der Derian, James (Arthur)

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DER DERIAN, James (Arthur)

DER DERIAN, James (Arthur). American, b. 1955. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, professor of political science, 1984-. Oxford University, lecturer, 1982-83, visiting fellow of St. Antony's College, 1995; Columbia University, lecturer, 1984; teacher at Gardner and Lancaster State Prisons, 1986-91; University of Southern California, senior research fellow at Center for International Studies, 1988; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, visiting scholar at Center for International Studies, 1991-92; guest lecturer at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Producer and moderator of a radio and television series Great Decisions, broadcast by college and community networks, 1985-90; consultant to 60 Minutes; guest on television and radio programs in the United States and Australia. Publications: On Diplomacy: A Genealogy of Western Estrangement, 1987; (ed. with M. Shapiro, and contrib.) International/Intertextual Relations: Postmodern Readings of World Politics, 1989; Antidiplomacy: Spies, Speed, Terror, and War, 1992; (ed. and contrib.) International Theory: Critical Investigations, 1995; Virtual Security, 1996; The Virilio Reader, in press. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of Political Science, Thompson Hall, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, U.S.A.