Aaron Barlow

Aaron Barlow
Born 19 December 1951 -
Durham, NC
Occupation Professor
Nationality United States
Genre Cultural Studies
Notable works The Rise of the Blogosphere
Website
onefleweast.net

Aaron Barlow (born December 19, 1951) is a Cultural Studies scholar. He is an Associate Professor of English at New York City College of Technology[1] of the City University of New York.

Background

Barlow was born in Durham, NC. 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's specialty is 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]

In 2011, he edited a volume of essays written by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers called One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo[13][14] in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Barlow himself having served in Togo (88-90).[15] The book won a silver medal in the Travel Essay category of the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards [16] 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.[17]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ Official Website New York City College of Technology
  2. ↑ Beyond Googling: Tech-Savy 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, "A Review of 'The Rise of the Blogosphere,' Journal of Access Services Vol 6, Issue 3, 2009, 426-429.
  5. ↑ Mayer, G. A., Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Oct 2007, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p275-275
  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, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p256-258
  11. ↑ Review of Blogging America,. p2pfoundation
  12. ↑ Yacowar, M.. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Nov 2010, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p505-506
  13. ↑ D'Souza, Tony, Review of One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo, 'Peace Corps Writers'
  14. ↑ Gribben, Robert, "Review of One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo, 'Africa Reflections'
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Announcement
  17. ↑ http://www.aaup.org/article/new-academe-faculty-editor-appointed#.VOfNd_nF_zc

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