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Shelley Fisher Fishkin

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Shelley Fisher Fishkin is a Professor of English, Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, and Director of American Studies at Stanford University. She is the author, editor or co-editor of over forty books and has published over eighty articles, essays and reviews. Issues of gender figure prominently in her most recent monograph, Feminist Engagements: Forays into American Literature and Culture (Palgrave/Macmillan 2009), which was selected as an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice; in Listening to Silences: New Essays in Feminist Criticism, which she co-edited in 1994 (Oxford UP); and People of the Book: Thirty Scholars Reflect on Their Jewish Identity, which she co-edited in 1996, (Wisconsin UP). Gender issues are also central to much o ...more

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	Was Huck Black?: Mark Twain and African-American Voices 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture 3.92 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing America: Literary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Work 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Fact to Fiction: Journalism & Imaginative Writing in America 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Historical Guide to Mark Twain 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feminist Engagements: Forays into American Literature and Culture 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Sourcebook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopaedia of Civil Rights in America by Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Goodreads Author) (editor), David Bradley (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shelley Fisher liked Swapna Peri ( Book Reviews Cafe )'s review of Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade (Black Lives): "After reading James Percival Everett's exploration of the other side of Huckleberry Finn, "Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn's Comrade" by Shelley Fisher Fishkin piqued my interest. The book helped me understand one of literature's mos" Read more of this review »
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Shelley Fisher and 1 other person liked George Hunka's review of Jim: The Life and Afterlives of Huckleberry Finn’s Comrade (Black Lives): "Great study of the role of Jim in Twain’s masterpiece. Encourages another reading of the novel, providing a new perspective. "
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