Timothy Hampton

About The Author

Timothy Hampton holds the Aldo Scaglione and Marie M. Burns Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the former director of the Townsend Humanities Center. An award-winning teacher and scholar, his books include Fictions of Embassy: Literature and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe; Bob Dylan: How the Songs Work; and Cheerfulness: A Literary and Cultural History.

Books by Timothy Hampton

Trespasser

A Story of Class, Poverty, and Education in the American Desert

By Timothy Hampton
Through the adventures of a poor rural student navigating the world of higher education, Trespasser brings to life the struggles faced by poor folk who rise through the social system—and reveals the hidden barriers faced by working-class students in elite institutions.
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