Leora Auslander
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Leora Auslander is Professor of Europe
an Social
History
at the University of Chicago
in Chicago
, Illinois
.http://history.uchicago.edu/faculty/auslander.html She specializes in the history of France
and Germany
, focusing on 19th and 20th century social history; material culture
and consumption
; gender
history and theory
; Jewish history; and the history of colonial
and post-colonial Europe
. Auslander also has plans for a future project on the architectural and urban
history of Dakar
.
Auslander received her A.B. from the University of Michigan
in 1979, her A.M from Harvard University
in 1982 and her Ph.D. from Brown University
in 1988, where she studied under Joan W. Scott.http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/960328/auslander.shtml She joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1987, and, after receiving tenure, was promoted to the rank of full professor. Auslander's work has been generously supported, and she has held prestigious fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study
(1992–93) and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
(1995–96) in Palo Alto.http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/960328/auslander.shtml
From 1996 to 1999, Auslander served as Director of the Center for Gender Studies
at the University of Chicago. http://genderstudies.uchicago.edu/facstaff/faculty.shtml
Leora Auslander was a Berthold Leibinger Fellow
at the American Academy in Berlin
, Germany, for Fall 2008.
. http://home.uchicago.edu/~lausland/index.html She is primarily known for her work on material culture entitled Taste and Power, which details the history of interior design within modern France. http://books.google.com/books?id=jdn5eDGTP3AC&pg=PP1&dq=taste+and+power&ei=rZDwRovvM6DeoAL_9PzhBg&sig=QAlHRP0M1hkZgnMIYd4Nhr6OBEw#PPP1,M1
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.http://history.uchicago.edu/faculty/auslander.html She specializes in the history of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, focusing on 19th and 20th century social history; material culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and consumption
Consumption (economics)
Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by comparison to production. But the precise definition can vary because different schools of economists define production quite differently...
; gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
history and theory
Theory
The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...
; Jewish history; and the history of colonial
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
and post-colonial Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Auslander also has plans for a future project on the architectural and urban
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
history of Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
.
Auslander received her A.B. from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1979, her A.M from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1982 and her Ph.D. from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1988, where she studied under Joan W. Scott.http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/960328/auslander.shtml She joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1987, and, after receiving tenure, was promoted to the rank of full professor. Auslander's work has been generously supported, and she has held prestigious fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
(1992–93) and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is an American interdisciplinary research body in Stanford, California focusing on the social sciences and humanities . Fellows are elected in a closed process, to spend a period of residence at the Center, released from other duties...
(1995–96) in Palo Alto.http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/960328/auslander.shtml
From 1996 to 1999, Auslander served as Director of the Center for Gender Studies
Gender studies
Gender studies is a field of interdisciplinary study which analyses race, ethnicity, sexuality and location.Gender study has many different forms. One view exposed by the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir said: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"...
at the University of Chicago. http://genderstudies.uchicago.edu/facstaff/faculty.shtml
Leora Auslander was a Berthold Leibinger Fellow
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung
The German foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung was founded in 1992 by the engineer, entrepreneur and patron Berthold Leibinger in Ditzingen near Stuttgart, Germany. The non-profit foundation is dedicated to cultural, scientific, church related and social issues. The capital stock amounts to 9.9...
at the American Academy in Berlin
American Academy in Berlin
The American Academy in Berlin is a research and cultural institution in Berlin whose stated mission is to foster a greater understanding and dialogue between the people of the United States and the people of Germany.The American Academy was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent...
, Germany, for Fall 2008.
Intellectual Project
Auslander has defined her career in terms of an "intellectual project" in three areas: the history and theory of material culture, feminist history and gender studies, and Jewish StudiesJewish studies
Jewish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history , religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages , political science, area studies, women's studies, and ethnic studies...
. http://home.uchicago.edu/~lausland/index.html She is primarily known for her work on material culture entitled Taste and Power, which details the history of interior design within modern France. http://books.google.com/books?id=jdn5eDGTP3AC&pg=PP1&dq=taste+and+power&ei=rZDwRovvM6DeoAL_9PzhBg&sig=QAlHRP0M1hkZgnMIYd4Nhr6OBEw#PPP1,M1