Michael Denning

Michael Denning
Denning, on left in a brown jacket, in 2005
Born1954 (age 69–70)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University (PhD)
OccupationCultural historian
SpouseHazel Carby

Michael Denning (born 1954) is an American cultural historian and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of American Studies at Yale University.[1] His work has been influential in shaping the field of American Studies by importing and interpreting the work of British Cultural Studies theorists. Although he received his Ph.D. from Yale University and studied with Fredric Jameson, perhaps the greatest influence on his work is the time he spent at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies working with Stuart Hall.[2]

He is married to historian Hazel Carby.[3]

  1. ^ "Yale American Studies Department Faculty Page".
  2. ^ Cohen, Victor (May 2008). "Interview with Michael Denning at the Minnesota review". The Minnesota Review. 2008 (70): 105–127. doi:10.1215/00265667-2008-70-105.
  3. ^ "In conversation: Hazel Carby and Michael Denning, winners of lifetime achievement in American studies". 26 February 2015.