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Birkerts graduated from [[Cranbrook Kingswood School]] and then from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1973. He has taught writing at [[Harvard University]], [[Emerson College]], [[Amherst College]], and most recently at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. Birkerts is currently a member of the core faculty of the [[Bennington College]] Writing Seminars and is the editor of ''Agni'', the literary journal [http://www.fawc.org/summer/wr_nonfiction.shtm] & [http://www.pifmagazine.com/SID/757/]. |
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|09|21}} |
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|birth_place=[[Pontiac, Michigan]], United States |
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|alma_mater=[[University of Michigan]]<br>[[Cranbrook Kingswood School|Cranbrook School]] |
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|occupation=[[Essay]]ist, [[literary criticism|literary critic]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Sven Birkerts''' (born 21 September 1951) is an American [[essayist]] and [[literary critic]]. He is best known for his book ''The Gutenberg Elegies'' (1994), which posits a decline in reading due to the overwhelming advances of the [[Internet]] and other technologies of the "electronic culture." In 2006 he published a revised edition with new introduction and afterword, reflecting on the endurance of reading. |
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His father is noted architect [[Gunnar Birkerts]]. |
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Birkerts was born in [[Pontiac, Michigan]], and grew up in the metropolitan [[Detroit]] area. He graduated from [[Cranbrook Kingswood School|Cranbrook School]] and from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1973. |
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== Books == |
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After publishing several well-received books of collected essays on literature, Birkerts was appointed to many prominent editorial and teaching positions. He became the Director of the [[Bennington College]] Writing Seminars, a position he assumed after the death of [[Liam Rector]]. Birkerts was the editor of ''[[AGNI (magazine)|AGNI]]'', the literary journal and has taught writing at [[Harvard University]], [[Emerson College]], [[Amherst College]], and [[Mount Holyoke College]]. |
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He lives in [[Arlington, Massachusetts]], with his wife Lynn. He has two children, Mara and Liam. |
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His father was noted architect [[Gunnar Birkerts]], who based his practice in the Detroit area after immigrating to the United States following completion of his architectural degree in [[Stuttgart]]. He was born and grew up in [[Latvia]], leaving as a young man before the Soviet Army occupied the nation in the last days of World War II. |
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==Works== |
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* ''An Artificial Wilderness: Essays on 20th Century Literature''. (1987). New York: William Morrow. |
* ''An Artificial Wilderness: Essays on 20th Century Literature''. (1987). New York: William Morrow. |
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* ''The Electric Life: Essays on Modern Poetry''. (1989). New York: William Morrow. |
* ''The Electric Life: Essays on Modern Poetry''. (1989). New York: William Morrow. |
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* ''Readings''. (1999). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press. |
* ''Readings''. (1999). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press. |
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* ''My Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time''. (2002). New York: Viking. |
* ''My Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time''. (2002). New York: Viking. |
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* ''The Other Walk''. (2011). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press. |
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* ''Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet Age''. (2015). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press. |
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Sven Birkerts | |
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| Born | September 21, 1951 Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
| Occupation | Essayist, literary critic |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Cranbrook School |
| Relatives | Gunnar Birkerts (father) |
Sven Birkerts (born 21 September 1951) is an American essayist and literary critic. He is best known for his book The Gutenberg Elegies (1994), which posits a decline in reading due to the overwhelming advances of the Internet and other technologies of the "electronic culture." In 2006 he published a revised edition with new introduction and afterword, reflecting on the endurance of reading.
Birkerts was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and grew up in the metropolitan Detroit area. He graduated from Cranbrook School and from the University of Michigan in 1973.
After publishing several well-received books of collected essays on literature, Birkerts was appointed to many prominent editorial and teaching positions. He became the Director of the Bennington College Writing Seminars, a position he assumed after the death of Liam Rector. Birkerts was the editor of AGNI, the literary journal and has taught writing at Harvard University, Emerson College, Amherst College, and Mount Holyoke College.
He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, with his wife Lynn. He has two children, Mara and Liam.
His father was noted architect Gunnar Birkerts, who based his practice in the Detroit area after immigrating to the United States following completion of his architectural degree in Stuttgart. He was born and grew up in Latvia, leaving as a young man before the Soviet Army occupied the nation in the last days of World War II.
Works
[edit]- An Artificial Wilderness: Essays on 20th Century Literature. (1987). New York: William Morrow.
- The Electric Life: Essays on Modern Poetry. (1989). New York: William Morrow.
- American Energies: Essays on Fiction. (1992). New York: William Morrow.
- The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. (1994). Boston: Faber and Faber.
- Readings. (1999). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press.
- My Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time. (2002). New York: Viking.
- The Other Walk. (2011). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press.
- Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet Age. (2015). St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press.
Sources
[edit]- Alger, Derek. "Interview, May 1, 2005". pif Magazine. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
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