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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Walter Benjamin Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin 1892 1940 German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Benjamin
Theodore Dalrymple Anthony Malcolm Daniels 1949 n/a English cultural critic, prison physician and psychiatrist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dalrymple
Neil Postman Neil Postman 1931 2003 American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed technology, including personal computers in school and cruise control in cars, and is best known for twenty books regarding technology and education, including Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), Conscientious Objections (1988), Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992), The Disappearance of Childhood (1982) and The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School (1995) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Postman
Siegfried Kracauer Siegfried Kracauer 1889 1966 German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Kracauer
A. O. Scott Anthony Oliver Scott 1966 n/a American journalist and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._O._Scott
Martin Jay Martin Evan Jay 1944 n/a American intellectual historian whose research interests have connected history with other academic and intellectual activities, such as the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, social theory, cultural criticism, and historiography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Jay
Greil Marcus Greil Marcus 1945 n/a American author, music journalist and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greil_Marcus
Anna Khachiyan Anna Khachiyan 1985 n/a Russian cultural critic, writer, and co-host of the podcast Red Scare based in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Khachiyan
Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ruth Ben-Ghiat null null American historian and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ben-Ghiat
Julien Benda Julien Benda 1867 1956 French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Benda
Laura Kipnis Laura Kipnis null null American cultural critic and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Kipnis
Philip Rieff Philip Rieff 1922 2006 American sociologist and cultural critic, who taught sociology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1961 until 1992 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Rieff
Gilbert Seldes Gilbert Vivian Seldes 1893 1970 American writer and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Seldes
Wayne Koestenbaum Wayne Koestenbaum 1958 n/a American artist, poet, and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Koestenbaum
Gershon Legman Gershon Legman 1917 1999 American cultural critic and folklorist, best known for his books The Rationale of the Dirty Joke (1968) and The Horn Book: Studies in Erotic Folklore and Bibliography (1964) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershon_Legman
Johanna Drucker Johanna Drucker 1952 n/a American author, book artist, visual theorist, and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Drucker
Sacvan Bercovitch Sacvan Bercovitch 1933 2014 Canadian literary and cultural critic who spent most of his life teaching and writing in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacvan_Bercovitch
Vivian Sobchack Vivian Carol Sobchack null null American cinema and media theorist and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Sobchack
Felix Bernstein (artist) Felix Bernstein 1992 n/a null performance artist, video artist, writer, and cultural critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Bernstein_(artist)
Lisa E. Bloom Lisa E. Bloom 1958 n/a American cultural critic, educator and feminist art historian specializing in polar studies, contemporary art, environmental art, history of photography, visual culture and film studies and is known for her books and essay contributions to these areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_E._Bloom