Suzy Hansen

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.

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

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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