, ▁chair ing ▁the ▁American ▁Studies ▁Program ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁Fellow . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow . ▁His ▁book ▁In ▁Search ▁of ▁Nella ▁Lars en ▁won ▁the ▁Christian ▁G auss ▁Award ▁of ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa , ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁and ▁Book list ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁Non f iction ▁books ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review ▁as ▁an ▁Edit ors ' ▁Cho ice , ▁and ▁by ▁Cho ice ▁magazine ▁as ▁an ▁Out standing ▁Academ ic ▁Title . ▁ ▁His ▁book ▁" F acing ▁the ▁A by ss : ▁ ▁American ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Culture ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s " ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁G auss ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁won ▁Honor able ▁M ention ▁for ▁the ▁Mate i ▁Cal ines cu ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Language ▁Association , ▁for ▁distinguished ▁scholar ship ▁on ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁literature ▁and ▁thought . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Author ed ▁F acing ▁the ▁A by ss : ▁American ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁Culture ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s .