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Benjamin DeMott

Benjamin Haile DeMott (June 2, 1924, Rockville Centre, New York – September 29, 2005, Worthington, Mass.) was an American English professor and cultural critic. The author of more than a dozen books, DeMott was known for his cultural criticism in popular magazines and a trilogy, ''The Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Class'' (1990), ''The Trouble with Friendship: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Race'' (1995), and ''Killer Woman Blues: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Gender'' (2000).

He wrote glowingly of Otis Redding, the Beatles' "Blue Jay Way" and "the supergorgeous Mantovanian Motown Sound", while mocking Marshall McLuhan and Mary Ellmann.

One of DeMott's last pieces was a scalding dissection of the ''9/11 Commission Report'' that appeared in ''Harper's Magazine'' in 2004. His final piece, "Battling the Hard Man: Notes on Addiction to the Pornography of Violence", was published in ''Harper's'' in August 2007.

DeMott taught English at Amherst College for more than 40 years. He graduated from George Washington University (BA) and Harvard University (PHD).

DeMott was survived by Margaret, whom he married in 1946, and their four children. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Supergrow : essays and reports on imagination in America. by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005

    Published 1969
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    You don't say : studies of modern American inhibitions. by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005

    Published 1966
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    A married man. by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005

    Published 1968
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    The business self : the recovery of public esteem / by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005

    Published 1993
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    Surviving the 70's. by DeMott, Benjamin, 1924-2005

    Published 1971
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