Suzy Hansen

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Suzy Hansen
Born1978 (age 42–43)[notes 1]
Wall Township, New Jersey, USA
EducationBA, University of Pennsylvania
OccupationJournalist
Notable work
Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World
Websitesuzyhansen.com

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.

Early life and education[]

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]

Career[]

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]

Notes[]

  1. ^ In 2007, Hansen was reported to be 29[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Vick, Karl (August 17, 2017). "An American's Tale of Policy and Progress". time.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Unlearning the myth of American innocence". The Guardian. August 8, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Sy, Ryan (April 27, 2018). "Wall Alumna's Book Nominated for Pulitzer Prize". crimsoncourier.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "NOTES ON A FOREIGN COUNTRY". kirkusreviews.com. August 15, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Seeing the world through America's eyes". lesley.edu. October 4, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Tharoor, Ishaan (September 11, 2017). "What you learn about the United States after you leave it". Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Finalist: Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World, by Suzy Hansen". pulitzer.org. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Zelman, Tom (August 18, 2017). "REVIEW: 'Notes on a Foreign Country,' by Suzy Hansen". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Swanson, David (April 30, 2018). "How Suzy Hansen Lost Her U.S. Exceptionalism". Foreign Policy Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Suzy Hansen". journalism.princeton.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Writer Suzy Hansen to present Global Studies Lecture at Alfred University". alfred.edu. October 25, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
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