Education
Auslander received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1979, her A.M from Harvard University in 1982 and her Doctor of Philosophy from Brown University in 1988, where she studied under Joan West. Scott.
Auslander received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1979, her A.M from Harvard University in 1982 and her Doctor of Philosophy from Brown University in 1988, where she studied under Joan West. Scott.
Originally from New England, Auslander"s travels outside the United States and as a woodworker have deeply influenced her intellectual development and choice to go study history. She joined the University of Chicago faculty in 1987, and, after receiving tenure, was promoted to the rank of full professor Auslander"s work has been supported by prestigious fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study (1992-1993) and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1995-1996) in Palo Alto.
From 1996 to 1999, Auslander served as Director of the Center for Gender Studies at the University of Chicago.
Leora Auslander was a Berthold Leibinger Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany, for Fall 2008. She specializes in the history of France and Germany, focusing on 19th and 20th century social history.
Material culture and consumption. Gender history and theory.
Jewish history; and the history of colonial and post-colonial Europe.
Auslander also has plans for a future project on the architectural and urban history of Dakar. She is primarily known for her work on material culture entitled Taste and Power, which details the history of interior design within modern France.
