Rich Benjamin

Rich Benjamin is an American cultural critic, anthropologist, and author.

Rich Benjamin
Born
New York City, United States
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Stanford University (PhD)
OccupationAuthor, television commentator, cultural critic
Websiterichbenjamin.com

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, which has garnered 2.6 million views across media platforms and earned translation into 25 languages.

He is also a lecturer and a public intellectual, who regularly discusses issues on NPR, PBS, CNN and MSNBC.[4] His writing frequently appears in The New York Times,[5] The New Yorker,[6] The Guardian[7], and The Los Angeles Times.

Benjamin's work focuses on United States politics and culture, comparative world politics, money, class, Whites, Latinos, public policy, global cultural transformation, and demographic change.

Benjamin delivering a keynote to elected officials, civic activists, and journalists in Charleston, SC, June 2019

In 2017, Benjamin left his tenure as Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the think tank Demos.[8]

References
  1. James, Randy (2009-10-12). "America's Booming White Enclaves". Time. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  2. Poon, Linda (August 12, 2015). "A Black Man's Journey Through 'Whitopia'". CityLab.
  3. "A Black Author's Journey Into American 'Whitopia'". NPR. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  4. Melber, Ari (2018-01-15), Playing to the GOP Base?, retrieved 2019-01-09
  5. Benjamin, Rich (2017-01-2017). "The Ego in The Spectacle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-08-15. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. Benjamin, Rich (2018-04-04). "Gun Control and the Politics of White Paranoia". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. Benjamin, Rich (2016-08-13). "Leading Writers on Donald Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. "Demos". Demos.org. Retrieved 2012-04-10.


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