Myriam Miedzian Bio
Miedzian, Myriam Malinovich: former
professor of philosophy (Brooklyn College, Rutgers, San Diego State), lecturer
and author of books, articles, Op-Eds, and blogs on social, cultural, and
political issues.
- Ph.D in philosophy, Columbia University, 1964: "Gilbert Ryle and
Jean-Paul Sartre: a comparative study of two theories of mind."
- Many of her articles (including an interview with Herbert and an article
about him) appear on her website: myriammiedzian.com:
- On August 7, 2007 Myriam Miedzian wrote in an e-mail:
Now for a bit of personal
history. My ex-husband Stanley Malinovich taught philosophy at UCSD from
1967 to 1972. I was relegated to San Diego State—very typical at
the time. I also taught philosophy.
We soon became friends with Herbert and Inge. We were both very fond of
them. Unlike some Marxists and other left wingers we had known their concern
was not just with humanity, but also with people. They were as kind and
considerate with the person who cleaned their house as with illustrious
colleagues. Herbert had a great sense of humor. I still smile when I think
about how he called my older daughter Brunhilde when she was a baby—she
was known to scream quite a bit. (Her real name is Nadia and by the way,
she got her Ph.D. in Modern European History from Michigan—her area
is French Jewish History. She got there in ’91, so you just overlapped
one year.)
- Most recently the author of: He Walked Through Walls: A Twentieth Century Tale of Survival (Lantern Books, 2009; $16 at amazon)--this is her father's "memoir," focused on how he managed to survive three twentieth century European wars.
- Books:
- Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking The Link Between Masculinity
And
Violence (Doubleday 1991, revised edition Lantern
2002)
- Generations: A Century Of Women Speak About Their
Lives (The Atlantic
Monthly Press, 1997)
- Op-Eds and Blogs include: Chicago Tribune, Boston
Globe, Miami Herald,
Philadelphia Enquirer, Seattle Times, Huffington Post
- Public Speaking and Media: Princeton,
Harvard, Duke, California
Attorney General & Department of Education Conference, Barcelona II
International Citizens Meeting, Charlie Rose, Larry King. Also advised
the
Clinton Administration’s Violence Prevention Task Force, and testified
before the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Children,
Youth, and Families.
