American literary critic (1931–2021)
Richard Malin Ohmann (July 11, 1931 – October 8, 2021) was an American literary critic.
Richard Malin Ohmann was born on July 11, 1931, in Shaker Heights, Ohio .[ 1] [ 2] He received a bachelor's degree in literature from Oberlin College in 1952 and a master's and doctorate from Harvard University in 1954 and 1960, respectively.[ 1] [ 2]
He began teaching at Wesleyan University in 1961, where he was the associate provost from 1966 to 1969.[ 1] He was a full professor of English from 1966 and was named the Benjamin Waite Professor of the English Language at some point.[ 3] [ 2] Ohmann held a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1964–65.[ 2] [ 4]
Ohmann was a Marxist.[ 5] At Wesleyan, he taught a course called "Economics of Fiction".[ 6] In the late 1970s he designed and oversaw a Wesleyan course called "Towards a Socialist America."[ 7]
Ohmann died on October 8, 2021, in Hawley, Massachusetts .[ 1]
^ a b c d Risen, Clay (November 3, 2021). "Richard M. Ohmann, 90, Dies; Brought Radical Politics to College English" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Ohmann, Richard (Malin) 1931–". Contemporary Authors . Vol. 13–16. Gale . November 1975. p. 605 . ISBN 0-8103-0027-3 . OCLC 760318060 .
^ "Ohmann Remembered For Transforming University Life and Culture" . Wesleyan University . October 14, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 .
^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Richard M. Ohmann" . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 .
^ "Politics of Letters" . Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021 .
^ Miller, Laura (October 1, 1980). "Author cites 'Economics of Fiction' " . The Capital Times . Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wallenstein, James (December 27, 2021). "Richard Ohmann: The Radical Professor Who Enraged the Right" . Politico .