Michael Parenti

Michael Parenti
Parenti in Berkeley, California in 2004
Born (1933-09-30) September 30, 1933 (age 91)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education
Occupations
Notable work
  • Democracy for the Few
  • Inventing Reality
  • Dirty Truths
  • Blackshirts and Reds
  • To Kill a Nation
  • Superpatriotism
SpouseSusan Parenti
ChildrenChristian Parenti
Awards
SchoolMarxism
Institutions
 
ThesisEthnic and Political Attitudes: A Depth Study of Italian Americans (1962)
Doctoral advisorRobert E. Lane
Main interests
Socialism · Imperialism · Political economy · Media · Ideology

Michael John Parenti (born September 30, 1933) is an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at universities as well as run for political office.[1] Parenti is well known for his Marxist writings and lectures,[2][3] and is an intellectual of the American Left.[4]

  1. ^ Marcetic, Branko (March 3, 2021). "How Bernie Sanders, an Open Socialist, Won Burlington's Mayoral Election". Jacobin.
  2. ^ Parenti, Michael (January 1, 1998). "The Increasing Relevance of Marxism". Socialism and Democracy. 12 (1): 115–121. doi:10.1080/08854309808428215. ISSN 0885-4300.
  3. ^ Boggs, Carl (June 1, 2012). "Reflections on Politics and Academia: An Interview with Michael Parenti". New Political Science. 34 (2): 228–236. doi:10.1080/07393148.2012.676401. ISSN 0739-3148. S2CID 147258248.
  4. ^ Carr, Paul R. (2011). Does Your Vote Count?: Critical Pedagogy and Democracy. Peter Lang. p. 274. ISBN 978-1433108129.