Paul Levinson

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Paul Levinson
Bronx, New York, U.S.
EducationChristopher Columbus High School
City College of New York
New York University (BA, PhD)
The New School (MA)
Occupation(s)Media theorist, novelist, singer-songwriter, short story writer

Paul Levinson (born March 25, 1947)[1] is an American media theorist, novelist, singer-songwriter, and short story writer. He currently serves as professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into sixteen languages. He is frequently quoted in news articles and appears as a guest commentator on major news outlets.

Education

Paul Levinson graduated from

Media Studies from The New School in 1976; and a PhD from New York University in media ecology in 1979. His doctoral dissertation, Human Replay: A Theory of the Evolution of Media (1979), was mentored by Neil Postman.[2]

Published works

Levinson writes science fiction, fantasy, and sf/mystery hybrids with philosophical undertones as well as non-fiction about the history and future of communications media, the First Amendment, the importance of space exploration, and popular culture themes.[3] His work has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Macedonian, Croatian, Russian, Turkish, Persian, and Arabic.[4] His latest work is Touching the Face of the Cosmos: On the Intersection of Space Travel and Religion, an anthology of essays and science fiction stories which he edited with Michael Waltemathe,[5]

Levinson has received multiple nominations for the

Edgar Award
for Best Play of 2002.

His next novel was

The Plot To Save Socrates, a time travel story. Entertainment Weekly magazine called it "challenging fun".[9] His subsequent novel is Unburning Alexandria, a sequel to The Plot To Save Socrates. The first two chapters of Unburning Alexandria appeared as a novelette in the November 2008 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact,[10] and the expanded novel was published as an e-book in May 2013.[11] The next novel in the series, Chronica, was published in December 2014.[12]

Educational and professional activities

He has taught at

Polytechnic University of New York, Audrey Cohen College and the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute.[13] He has given lectures and keynote addresses at conferences at many universities and authored over 100 scholarly articles.[14]

In 1985 he co-founded

online courses for Masters credit.[15]

He served as president of the

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 1998 to 2001.[3]

Media presentations

Levinson has been interviewed more than 500 times on local, national and international television and radio as a commentator on media, popular culture, and science fiction.

KNX-AM
Radio in Los Angeles, from 2006 to 2008 on media-related news events and popular culture. He has several podcasts and blogs. In April 2009, The Chronicle of Higher Education named him ("PaulLev") one of Twitter's ten "High Fliers".[21]

Musical and recording activities

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, prior to his academic career, Levinson was a songwriter, singer, and record producer with recordings by the Vogues, Donna Marie of the Archies, June Valli, Jimmy Clanton, and Ellie Greenwich. As a radio producer he worked with Murray the K and Wolfman Jack.[22]

He wrote over 100 songs published by major music publishers including

London Records.[23]

He was principal artist, writer, and producer for

Rhino Handmade's 2004 compilation CD Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults, compiled by Andrew Sandoval
. He sang falsetto harmony on many of The Other Voices' recordings.

His songs "Merri Goes Round" and "Looking for Sunsets (In the Early Morning)", both co-written with Ed Fox in the 1970s, were recorded by Sundial Symphony (

Light In The Attic Records in 2020.[29]

Selected bibliography

Main article: Paul Levinson bibliography

Novels

  • The Silk Code (1999) Tor Books
    ISBN 0-312-86823-5
  • Borrowed Tides (2001) Tor Books
    ISBN 0-312-84869-2
  • The Consciousness Plague (2002) Tor Books
    ISBN 0-7653-0098-2
  • The Pixel Eye (2003) Tor Books
    ISBN 0-7653-0556-9
  • ISBN 0-7653-0570-4
  • Unburning Alexandria (2013) JoSara Media
    ISBN 978-1-56178-012-9
  • Chronica (2014) JoSara Media
    ISBN 978-1-56178-031-0
  • It's Real Life (2024) Connected Editions
    ISBN 978-1-56178-088-4

