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DENNIS BARON Professor of English DENNIS BARON Professor of English, Emeritus mobile: (217) 419-8377 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign email: [email protected] Twitter: @DrGrammar Home: The Web of Language: http://bit.ly/2kUSI17 1801 Foxborough Ct Web Page url: http://bit.ly/zoc7NR Champaign IL 61822-8501 VITA Education: Ph.D., University of Michigan (English Language and Literature), 1971. M.A., Columbia University (English anD Comparative Literature), 1968. A.B., BranDeis University (English anD American Literature), 1965. Positions held: Research Professor of English and linguistics, University of Illinois, 2018-present. Professor English, Emeritus, University of Illinois, 2018-present. Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984-2018. HeaD, Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1998-2003. Acting HeaD, Department of English, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997-98. Director of Rhetoric, University of Illinois, 1985-97. Director, Writing Outreach Workshop, Univ. of Illinois, 1985-88. Professor, Campus Honors Faculty, Univ. of Illinois, 1988-present. Professor, College of Education, UIUC, Summer 1988. Associate Professor of English anD Linguistics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1981-84. Assistant Professor of English anD Linguistics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1975-81. Assistant Professor of English, The City College of CUNY, 1973-74. Assistant Professor of English, Eastern Illinois University, 1971-73. Fellowships and Grants: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 2016-17. Faculty Fellow, Program for the Study of Cultural Values and Ethics, Univ. of Illinois, Spring 1992. National EnDowment for the Humanities Fellowship, calenDar year 1989. Newberry Library National EnDowment for the Humanities Fellowship, 1988-89 (offered, not held). IBM Project Excel Grant C-41, 1986-87: “Computer Analysis of Student Writing.” Associate, Center for ADvanceD StuDy, University of Illinois 1984-85. Fulbright Lecturer, University of Poitiers, France, 1978-79. Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, 1978 (offered, not held). University of Illinois Research BoarD grants, multiple years, 1978 - present. Publications: Books and Monographs 1. A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers and the Digital Revolution. New York anD OxforD: OxforD University Press, 2009, pp. xviii + 259. Paperback edition, 2012. Chinese translation, 2012. Dennis Baron, Vita, 2 Reviews: Vincent Rossmeier, “Is the internet melting our brains?” Salon Sept. 19, http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/09/19/better_pencil/; reprinteD anD reposteD on over 100 sites, including Cory Doctorow’s blog, BoingBoing; rpt. in Italian: http://guide.supereva.it/bibliofilia/interventi/2009/10/e-vero-che-internet-fonDe-il-cervello Adam D. Thierer, “Plato wrote it Down.” City Journal, Autumn 2009 (Oct. 23); http://www.city- journal.org/2009/bc1023at.html. Thierer also lists the book among the 10 best technology books of 2009: http://techliberation.com/2009/12/19/the-10-most-important-info-tech-policy-books-of- 2009/ Jim Cullen, History News Network. Sept. 20, 2009. http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/117178.html Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman. Nov. 3, 2009. http://www.scotsman.com/sos-review/Book-review-A- Better-Pencil.5784754.jp William VanDerbloemen, “Twitter: A new kinD of pencil.” http://williamvanderbloemen.com/2009/10/a-new-kind-of-pencil/ Marianne Orne, Library Journal, Nov. 2009, http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6704048.html?industryid=47112 Barbara Fister, “Pencils, pixels, anD panic attacks.” Library Journal.com http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6698631.html?&rid=1105906703&source=title Elizabeth McCullough. Nov., 2009. http://internetreviewofbooks.com/nov09/a_ better_pencil.html Juliet Waters. “Word Up.” Montreal Mirror, Dec. 3, 2009, p. 45. http://www.montreal mirror.com/ 2009/120309/books1.html Tim Kastelle & John Steen, Innovation LeaDership Network. http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/12/innovation-lessons-from-a-better-pencil/ Roy Johnson, review, Dec. 2009. mantex.com (Manchester, EnglanD) http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/baron_2.htm A. Asohan. “Blink anD it’s a whole new worlD.” The Star (Malaysia) http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2009/11/1/columnists/straythoughts/4989821&se c=Stray%20Thoughts Henry Farrell, Times Higher Education, Jan. 21, 2010. