Russell Jacoby

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Russell Jacoby (born April 23, 1945) is an American academic and a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), an author and a critic of academic culture. His fields of interest are twentieth-century European and American intellectual and cultural history, specifically the history of intellectuals and education. At these points, his work, however, also crosses over into the sociology of knowledge.

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As of 2013, he was professor in residence (an untenured position) at the UCLA department of history, and had taken emeritus status by 2022. [1] [2] A documentary, Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia, premiered in 2013 and played at many festivals, including the Humanity Explored Film Festival, the Davis International Film Festival, and Columbia Gorge Film Festival. [3]

He was born in New York City and educated at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received a doctorate in 1974 from the University of Rochester.

His parents were Jewish and active in left-wing politics, shifting their politics only in later life. [4]

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Such as other articles and reviews in American Historical Review, Grand Street, The Nation , Los Angeles Times , London Review of Books , The New York Times , Harper's and elsewhere.

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References

  1. "Review of 'Velvet Prisons: Russell Jacoby on American Academia' | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. "Faculty | UCLA History". Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. [lastintellectuals.jigsy.com "Velvet Prisons"].{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. "Documentary Film makers & Film Productions. Watch Documentaries Online".