Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg
· Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies, Chair of Italian StudiesBrown University · Comparative Literature
Active 1998–2023
About
Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg is the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History, Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies, and Chair of Italian Studies at Brown University. Her research focuses on the literature, culture, and politics of 19th and 20th century Italian and German literature, with particular interests in psychoanalysis, literary and cultural theory, and the construction of gender. She holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology from the University of Essex, a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, and an M.A. in German Studies from Cornell University. Her doctoral thesis explored the relationship between political and literary consent through the works of Rousseau, Levi-Strauss, Marx, and Freud, establishing a methodological bridge between social sciences and literary studies. Since joining Brown University in 2005, Stewart-Steinberg has contributed significantly to her fields through her publications, including books such as 'Sublime Surrender: Male Masochism at the Fin-de-Siecle', 'The Pinocchio Effect: On Making Italians', which won the MLA's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Best Manuscript in Italian Studies, and 'Impious Fidelity: Anna Freud, Psychoanalysis, Politics'. Her current research project examines the memory wars in contemporary Italy, addressing issues related to Italy's fascist past, civil war, and the Resistance, as well as fascist land reclamation. Her work has been supported by fellowships including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and she has held various academic and research positions, contributing to the fields of Italian and German literature, psychoanalysis, and cultural theory.
Awards & honors
- Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Best Manuscript in Itali…
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript…
- Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching, Cornell University
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