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Samet has been a Professor of English at [[West Point]] since 1997, an experience that has significantly shaped her work. Samet earned her Ph.D. in English literature from [[Yale University|Yale]] and her B.A. from [[Harvard University]]. She is the recipient of multiple awards and honors for her work.<ref>{{cite book|title=Soldier's Heart|date=2007|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=0374180636}}</ref>
Samet has been a Professor of English at [[West Point]] since 1997, an experience that has significantly shaped her work. Samet earned her Ph.D. in English literature from [[Yale University|Yale]] and her B.A. from [[Harvard University]]. She is the recipient of multiple awards and honors for her work.<ref>{{cite book|title=Soldier's Heart|date=2007|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|location=New York|isbn=0374180636}}</ref>


Samet's autobiographical book ''Soldier's Heart'' describes her experience teaching literature to soldiers preparing to fight a war at the [[United States Military Academy]], or West Point. In an interview with ''Dallas News'' Samet noted that her interest in [[Ulysses S. Grant]] was what originally piqued her interest in teaching at West Point, as the military commander and president was a West Point alumnus.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hashimoto|first1=Mike|title=Point Person: Our Q&A with Hiett Prize winner Elizabeth Samet|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20121012-point-person-our-qa-with-hiett-prize-winner-elizabeth-samet.ece|website=Dallas News|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> Her work explores the soldier's experience and the heartbreaking difficulties of losing her former students to war.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Man's Land|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-d-samet/no-mans-land-preparing/|website=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> She also seeks to make a connection between the civilian experience and that of those in the military.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lehrer|first1=Jim|last2=Brown|first2=Jeffrey|title=West Point Professor Seeks Pathst to a 'Soldier's Heart'|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment-july-dec07-poetry_11-21/|website=PBS|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref>
Samet's autobiographical book ''Soldier's Heart'' describes her experience teaching literature to soldiers preparing to fight a war at the [[United States Military Academy]], or West Point. In an interview with ''Dallas News'' Samet noted that her interest in [[Ulysses S. Grant]] was what originally piqued her interest in teaching at West Point, as the military commander and president was a West Point alumnus.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Hashimoto|first1=Mike|title=Point Person: Our Q&A with Hiett Prize winner Elizabeth Samet|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20121012-point-person-our-qa-with-hiett-prize-winner-elizabeth-samet.ece|website=Dallas News|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref> Her work explores the soldier's experience and the heartbreaking difficulties of losing her former students to war.<ref>{{cite web|title=No Man's Land|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-d-samet/no-mans-land-preparing/|website=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref> She also seeks to make a connection between the civilian experience and that of those in the military.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lehrer|first1=Jim|last2=Brown|first2=Jeffrey|title=West Point Professor Seeks Pathst to a 'Soldier's Heart'|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment-july-dec07-poetry_11-21/|website=PBS|accessdate=6 October 2014}}</ref>


She frequently writes for [[The New Republic]]<ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/elizabeth-d-samet</ref> and [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg's]] publications.<ref>http://www.bloombergview.com/contributors/elizabeth-samet</ref>
She frequently writes for [[The New Republic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/elizabeth-d-samet|title=Elizabeth D. Samet|work=The New Republic}}</ref> and [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg's]] publications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloombergview.com/contributors/elizabeth-samet|title=Articles by Elizabeth Samet|work=BloombergView.com}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
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== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* 2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities Recipient|url=http://dallasinstitute.org/events/hiett-prize-in-the-humanities/dr-elizabeth-samet/|website=The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hashimoto|first1=Mike|title=Point Person: Our Q&A with Hiett Prize winner Elizabeth Samet|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20121012-point-person-our-qa-with-hiett-prize-winner-elizabeth-samet.ece|website=Dallas News|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>
* 2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities Recipient|url=http://dallasinstitute.org/events/hiett-prize-in-the-humanities/dr-elizabeth-samet/|website=The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
* 2012 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabeth D. Samet|url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/17301-elizabeth-d-samet|website=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simek|first1=Peter|title=The Dallas Institute of Humanities And Culture Awards Dr. Elizabeth Samet $50K Hiett Prize|url=http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2012/09/the-dallas-institute-of-humanities-and-culture-awards-dr-elizabeth-samet-50k-hiett-prize/|website=D Magazine|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>
* 2012 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabeth D. Samet|url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/17301-elizabeth-d-samet|website=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Simek|first1=Peter|title=The Dallas Institute of Humanities And Culture Awards Dr. Elizabeth Samet $50K Hiett Prize|url=http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2012/09/the-dallas-institute-of-humanities-and-culture-awards-dr-elizabeth-samet-50k-hiett-prize/|website=D Magazine|accessdate=22 September 2014}}</ref>



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Elizabeth Samet is a published author of numerous books, essays, and reviews on United States military history.

Biography

Samet has been a Professor of English at West Point since 1997, an experience that has significantly shaped her work. Samet earned her Ph.D. in English literature from Yale and her B.A. from Harvard University. She is the recipient of multiple awards and honors for her work.[1]

Samet's autobiographical book Soldier's Heart describes her experience teaching literature to soldiers preparing to fight a war at the United States Military Academy, or West Point. In an interview with Dallas News Samet noted that her interest in Ulysses S. Grant was what originally piqued her interest in teaching at West Point, as the military commander and president was a West Point alumnus.[2] Her work explores the soldier's experience and the heartbreaking difficulties of losing her former students to war.[3] She also seeks to make a connection between the civilian experience and that of those in the military.[4]

She frequently writes for The New Republic[5] and Bloomberg's publications.[6]

Works

Books

  • Samet, Elizabeth D. (2015). Leadership: Essential Writings by Our Greatest Thinkers: a Norton Anthology. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393239690. OCLC 902854149.
  • Samet, Elizabeth D. (2014). No man's land : preparing for war and peace in post-9/11 America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0374222770. OCLC 869263697.
  • Samet, Elizabeth D. (2007). Soldier's heart: reading literature through peace and war at West Point. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0374180636. OCLC 85830737.
  • Samet, Elizabeth D. (2004). Willing obedience: citizens, soldiers, and the progress of consent in America, 1776-1898. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804747253. OCLC 53215712.

Other works

Awards

  • 2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities[7][2]
  • 2012 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Soldier's Heart. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2007. ISBN 0374180636.
  2. ^ a b Hashimoto, Mike. "Point Person: Our Q&A with Hiett Prize winner Elizabeth Samet". Dallas News. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ "No Man's Land". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ Lehrer, Jim; Brown, Jeffrey. "West Point Professor Seeks Pathst to a 'Soldier's Heart'". PBS. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth D. Samet". The New Republic.
  6. ^ "Articles by Elizabeth Samet". BloombergView.com.
  7. ^ "2012 Hiett Prize in the Humanities Recipient". The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Elizabeth D. Samet". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. ^ Simek, Peter. "The Dallas Institute of Humanities And Culture Awards Dr. Elizabeth Samet $50K Hiett Prize". D Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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