Rich Benjamin
Rich Benjamin is an American cultural critic, anthropologist, and author.
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Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
Occupation | Author, television commentator, cultural critic |
Website | richbenjamin |
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.
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In 2017, Benjamin left his tenure as Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the think tank Demos.[8]
References
- James, Randy (2009-10-12). "America's Booming White Enclaves". Time. 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.
- Melber, Ari (2018-01-15), Playing to the GOP Base?, retrieved 2019-01-09
- Benjamin, Rich (2017-01-2017). "The Ego in The Spectacle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-08-15. Check date values in:
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(help) - 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.
- "Demos". Demos.org. Retrieved 2012-04-10.