Aaron Barlow

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Aaron Barlow
Born19 December 1951
Durham, North Carolina, United States
DiedJanuary 11, 2021(2021-01-11) (aged 69)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation Professor
GenreCultural Studies
Notable worksThe Rise of the Blogosphere
Website
onefleweast.net

Aaron Barlow (19 December 1951 - 11 January 2021) was a Cultural Studies scholar and a Professor of English at New York City College of Technology [1] of the City University of New York.

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Background

Barlow was born in Durham, North Carolina. He earned his B.A. at Beloit College and his M.A. and Ph.D. at The University of Iowa with a dissertation on Philip K. Dick.

Career

Barlow specialized in the impact of technology on contemporary American culture. [2] His series of 'blogosphere' books, The Rise of the Blogosphere, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Blogging America: The New Public Sphere, [10] [11] and Beyond the Blogosphere: Information and Its Children (with Robert Leston), explores the impact of New Media on American society and culture. He has also written two books related to film and the film industry, The DVD Revolution: Movies, Culture, and Technology and Quentin Tarantino: Life at the Extremes. [12] More recently, he has moved into other areas, producing The Cult of Individualism: A History of an Enduring American Myth (2013) [13] and The Depression Era: A Historical Exploration of Literature (2016) [14] and has edited Doughboys on the Western Front: Memories of American Soldiers in the Great War (2016) [15] as well as the two-volume set Star Power: The Impact of Branded Celebrity (2014). [16]

In 2011, he edited a volume of essays written by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers called One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo [17] [18] in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Barlow himself having served in Togo (88–90). [19] The book won a silver medal in the Travel Essay category of the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards [20] His academic career includes two years as a senior lecturer at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso as a Fulbright Fellow from 1985 to 1987. Since 2013, he has been Faculty Editor of Academe, the magazine of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and executive editor of the Academe blog. [21] In 2016, he wrote regularly for Salon on political issues but stopped after the November election. [22] His article "The Triumph of the Lie: How Honesty and Morality Died in Right-Wing Politics" appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of The Public Eye. [23]

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  2. ↑ Beyond Googling: Tech-Savvy Students Discover New 'Deep Search' Options via Campus Libraries. CUNY Matters
  3. ↑ Howard, Jennifer, The Colonial Roots of Political Blogging, The Chronicle of Higher Education
  4. ↑ Kristof, Cindy (2009). "A Review of "The Rise of the Blogosphere"". Journal of Access Services. 6 (3): 426–429. doi:10.1080/15367960902961689. S2CID   60508206.
  5. ↑ Mayer, G. A. (2007). Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 45 (2): 275.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. ↑ Sterling, Chris; Whalley, Jason. Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Winter 2008, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p26-31
  7. ↑ Fire Dog Lake Book Salon: The Rise of the Blogosphere
  8. ↑ Bulanywa, Ali, Book Review: The Rise of the Blogosphere "Masters of Media," the University of Amsterdam
  9. ↑ Schmidgall, Gary, Exploring the Long History of Blogging: The Rise of the Blogosphere, CUNY Matters.
  10. ↑ Chabot, Steven, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2008, Volume 20 Issue 4, pages 256-258
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  12. ↑ Yacowar, M.. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, November 2010, Volume 48 Issue 3, pages 505-506
  13. ↑ "The Cult of Individualism" . Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  14. ↑ "Depression Era, The" . Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  15. ↑ "Doughboys on the Western Front" . Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  16. ↑ "Star Power" . Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  17. ↑ D'Souza, Tony, Review of One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo Archived October 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , 'Peace Corps Writers'
  18. ↑ Gribben, Robert, "Review of One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo, 'Africa Reflections'
  19. ↑ "Aaron Barlow - Peace Corps Wiki". www.peacecorpswiki.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-17.
  20. ↑ 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Announcement
  21. ↑ "New Academe Faculty Editor Appointed". 12 September 2012.
  22. ↑ "Aaron Barlow". Salon. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  23. ↑ Barlow, Aaron (2017-07-25). "The Triumph of the Lie: How Honesty and Morality Died in Right-Wing Politics". Political Research Associates. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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