Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 88 (2006) Winner
David M. Oshinsky
デイヴィッド・エム・オシニスキー
Deividdo M. Oshinsky
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Brunswick (Rutgers era) → Austin (UT Austin era) → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- NYU School of Medicine, Division of Medical Humanities Director, NYU Department of History Professor, University of Texas at Austin History Professor (former), Rutgers University History Professor (former)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Brandeis University | — | History | PhD | — | United States |
Cornell University
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Brandeis University
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pulitzer Prize for History | Polio: An American Story | History | Columbia University | Winner |
| 1983 | D.B. Hardeman Prize | A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy | — | — | Winner |
| 1997 | Robert F. Kennedy Book Award | "Worse Than Slavery": Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice | — | — | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
2006
Work:
Polio: An American Story
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
D.B. Hardeman Prize
1983
Work:
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
Result:
Winner
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
1997
Work:
"Worse Than Slavery": Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Polio: An American Story
2005 Medical HistoryChronicles the polio epidemic in the United States and the quest for a vaccine.
Public healthMedical scienceAmerican history
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital
2016 Medical HistoryExplores three centuries of history at Bellevue Hospital.
Hospital historyMedical ethicsUrban history
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
1983 BiographyBiography of Senator Joe McCarthy and the McCarthy era.
Cold WarPolitical historyAnti-communism
"Worse Than Slavery": Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
1997 Prison historyHistory of Parchman Farm prison and Jim Crow justice.
RacismPenal historySouthern history
Bibliography
- Senator Joseph McCarthy and the American Labor Movement
- A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
- The Case of the Nazi Professor
- "Worse Than Slavery": Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice
- American Passages: A History of the American People, Volume I
- American Passages: A History of the American People, Volume II
- Polio: An American Story
- Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. Georgia and the Death Penalty in Modern America
- Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed narrative based on primary sourcesAccessible and objective style
- Recurring Motifs
- Dark underbelly of American societyIntersection of medicine and politicsPublic health challenges
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian renowned for works on American medical and political history. Director of Medical Humanities at NYU School of Medicine.