Benjamin DeMott
Benjamin Haile DeMott (June 2, 1924, Rockville Centre, New York – September 29, 2005, Worthington, Mass.) was an American English professor and cultural critic. The author of more than a dozen books, DeMott was known for his cultural criticism in popular magazines and a trilogy, ''The Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Class'' (1990), ''The Trouble with Friendship: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Race'' (1995), and ''Killer Woman Blues: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Gender'' (2000).He wrote glowingly of Otis Redding, the Beatles' "Blue Jay Way" and "the supergorgeous Mantovanian Motown Sound", while mocking Marshall McLuhan and Mary Ellmann.
One of DeMott's last pieces was a scalding dissection of the ''9/11 Commission Report'' that appeared in ''Harper's Magazine'' in 2004. His final piece, "Battling the Hard Man: Notes on Addiction to the Pornography of Violence", was published in ''Harper's'' in August 2007.
DeMott taught English at Amherst College for more than 40 years. He graduated from George Washington University (BA) and Harvard University (PHD).
DeMott was survived by Margaret, whom he married in 1946, and their four children. Provided by Wikipedia
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by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005
New York : Basic books, 1962
New York : Basic books, 1962
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by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005
New York, N.Y. : Baruch College, City University of New York, 1993
New York, N.Y. : Baruch College, City University of New York, 1993
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by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1998
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1998
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