Thomas de Zengotita
Encyclopedia
Thomas de Zengotita is an author
and contributing editor
at Harper's Magazine
. He holds an anthropology
Ph.D from Columbia University
and teaches at the Dalton School and New York University
. His most recent book is called Mediated: How the Media Shapes your World and the Way you Live in it (2005). De Zengotita is also a contributor to the Huffington Post
blog. He is working on a book entitled "Human Rights - a new foundation." He lives in New York City.
Author
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and contributing editor
Contributing editor
A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. The contributing editor regularly contributes articles to the publication but does not actually edit articles, and the title...
at Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...
. He holds an anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
Ph.D from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and teaches at the Dalton School and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. His most recent book is called Mediated: How the Media Shapes your World and the Way you Live in it (2005). De Zengotita is also a contributor to the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
blog. He is working on a book entitled "Human Rights - a new foundation." He lives in New York City.
Books
- The Hidden Effects of Media on People, Places, and Things, 2004.
- How the Media Shapes your World and the Way you Live in it, 2005.