Rich Benjamin
Rich Benjamin | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, United States |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Author, television commentator, cultural critic |
| Website | richbenjamin |
Rich Benjamin is an American cultural critic, anthropologist, and author.
Benjamin is perhaps best known for the non-fiction book Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America.[1][2][3] Benjamin's investigation of Whitopia was the subject of a TED Talk.[4]
He is also a lecturer and a public intellectual, who has discussed issues on NPR, PBS, CNN and MSNBC.[5] His writing has appeared in The New York Times,[6] The New Yorker,[7] The Guardian[8] and the Los Angeles Times.[9]
Benjamin's work focuses on United States politics and culture, comparative world politics, money, class, Blacks, Whites, Latinos, public policy, global cultural transformation, and demographic change.[7][9]
In 2017, Benjamin left his tenure as Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the think tank Demos.[10]
References[]
- ^ James, Randy (2009-10-12). "America's Booming White Enclaves". Time. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ Poon, Linda (August 12, 2015). "A Black Man's Journey Through 'Whitopia'". CityLab.
- ^ "A Black Author's Journey Into American 'Whitopia'". NPR. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ "Rich Benjamin". TED.
- ^ Melber, Ari (2018-01-15), Playing to the GOP Base?, retrieved 2019-01-09
- ^ Benjamin, Rich (2017), "The Ego in The Spectacle", The New York Times, retrieved 2019-08-15
- ^ Jump up to: a b Benjamin, Rich (2018-04-04). "Gun Control and the Politics of White Paranoia". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Benjamin, Rich (2016-08-13). "Leading Writers on Donald Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Benjamin, Rich (July 19, 2019). "Op-Ed: Trump's race-baiting hasn't produced many policy wins, but that was never the point". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Demos". Demos.org. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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