Aaron Barlow

Background

Barlow was born in Durham, North Carolina.

Education

And Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Iowa with a dissertation on Philip K. Dick.

Career

He is an Associate Professor of English at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New New York He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Beloit College and his Master of Arts Barlow"s specialty is the impact of technology on contemporary American culture. He has also written two books related to film and the film industry,The Digital Video Disc Revolution: Movies, Culture, and Technology and In 2011, he edited a volume of essays written by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers called One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, Barlow himself having served in Togo (88-90).

Since 2013, he has been Faculty Editor of Academe, the magazine of the American Association of University Professors (American Association of University Professors) and Executive Editor of the Academe blog.

Achievements

• The book won a silver medal in the Travel Essay category of the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards His academic career includes two years as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso as a Fulbright Fellow from 1985 to 1987.

Works

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  • The Rise of the Blogosphere by Aaron Barlow (2007-03-30)
  • The DVD Revolution: Movies, Culture, and Technology by Aaron Barlow (2004-12-30)

Politics

2011.

The Cult of Individualism: A History of an Enduring American Myth.