Russel Blaine Nye (February 17, 1913 – September 2, 1993) was an American professor of English who in the 1960s pioneered popular culture studies.[1] He was the author of a dozen books, including George Bancroft: Brahmin Rebel which won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
In 1957 after the director of the Detroit Public Library claimed that L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had no value and should not be stocked by libraries, Nye and Martin Gardner published a new critical edition of the novel highlighting its value, causing a firestorm of controversy, followed by eventual acceptance.
In 1970 he co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Marshall Fishwick, working to shape a new academic discipline called Popular Culture Theory that blurred the traditional distinctions between high and low culture, focusing on mass culture mediums like television and the Internet, and cultural archetypes like comic book heroes.
^Baum, Lyman Frank; Gardner, Martin; Nye, Russel Blaine (1994-12-01). The Wizard of Oz and who he was. Michigan State University Press. ISBN9780870133664.
^Nye, Russel B.; Browne, Ray Broadus (1971-01-01). Crises on campus. Bowling Green University Press. ISBN9780879720612.
^Nye, Russel B.; Garab, Arra M. (1971-01-01). Modern Essays. Scott, Forsman and Company.
^Waldmeir, Joseph J. (1978-01-01). Essays in Honor of Russel B. Nye. Michigan State University Press. ISBN9780870132094.
^Hinds, Harold E.; Motz, Marilyn Ferris; Nelson, Angela M. S. (2006-01-01). Popular Culture Theory and Methodology: A Basic Introduction. Popular Press. ISBN9780879728717.
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"Russel Nye, Historian, Dies at 80; A Student of Comics, Jazz and TV" New York Times, September 5, 1993
Herder, Dale (1994) "A Tribute to Russel B. Nye 1913 -- 1993"] MSU Alumni Magazine, Winter 1994
Brief Biography on the Wisconsin Library Association's web site [1]
russel, russel, blaine, february, 1913, september, 1993, american, professor, english, 1960s, pioneered, popular, culture, studies, author, dozen, books, including, george, bancroft, brahmin, rebel, which, 1945, pulitzer, prize, biography, autobiography, russe. Russel Blaine Nye February 17 1913 September 2 1993 was an American professor of English who in the 1960s pioneered popular culture studies 1 He was the author of a dozen books including George Bancroft Brahmin Rebel which won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography Russel Blaine NyeBorn 1913 02 17 February 17 1913Viola WisconsinDiedSeptember 2 1993 1993 09 02 aged 80 Lansing MichiganNationalityAmericanAlma materOberlin CollegeUniversity of WisconsinAwardsPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography 1945 Scientific careerFieldsEnglish and American CultureInstitutionsMichigan State UniversityBorn in Viola Wisconsin Nye received his bachelor s degree from Oberlin College in 1934 and his master s degree from the University of Wisconsin in English the following year In 1938 he married Kathryn Chaney and in 1940 he completed his doctorate on George Bancroft again at the University of Wisconsin 2 Nye taught in the English department at Michigan State University from 1941 to 1979 3 In 1957 after the director of the Detroit Public Library claimed that L Frank Baum s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had no value and should not be stocked by libraries Nye and Martin Gardner published a new critical edition of the novel highlighting its value causing a firestorm of controversy followed by eventual acceptance In 1970 he co founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B Browne and Marshall Fishwick working to shape a new academic discipline called Popular Culture Theory that blurred the traditional distinctions between high and low culture focusing on mass culture mediums like television and the Internet and cultural archetypes like comic book heroes He died in Lansing Michigan in 1993 Works editRussel B Nye The Mind and Art of George Bancroft 1939 4 Russel B Nye George Bancroft Brahmin Rebel 1944 5 Russel B Nye Fettered Freedom Civil Liberties and the Slavery Controversy 1830 1860 1948 Michigan State University Press Russel B Nye and Jack Eric Morpurgo A History of the United States Volume One The Birth of the U S A 1955 Russel B Nye and Jack Eric Morpurgo A History of the United States Volume Two The Growth of the U S A 1955 Third Edition 1970 Penguin Books Russel B Nye and Martin Gardner The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was 1957 6 Russel B Nye The cultural life of the new Nation 1776 1830 1960 New York Harper Russel B Nye This almost chosen people essays in the history of American ideas 1966 Michigan State University Press Russel B Nye and Ray B Browne Crises on Campus 1971 7 Russel B Nye and Arra M Garab Modern Essays 1971 8 Russel B Nye Society and culture in America 1830 1860 1974 New York Harper Joseph G Waldmeir Essays in Honor of Russel B Nye 1978 9 Harold E Hinds et al eds Popular Culture Theory and Methodology A Basic Introduction 2006 10 References edit Russel B Nye Social Security Death Index New England Historic Genealogical Society Retrieved June 24 2011 Russel B laine Nye 1913 1993 Contemporary Authors Gale Waldmeir Joseph Essays in Honor of Russel B Nye East Lansing Michigan Michigan State University Press 1978 vii Nye Russel Blaine 1939 01 01 The mind and art of George Bancroft University of Wisconsin Madison Nye Russel Blaine 1972 01 01 George Bancroft Brahmin Rebel Octagon Books ISBN 9780374961336 Baum Lyman Frank Gardner Martin Nye Russel Blaine 1994 12 01 The Wizard of Oz and who he was Michigan State University Press ISBN 9780870133664 Nye Russel B Browne Ray Broadus 1971 01 01 Crises on campus Bowling Green University Press ISBN 9780879720612 Nye Russel B Garab Arra M 1971 01 01 Modern Essays Scott Forsman and Company Waldmeir Joseph J 1978 01 01 Essays in Honor of Russel B Nye Michigan State University Press ISBN 9780870132094 Hinds Harold E Motz Marilyn Ferris Nelson Angela M S 2006 01 01 Popular Culture Theory and Methodology A Basic Introduction Popular Press ISBN 9780879728717 Sources edit Russel Nye Historian Dies at 80 A Student of Comics Jazz and TV New York Times September 5 1993 Herder Dale 1994 A Tribute to Russel B Nye 1913 1993 MSU Alumni Magazine Winter 1994 Brief Biography on the Wisconsin Library Association s web site 1 Russel B Nye at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp This biography of an American historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russel B Nye amp oldid 1072759812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
