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John Stauffer
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Author, Professor |
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| Fields | English, American Studies, African American Studies |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
John Stauffer is a professor at Harvard University. He teaches about English, American history, and African American studies. He writes and gives talks about the time of the Civil War, the fight against slavery, and other social movements where people protested for change. He also studies photography.
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John Stauffer's Education and Career
John Stauffer earned his Ph.D. (a high-level university degree) in American Studies from Yale University in 1999. He started teaching at Harvard University that same year. By 2004, he became a tenured professor, which means he had a permanent teaching position. He also held important leadership roles at Harvard.
He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, Deborah Cunningham, and their two children, Erik and Nicholas.
Books by John Stauffer
John Stauffer has written or edited many books. Two of his books were even national bestsellers for a short time:
- GIANTS: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln (2008): This book won the Iowa Author Award and a Boston Authors Club Award. It has been translated into several languages, including Mandarin, Arabic, and Korean.
- The State of Jones (2009): He wrote this book with Washington Post writer Sally Jenkins.
His first book, The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race (2002), won the Frederick Douglass Prize and the Avery Craven Book Prize. It was also a runner-up for the Lincoln Prize.
His more recent books include:
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song that Marches On (2013): He wrote this with Benjamin Soskis. It was a finalist for the Lincoln Prize and was named a "Best Book of 2013" by several groups.
- Southern Landscape (2014): This book features photographs by Sally Mann.
John Stauffer's Writings and Appearances
Stauffer's essays and reviews have appeared in well-known publications like Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He has also given lectures in Europe and Asia for the U.S. State Department.
In 2009, Harvard University honored him as the Walter Channing Cabot Fellow. This award recognized his "achievements and scholarly eminence" in literature, history, or art.
He has also appeared in and advised for several PBS documentaries:
- The Abolitionists: He was an advisor for this film.
- The African American Express: Many Rivers to Cross (2013)
- God in America (2010)
He also worked as a consultant for the "WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY" exhibition from 2012 to 2014 and wrote an essay for its catalog.
Awards and Recognition
John Stauffer has received many awards for his work:
- 2013: Lincoln Prize finalist for The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
- 2013: Named a Best Book of 2013 for The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Civil War Memory and Moore to the Point.
- 2009–10: Walter Channing Cabot Fellow at Harvard University.
- 2009: Distinguished Alumni Award from Purdue University.
- 2009: Iowa Author Award for GIANTS.
- 2009: Boston Authors Club Award for GIANTS.
- 2003: Avery O. Craven Award for his book The Black Hearts of Men. This award is for the most original book about the Civil War era.
- 2003: Lincoln Prize, Second Place Winner, for The Black Hearts of Men. This prize is for the best book about Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War.
- 2002: Frederick Douglass Book Prize, Co-Winner, for The Black Hearts of Men. This award is for the best book about slavery or its abolition.
- 2002: Jan Thaddeus Teaching Prize from Harvard University.
- 1999: Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best dissertation in American Studies.