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=410105&c=2 Brian Winston. International Journal of Communication 4 (2010): 113-16. Stephen Poole, The Guardian, Jan. 30, 2010, http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/30/steven- poole-nonfiction-robert-darnton P. Finley, Choice. www.cro2.org Brian Hayes, “Electrifying Language.” American Scientist, Nov./Dec. 2010. Review of A Better Pencil. http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/electrifying-language. Rpt., 3quarksdaily, Dec. 28, 2010. http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2010/12/electrifying-language.html. Rpt., The New Yorker “Book Bench,” http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/12/a-new- era-a-better-pencil.html Rpt., Arts Journal, http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2010/12/the_tools_of_wr.shtml; anD rpt. on four other web sites. 2. Guide to Home Language Repair (questions, answers, anD essays on the English language). Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English (1994), viii + 165. Reviews anD notices: RicharD LeDerer, Boston Book Review (May 1995); William Safire, New York Times Magazine (December 1994). 3. The English-Only Question: An Official Language for Americans? (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990; paper ed., 1992), pp. xxi + 226. Reviews anD notices: Publishers Weekly 237 (Aug. 10, 1990), 374; Genevieve Stuttaford, Publishers Weekly 237 (Aug. 31, 1990), 55; Washington Post Book World (Sept. 23, 1990); Mary Banas, Booklist 86 (August 1990), 2133-34; Kitty Chen Dean, Library Journal 115 (Sept. 1, 1990), 220; Education Week (with 150 word excerpt; Sept. 26, 1990), 24; Hazel Sample Guyol, New York City Dennis Baron, Vita, 3 Tribune (Oct. 24, 1990); The Bookwatch—Midwest Book Review (February 1991), 6; Change 23 (March 1991): 55; B. Larson, Choice (March 1991), 1126; Lynn Sharon, The Jerusalem Post (10 May, 1991): 19; Suzanne Romaine, Times Literary Supplement (31 May, 1991): 8; Jonathan Pool, American Political Science Review 85 (1991): 636-37; Book Review Digest 87 (November 1991): 13; Brian Weinstein, American Journal of Sociology 97 (1991): 863-65; Publishers Weekly (Sept. 28, 1992), 73; Elsa Auerbach, College English 54 (1992): 843-51; June K. Phillips, Modern Language Journal 76 (1992): 112-13; Jesse Levitt, Language Problems and Language Planning 16 (1992): 274- 76; James E. Alatis, Language 69 (1993): 791-93. 4. Declining Grammar and Other Essays on the English Vocabulary (Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1989), pp. ix + 240. Reviews anD notices: Newsweek (Dec. 11, 1989), p. 71; William Safire, New York Times Magazine (Dec. 3, 1989); The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL, Nov. 26, 1989), pp. 55, 58; The Chicago Tribune; The Chicago Sun-Times; The Denver Post; Library Materials Guide (Spring 1990), p. 99; Book RePort 8 (March 1990), p. 46; NATE News (Summer 1990), p. 22; J. N. Sivell, Language 66 (1990), pp. 859-60; Book RePort 8 (March 1990), 46; Kliatt Young Adult PaPerback Book Guide 24 (April 1990), 39. 5. Grammar and Gender (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986; paper ed., 1987), pp. ix + 249. Reviews: Kirkus Reviews 54 (Jan. 1, 1986), p. 26; Genevieve Stuttaford, Publishers Weekly 229 (Jan. 17, 1986), 59; E. Nelson Hayes, Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), March 5, 1986; Thomas Short, The Washington Times Magazine, March 10, 1986, 6M-7M; John Simon, The New Leader 69 (March 10, 1986), 19-20; Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 1986, 10; Elaine KenDall, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1986; Robert Paustian, Library Journal 111 (April 1, 1986), 151; Thomas Short, Insight (April 7, 1986); Paul WooD, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette (May 16, 1986), WeekenD, 14; B. L. Dubois, Choice 23 (May, 1986), 1383; Language Monthly (May, 1986), 20-21; Charles Sleeth, The Times Literary Supplement (July 4, 1986), 740; Beryl Lieff BenDerly, Psychology Today 20 (August, 1986), 78; Virginia Quarterly Review 62 (Summer, 1986), 90; Elaine Kahn, The Toronto Star (Sept. 20, 1986), M9; Jeremy Klein ETC. 43 (1986), 431; Book Review Digest 82 (January, 1987), 9; Clarence Petersen, Chicago Tribune (July 26, 1987), sec. 14, p. 4; rpt. Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, Clearwater (Florida) Sun, Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times, Wilkes-Barre (Pennsylvania) Times Leader (Aug. 9, 1987), Troy (N.Y.) Record (Aug. 14, 1987); Priscilla Taylor, The Editorial Eye no. 144 (August, 1987), p. 7; Armida Gilbert, Studies in the American Renaissance, ed. Joel Myerson (1987), p. 394; Frank Neussel, Lingua 72 (1987), pp. 243-48; G. M. Awbery, Modern Language Review 83 (1988), pp. 644-45; David Simpson, Review 9 (1987): 600-03; Patricia Lorimer LunDberg, American SPeech 63 (1988), pp. 169-75; D. R. Mott, Southern Quarterly Review 26 (1988): 65; Patricia C. Nichols, Signs 13 (1988), 600-04; W. Nelson Francis, Language 65 (1989): 176-77; Sally McConnell-Ginet, JEGP 88 (1989): 211-13; R. L. Widmann, Frontiers 10 (1989): 93- 94; Ursula Oomen, Anglia 108 (1990): 167-69; Muriel Schulz, Journal of English Linguistics 22.2 (October 1989 [1993]), 240-43. NominateD for the Mina P. Shaughnessy MeDal of the MoDern Language Association. 6. Grammar and Good Taste: Reforming the American Language (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1982;
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