Allyson Hobbs

@allysonvhobbs

Associate Professor of History & Director of African & AfAm Studies at Stanford, Author of A Chosen Exile, Contributor to , Labradoodle lover.

Stanford, CA
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Joined February 2013
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    10 Oct 2018

    One Year of : The Legacy of Black Women’s Testimonies | The New Yorker I wrote this essay to honor Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Simril, Betty Jean Owens, Fannie Lou Hamer, and so many other black women. And to tell my story too.

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    May 8

    SCLH Workshop with May 21 - Please RSVP -

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  3. May 7

    Nell Freudenberger at A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS | Penguin Random House I am so excited to talk to ⁦⁩ about her brilliant novel tomorrow! Bay Area friends, please join us!

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    May 7

    With , author of A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in America. Please come!

    Don't miss tomorrow night, May 8, at GGP!
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    May 5

    Attention LA: this Thursday at 7 pm, I’ll be having a (British accent) “literary conversation” with the amazing about her excellent new novel “Lost and Wanted” at in Larchmont. Don’t miss it — she’s amazing.

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    May 4
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    Your roommates are so glad we got to participate in the festivities in some way. .

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  7. May 2

    So proud of my brilliant friend ❤️

    I totally enjoyed sharing some GYN info with the amazing girls as part of their Senior Day activities. It was wonderful being back on campus.
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  8. May 2

    I am so excited and so honored to be in conversation with about her extraordinary new novel, Lost and Wanted. Oh, and did I mention, it’s a NYT bestseller?!

    In conversation with my partner in crime (or, you know, literary conversation) . Can’t wait!
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  9. Apr 30

    Thank you so much! I am sorry that you are having an existential crisis!

    I had an existential crisis (what's new) and recommended "A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life" by and it's doing my soul so much good. Being white-passing gives privilege but also it's hard to feel like you don't fully fit in.
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    Apr 29

    Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, talks with about the new political group, Supermajority, that she formed with labor organizer Ai-jen Poo and Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza.

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    Apr 29

    Our conference on Legal Histories and Legacies of the 19th Amendment is this Friday !

    Legal Histories and Legacies of the 19th Amendment -- Join us on May 3 for our second annual conference ! With , , . , , many brilliant scholars not on Twitter & 3 distinguished judges.
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    Apr 27

    Retweet if you want to help us fight the closure of Stanford University Press

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    Apr 27

    admits are in Cambridge for Visitas! . is an amazing experience. Take full advantage of ALL opportunities: people, classes and profs. ‘97 rocks

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    Apr 25

    Here’s to my mentor and friend, , whose leadership through USC’s troubled times parallels her committed intellectual influence. We’ll toast you at . Cannot wait!

    In honor of , we wanted to highlight our Faculty Recognition Honoree Ariela J. Gross. She is a distinguished professor of Law and History at and is known for her book "What Blood Won't Tell." Proud to have Gross in the community.
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    Apr 12

    RESPECT to the activists and historians who have worked on slavery & justice projects. That is hard, ongoing work. The history of Chinese immigration is very different. I wish to learn by comparison/connection, not conflate these histories. Read more:

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    Apr 13

    Fascinating thread on race, immigration, labor, and reckoning

    When profs launched an investigation of Chinese railroad workers on the Central Pacific, I thought this might bring a reckoning akin to the slavery and justice projects at other universities. /1
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  18. Apr 12

    "But What Does Wonder Do?": A Conference of Emergent Black Studies Prof Cathy Cohen () gave a brilliant lecture last night. The conversations continue today. Join us as we celebrate our 50th anniversary!

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    Apr 11

    Prof. Cathy Cohen () of the University of Chicago begins the St. Clair Drake Memorial Lecture titled, “Race and Vulnerability: The Politics of Millennials in the Era of of Trump.” – at Stanford University

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    Apr 11

    “There is often a whitelash which follows significant advancements made by people of color..” -Prof. Cathy Cohen ()

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    Apr 11

    “It is the two lived experiences of vulnerability and the political ideas of possibility which I am here to discuss today. From processions of vulnerability we can imagine new worlds.” -Prof. Cathy Cohen ()

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