Non-fiction books

References

  1. ^ "Levinson, Paul". Revised June 7, 2014. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (sf-encyclopedia.com). Retrieved 20 July 2015. Entry by 'JC', John Clute.
  2. ^ Levinson, Paul (February 1979). Human Replay: A Theory of the Evolution of Media. #79 18,852. Vol. 40/3. University Microfilms, Int.
  3. ^ a b Gale Reference Team (2007). "Biography: Levinson, Paul (1947–)". Contemporary Authors Online. Thomson Gale.
  4. ISBN 978-94-6351-077-6
    . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Robert A. (February 7, 2016). "Book Review: Touching the Face of the Cosmos - National Space Society". National Space Society. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "sfadb: Locus Awards 2000". www.sfadb.com.
  7. ^ Schulz, J. (December 1, 1999). "Biodetective". Wired. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Locus Online: New Books Listings". www.locusmag.com. September 1999.
  9. ^ Russo, Tom (February 24, 2006). "Book review: The Plot to Save Socrates". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  10. ^ Tomaino, Sam (September 27, 2008). "Review of Analog Science Fiction and Fact – November 2008 – Vol. CXXVIII No.11". SFRevu. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  11. ISBN 978-1-56178-012-9
    .
  12. ISBN 978-1-56178-031-0
    .
  13. ^ Curriculum Vitae
  14. ^ "Managing the Frenzy: Translating Communication Skills to New Media". Communicators Forum. University of Minnesota. May 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  15. ^ Withrow, Frank (June 1, 1997). "Technology in Education and the Next Twenty-Five Years – THE Journal". T.H.E. Journal. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  16. ^ Goldman, Norm (December 2007). "A conversation with well-known author Paul Levinson". Book Pleasures: Meet the Author. Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  17. ^ Levinson, Paul (February 15, 2003). "Op-Ed: The FCC and Halftime". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. Q2.
  18. ^ Levinson, Paul (October 12, 2003). "Op-Ed: Schwarzenegger and the fame game". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. C1.
  19. ^ Levinson, Paul (April 13, 2009). "Is Spitzer fit to be a pundit?". Newsday. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  20. ^ Levinson, Paul (September 27, 2006). "An important cable vote". The New York Sun. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  21. ^ Young, Jeffrey R. (April 10, 2009). "Ten High Fliers on Twitter". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Vol.55, Issue 31. pp. A10. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  22. ^ "Mevio: Personality-driven entertainment". Related information: Levinson News Clips. Mevio. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  23. ^ "Paul Levinson". Modern Music Maker. March 23, 2018.
  24. ^ "Happysad debuts its first album". Billboard. September 30, 1972. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  25. ISBN 978-1-938265-04-4
    . I've seen multitudes of folkpsych wannabes hyped to the skies for their garage charm in euro lists that don't hold a candle to this baby.
  26. ^ "Twice Upon a Rhyme". RateYourMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  27. ^ Mathews, Austin. "Twice Upon a Rhyme". Shindig, January–February 2011. "Superb fuzz guitar irresistibly drizzled across several tracks ... a memorable personality indelibly locked inside the grooves ... the perfect sound track for a lethargic spring day."
  28. ^ DeAngelis, Mike. "Big Stir Singles: The Third Wave". There Once Was A Note. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  29. Breznikar, Klemen (February 3, 2020). "'Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time' by Paul Levinson". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine
    .
  30. doi:10.1177/107554708400500308
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  31. ^ Percival, Ray (November 18, 1995). "Carry on learning: Learning Cyberspace". New Scientist. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  32. ^ Tympas, Aristotle. "Paul Levinson, The Soft Edge: A Natural History and Future of the Information Revolution [Book Review]," in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 76-76, July-Sept. 1999, doi: 10.1109/MAHC.1999.778991.
  33. ^ Headlam, Bruce (July 1, 1999). "Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millennium by Paul Levinson". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  34. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Realspace: The Fate of Physical Presence in the Digital Age, on and Off Planet by Paul Levinson, Author Routledge $34.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-415-27743-3". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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  36. ^ Burzynski Bullard, Sue (October 2011). "Book Review – New New Media by Paul Levinson". ResearchGate.

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