Quinn Slobodian

Quinn Slobodian joined the History Department in 2008 after receiving his Ph.D from New York University with a dissertation titled “Radical Empathy: The Third World and the New Left in 1960s West Germany.”  His work revolves around the politics of race and representation in postwar Germany and traces the traffic of ideas, influences and activists over national and continental borders.  At Wellesley, Slobodian teaches courses related to modern Europe on the history of cities, gender and sexuality, world economic orders and crowds.

Profile last updated: 9/08