Barry B. Levine
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Barry B. Levine is an American
academic and founding professor of Sociology
at the Florida International University
.
and his Ph.D in 1973 from the New School for Social Research. He held a teaching position at the University of Puerto Rico
for seven years before leaving for FIU in 1972. He is well liked by his students because of his charismatic lecture style and witty sense of humor, as well as his regard for Sociologist Max Weber
.
In 1969, he cofounded and edited Caribbean Review, an English-language quarterly journal focused on the culture and ideals of the Caribbean
, Latin America
and their emigrant groups.
He is perhaps best known for penning Benjy Lopez which received much acclaim; most recently in a February, 2008, Newsweek article written by art historian Robert Farris Thompson
.
He is currently writing Global Pants: Who Gets to Make What for Whom. A first-person testimonial about a 77-year-old garment manufacturer who has had factories throughout the US, the Caribbean, Asia, and Latin America.
United States
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academic and founding professor of Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
.
Academic career
Levine received his B.A. in 1961 from the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and his Ph.D in 1973 from the New School for Social Research. He held a teaching position at the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
for seven years before leaving for FIU in 1972. He is well liked by his students because of his charismatic lecture style and witty sense of humor, as well as his regard for Sociologist Max Weber
Max Weber
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipline of sociology itself...
.
In 1969, he cofounded and edited Caribbean Review, an English-language quarterly journal focused on the culture and ideals of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and their emigrant groups.
He is perhaps best known for penning Benjy Lopez which received much acclaim; most recently in a February, 2008, Newsweek article written by art historian Robert Farris Thompson
Robert Farris Thompson
Robert Farris Thompson is the Colonel John Trumbull Professor of the History of Art at Yale University....
.
He is currently writing Global Pants: Who Gets to Make What for Whom. A first-person testimonial about a 77-year-old garment manufacturer who has had factories throughout the US, the Caribbean, Asia, and Latin America.
Selected bibliography
- El Desafío Neoliberal : El Fin del Tercermundismo en América Latina, 1992
- The Caribbean Exodus, 1987
- The New Cuban Presence in the Caribbean, 1983
- Benjy Lopez, A Picaresque Tale of Emigration and Return, 1980
- Problemas de Desigualdad Social en Puerto Rico, 1972