Stacy Hartman

Stacy Hartman received her PhD in German Studies in 2015 from Stanford University. Her dissertation, titled “The Ethics of Emotion: The Dialectic of Empathy and Estrangement in Postmodern German Literature and Film,” examined the disruption of readerly empathy in anti-fascist postwar German texts. While at Stanford, she wore many hats, including program coordinator, academic advisor and coach, and instructional designer, and ran a speaker series about careers for PhDs. She now serves as the project coordinator for Connected Academics at the MLA, where she organizes the annual New York City-based proseminar, speaks regularly about the project at universities and conferences, and works to grow the MLA’s network of connected academics.