Theodore Roszak
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- Born
- 1933 · Chicago.
- Died
- 2011 · Berkeley.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- novelist · historian · sociologist · writer · teacher · opinion journalist
- Fields
- culturology
- Education
- Princeton University · University of California and Los Angeles
- Known for
- The Making of a Counter Culture
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel · Otherwise Award · Tähtivaeltaja Award
- Languages
- English
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Theodore Roszak studied at Princeton University and University of California, Los Angeles. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is culturology. Employment is recorded with Stanford University and San Francisco State University. Works named in the authority record are The Making of a Counter Culture. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel, Otherwise Award and Tähtivaeltaja Award.
Theodore Roszak is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel and Otherwise Award.
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Theodore Roszak, a historian and sociologist, was born on 15 November 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. and died on 5 July 2011 in Berkeley, California. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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1933
Theodore Roszak born at Chicago.
2011
Theodore Roszak died at Berkeley.
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- 1.Princeton University. Princeton Alumni Weekly.
- 2.O'Neill. The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s. Charles Scribner's Sons. January 1, 2003.
- 3.Ball, Terence. Theodore Roszak. Environmental Encyclopedia. Gale. 2003.
- 4.Roszak, Theodore Matthew. Thomas Cromwell and the Henrican reformation. 1959.
- 5.Fountain, Nigel (1988). Underground: the London Alternative Press, 1966–74. Taylor & Francis. p. 12.
- 6.Gale. Theodore Roszak. Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. August 12, 2011.
- 7.Stanford University. Stanford Humanities Lab.
- 8.San Francisco Chronicle. Theodore Roszak (1933–2011). July 1, 2009.
- 9.Stanford University. Computing and Counterculture.
- 10.Martin, Douglas. Theodore Roszak, '60s Expert, Dies at 77. The New York Times. July 12, 2011.
- 11.Woo, Elaine. Theodore Roszak dies at 77; scholar coined the term 'counterculture'. Chicago Tribune. Los Angeles Times. July 14, 2011.
- 12.Homberger, Eric. Obituary: Theodore Roszak: US observer of social change, he coined the term 'counterculture'. The Guardian. July 28, 2011.
- 13.Theodore Roszak; Historian who coined 'counterculture' to describe the flower power movement and became a tireless champion of environmentalism. The Times. NI Syndication Limited. July 27, 2011.
- 14.Theodore Roszak coined counterculture label. Guelph Mercury. Associated Press. July 15, 2011.
- 15.Wade, Nicholas. Theodore Roszak: Visionary Critic of Science. Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 178. 4064. 960–962. December 1, 1972. 10.1126/science.178.4064.960.
- 16.Blumberg, Paul. Where the Wasteland Ends: Politics and Transcendence in Postindustrial Society. Theodore Roszak. Contemporary Sociology. American Sociological Association. 2. 6. 591–595. 1973. 10.2307/2062444.
- 17.Erlich, John L. Where the Wasteland Ends Theodore Roszak. Social Work. Oxford University Press. 18. 3. 123. 1973. 23710896.
- 18.Schwarz, Walter. Books: Mind over matter in a mad world - Theodore Roszak, historian of counterculture, has identified the ultimate Green discipline, says Walter Schwarz / Eco psychology. The Guardian. March 20, 1993.
- 19.Hannon, Jamie. Reviewed Work: The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology (2nd Edition) by Theodore Roszak. Natural Areas Journal. Natural Areas Association. 23. 4. 373–374. October 2003. 43912269.
- 20.Johnson, Gregory. Reviewed Work: Person/Planet: The Creative Disintegration of Industrial Society by Theodore Roszak. Contemporary Sociology. 10. 2. 327–328. March 1981. 10.2307/2066984.
- 21.Reviewed Work: The Cult of Information: The Folklore of Computers and the True Art of Thinking by Theodore Roszak. The Wilson Quarterly. 10. 4. 155. Autumn 1986. 40257076.
- 22.Lovell, Bernard. Reviewed Work: THE CULT OF INFORMATION: The Folklore of Computers and the True Art of Thinking by Theodore Roszak. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. 135. 5372. 612–613. July 1987. 41374362.
- 23.Robins, Kevin. The Cult of Information: The Folklore of Computers and the True Art of Thinking Theodore Roszak. Sociology. 21. 3. 495–496. 1987. 10.1177/0038038587021003030.
- 24.THE GENDERED ATOM: Reflections on the Sexual Psychology of Science. Publishers Weekly. 246. 41. October 11, 1999.
- 25.Losos, Joseph. Boomers Glide into their Golden Years Theodore Roszak Presents a Largely Rosy Vision of the Future as the Counter-Culture Generation Grows Gray. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 13, 1998.
- 26.Blakemore, Peter. Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind by Theodore Roszak, Mary E. Gomes, Allen D. Kanner. Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. Oxford University Press. 5. 1. 138–139. Winter 1998. 10.1093/isle/5.1.138.
- 27.Van Leeuwen, Jan. Theodore Roszak's the Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein: A Countercultural Perspective on Alchemy, Gender and the Scientific Revolution. DQR Studies in Literature. 47. 1. 449–466. July 2010.
- 28.Thomas, Joan. The Thomas Review Frankenstein benefits from facelift Female characters spring to life in Roszak's modern version of Shelley classic. The Globe and Mail. June 3, 1995.
- 29.The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein. Publishers Weekly. 242. 11. March 13, 1995.
- 30.Maclay, Catherine. Theodore Roszak: the monster in the laboratory. Publishers Weekly. 242. 17. April 24, 1995.
- 31.Salvadori, T.R. The Devil and Daniel Silverman (Book). Library Journal. 128. 1. January 1, 2003.
- 32.Cebik, L. B. Reviewed Work: The Dissenting Academy by Theodore Roszak. The Georgia Review. 24. 3. 376–379. Fall 1970. 41396748.
- 33.Hymes, Dell. Responsibilities of Dissent. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 24. 9. 29–34. November 1968. 10.1080/00963402.1968.11457734.
- 34.Moore, W. G. The Dissenting Academy Theodore Roszak. The Modern Language Review. 68. 1. 134–136. 1973. 10.2307/3726213.
- 35.Graham, Ronnie. Unfinished Animal Theodore Roszak. Fortnight. 155. 17. 1977. 25546421.
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Formation and teaching. Roszak studied at Princeton University and University of California, Los Angeles. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Philosophy. Roszak received Guggenheim Fellowship, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel, Otherwise Award and Tähtivaeltaja Award.
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