Berman, Morris

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BERMAN, Morris

BERMAN, Morris. American, b. 1944. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, History, Humanities, Intellectual history, Psychology, Social commentary. Career: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, assistant professor of history, 1970-75; Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, assistant professor of history, 1980-82; University of Victoria, BC, Lansdowne professor of history, 1982-87; freelance writer, lecturer, social critic, and cultural historian. Visiting professor: Seattle University, Evergreen State College, and University of Kassel, 1990-92, Simon Fraser University, 1997, and Johns Hopkins University, 1999-2000; Incarnate Word College, San Antonio TX, Amy Freeman Lee Chair in the Humanities, 1993; University of New Mexico, Garrey Carruthers Chair in Honors, 1994-95; Weber State University, Ogden, UT, Eccles Chair in Honors, 1997. Publications: Social Change and Scientific Organization, 1978; The Reenchantment of the World, 1981; Coming to Our Senses: Body and Spirit in the Hidden History of the West, 1989; Wandering God: A Study in Nomadic Spirituality, 2000; The Twilight of American Culture, 2000. Address: 3701 Connecticut Ave NW #618, Washington, DC 20008-4507, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]