Professor Dr. Elisa Tamarkin

Biography

Elisa Tamarkin received her Ph.D. from Stanford University and joined the English Department at the University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in American literature and transatlantic topics focusing on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, engaging with art, philosophy, and intellectual history. Tamarkin is the author of the book 'Apropos Something: History of Irrelevance and Relevance' (Chicago, 2022), which explores the concept of relevance in relation to attention and its social implications. Her previous work includes 'Anglophilia: Deference, Devotion, Antebellum America' (Chicago, 2008), which examines the psychological impacts of reverence for British traditions in democratic contexts. She has contributed essays to various respected journals and serves as the co-chair of the editorial board for 'Representations'. Recently, she was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award, which is the highest honor for teaching at her university.

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