Suzy Hansen | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46)
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Education | University of Pennsylvania ( BA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable work | Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World |
Website |
suzyhansen |
Suzy Hansen (born 1978) is an American writer. Her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Hansen was born in Wall Township, New Jersey, to parents of Danish, Italian, and Irish descent. [2] She attended Wall High School [3] and the University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate degree. [4]
After earning her degree, she worked as an editor at The New York Observer until 2007, when she received a fellowship from the Institute of Current World Affairs to conduct research in Turkey. [5] While in Istanbul, she realized many misconceptions of how Americans view themselves versus how outsiders view them. This was the basis for her 2017 book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World. [6] Her debut book about American misconceptions post 9/11 was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. [7]
She also visited Greece, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan to investigate how American influence caused trouble and misfortune for civilians in these countries. [8] [9]
In 2020, she accepted a visiting professorship position at Princeton University as their Ferris Professor of Journalism. [10]
She is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Practitioner-in-Residence at New York University’s Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies. [11]
Suzy Hansen | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46)
[notes 1] |
Education | University of Pennsylvania ( BA) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable work | Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World |
Website |
suzyhansen |
Suzy Hansen (born 1978) is an American writer. Her book Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Hansen was born in Wall Township, New Jersey, to parents of Danish, Italian, and Irish descent. [2] She attended Wall High School [3] and the University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate degree. [4]
After earning her degree, she worked as an editor at The New York Observer until 2007, when she received a fellowship from the Institute of Current World Affairs to conduct research in Turkey. [5] While in Istanbul, she realized many misconceptions of how Americans view themselves versus how outsiders view them. This was the basis for her 2017 book, Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World. [6] Her debut book about American misconceptions post 9/11 was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. [7]
She also visited Greece, Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan to investigate how American influence caused trouble and misfortune for civilians in these countries. [8] [9]
In 2020, she accepted a visiting professorship position at Princeton University as their Ferris Professor of Journalism. [10]
She is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Practitioner-in-Residence at New York University’s Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies. [11]