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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 Studies, and African American Studies. He is well-known for writing and giving talks about the Civil War time, the movement to end slavery, and other important social protest movements. He also studies photography.
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John Stauffer's Education and Work
John Stauffer earned his Ph.D. 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 has held several important roles at Harvard. For example, he was the Chair of History and Literature. He also led the History of American Civilization program.
John Stauffer lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife, Deborah Cunningham, and their two children, Erik and Nicholas.
Books Written 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 tells the stories of two very important figures in American history, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. It 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 columnist Sally Jenkins.
- The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race (2002): This was his first book. It won the Frederick Douglass Prize and the Avery Craven Book Prize. It was also a runner-up for the Lincoln Prize. This book is about people who strongly fought to end slavery.
His more recent books include:
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song that Marches On (2013): He wrote this book with Benjamin Soskis. It was a finalist for the Lincoln Prize. Many people considered it one of the best books of 2013.
- Southern Landscape (2014): This book features photographs by Sally Mann.
John Stauffer's Articles and Lectures
John Stauffer's essays and reviews have appeared in well-known publications. These include Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He has also given lectures in Europe and Asia. He did this as part of programs 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.
John Stauffer in Documentaries
John Stauffer has also been involved in television documentaries. He appeared in the PBS documentary The Abolitionists. He also helped as an advisor for that film. He was a consultant for other PBS documentaries too, such as The African American Express: Many Rivers to Cross (2013) and God in America (2010).
He also helped as a consultant for a special exhibition called WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY from 2012 to 2014. He wrote an essay for the book that went along with the exhibition.
Awards and Honors
John Stauffer has received many awards and honors for his work:
- 2013: Finalist for the Lincoln Prize for his book The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
- 2013: His book The Battle Hymn of the Republic was named one of the Best Books of 2013 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 his book 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: Second Place Winner of the Lincoln Prize for The Black Hearts of Men. This prize is for the best book about Lincoln or the Civil War.
- 2002: Co-Winner of the Frederick Douglass Prize for The Black Hearts of Men. This prize is for the best book on slavery or abolition.
- 1999: Recipient of the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best dissertation in American Studies.
