Emma Brockes
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Emma Brockes is a British
author and journalist for The Guardian
newspaper. She lives in New York.
Brockes graduated in 1997 with a first
from St Edmund Hall
, Oxford University
where she was editor of the student newspaper Cherwell and won the Philip Geddes prize for journalism. She worked briefly as feature writer on The Scotsman
, before joining The Guardian
in 1997. She has been recognised by the British Press Awards
three times, taking the 'Young Journalist of the Year' award in 2001 and the 'Feature Writer of the Year' award in 2002, for which she was also nominated in 2006.
In 2005, a profile by Brockes of Noam Chomsky
published in The Guardian
sparked controversy over its depiction of Chomsky's views on Bosnian war crimes when Chomsky described it as "an exercise in defamation that is a model of the genre". The Guardian
later withdrew the article from the website, acknowledging "Ms Brockes's misrepresentation of Prof Chomsky's views on Srebrenica" , and offering "an unreserved apology to Prof Chomsky" for Brockes's suggestion that Chomsky denied Srebrenica to be a massacre.
Her first book What Would Barbra Do? was published in 2007. It is a light-hearted musical memoir centered on the love of musicals she inherited from her mother, to which the New York Times Book Review responded "Spirited, articulate and utterly devourable ... If I could offer [Brockes] any advice, it would be ... to write as many books on as many subjects as she can, as fast as is reasonably possible.". She continues to write profiles of major public figures for The Guardian, as well as contributing her own work to The New York Times and other publications as listed on her web site (see the links under 'External Links', below).
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author and journalist for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper. She lives in New York.
Brockes graduated in 1997 with a first
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
from St Edmund Hall
St Edmund Hall, Oxford
St Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"...
, Oxford University
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
where she was editor of the student newspaper Cherwell and won the Philip Geddes prize for journalism. She worked briefly as feature writer on The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
, before joining The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
in 1997. She has been recognised by the British Press Awards
British Press Awards
The British Press Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates the best of British journalism. Established in the 1970s, honours are voted on by a panel of journalists and newspaper executives...
three times, taking the 'Young Journalist of the Year' award in 2001 and the 'Feature Writer of the Year' award in 2002, for which she was also nominated in 2006.
In 2005, a profile by Brockes of Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
published in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
sparked controversy over its depiction of Chomsky's views on Bosnian war crimes when Chomsky described it as "an exercise in defamation that is a model of the genre". The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
later withdrew the article from the website, acknowledging "Ms Brockes's misrepresentation of Prof Chomsky's views on Srebrenica" , and offering "an unreserved apology to Prof Chomsky" for Brockes's suggestion that Chomsky denied Srebrenica to be a massacre.
Her first book What Would Barbra Do? was published in 2007. It is a light-hearted musical memoir centered on the love of musicals she inherited from her mother, to which the New York Times Book Review responded "Spirited, articulate and utterly devourable ... If I could offer [Brockes] any advice, it would be ... to write as many books on as many subjects as she can, as fast as is reasonably possible.". She continues to write profiles of major public figures for The Guardian, as well as contributing her own work to The New York Times and other publications as listed on her web site (see the links under 'External Links', below).
External links
- Brockes' profile at The Guardian
- Emma Brockes' Web site
- Emma Brockes on twitter