Benjamin DeMott

Benjamin Demott is Mellon Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Amherst. His most recent book is Junk Politics: The Trashing of the American Mind. (May 2005)

From the Review

July 14, 2005: 'Reclaiming the Game' (letter)

May 12, 2005: Jocks and the Academy

Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values by William G. Bowen and Sarah A. Levin

September 26, 2002: Guilt Stalker

The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions by Rick Moody

February 28, 2002: Horror Story (letter)

November 29, 2001: The Sad Tale of Newton Arvin

The Scarlet Professor: Newton Arvin: A Literary Life Shattered by Scandal by Barry Werth

February 8, 2001: Caught in the Curve

Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe

October 5, 2000: Interviewing Eggers (letter)

September 21, 2000: Notes of a Son and Brother

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

March 9, 2000: The West Virginian

For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today by Jedediah Purdy

October 7, 1999: It's a Wonderful Life

Home Town by Tracy Kidder

May 16, 1991: Class Acts (letter)

June 11, 1964: The Literary Life (letter)

April 30, 1964: City Light

Doings and Undoings by Norman Podhoretz

February 6, 1964: A Hard Case

James Forrestal: A Study of Personality Politics and Policy by Arnold A. Rogow

December 26, 1963: The Fate of the Union: Kennedy and After

June 1, 1963: America Absolved

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

Books by Benjamin DeMott

Killer Woman Blues: Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Gender and Power (2000)
The Trouble with Friendship: Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Race (1995)
The Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Class (1990)
Surviving the 70' (1971)