded the Bode-Pearson Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Studies Association and the Tuckey Lifetime Achievement Award by the Center for Mark Twain Studies. The American Studies Association established a new award, the “Shelley Fisher Fishkin Prize for International Scholarship in Transnational American Studies,” in 2019. She is a founding editor of the*Journal of Transnational American Studies*.
Language: English
Free of charge, online via Zoom.
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“Half an Hour with…”is a new transatlantic discussion series organized by the Association of German-American Centers (AGAC) (German: Verbund Deutsch-Amerikanischer Zentren (VDAZ)). Once a month, we invite audiences to a 30-minute conversation with experts who offer well-informed and concise insights into the United States and German-American relations. Whether focusing on current political developments, social trends, economic perspectives, or cultural insights, “Half an Hour with…” brings transatlantic issues directly to your home or office. Take this opportunity to meet engaging speakers, explore different viewpoints, and contribute your own questions to the discussion.
