Lannan Literary Awards
3 appearances
Max Blumenthal
マックス・ブルメンタール
Makkusu Burumentāru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1977-12-18 （Boston, Massachusetts, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Boston (birthplace) → Washington, D.C. (education/early life) → Moscow (visits/reporting)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author, blogger, filmmaker
- Active Years
- 2002-2025
- Affiliations
- The Grayzone (editor), The Nation (contributor/former), Al Akhbar (former contributor), RT / Sputnik (contributor/guest), Contributor to The Daily Beast, AlterNet, Al Jazeera, Los Angeles Times, etc.
- Influenced By
- Erich Fromm (intellectual influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | College of Arts and Sciences | Department of History | Bachelor of Arts | 1995–1999 | United States |
University of Pennsylvania
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Department of History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1995–1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
BA in history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Online News Association Independent Feature Award | "Day of the Dead" (article for Salon) | — | Online News Association | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Award (An Especially Notable Book) | Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel | — | Lannan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Palestine Book Award | The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza | — | Middle East Monitor (Palestine Book Awards) | 受賞 |
Online News Association Independent Feature Award
2002
Work:
"Day of the Dead" (article for Salon)
Organization:
Online News Association
Result:
受賞
Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Award (An Especially Notable Book)
2014
Work:
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Palestine Book Award
2015
Work:
The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
Organization:
Middle East Monitor (Palestine Book Awards)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party
2009 Non-fiction (politics, investigative)An investigative account of the American radical right and the transformation of the Republican Party, analyzing authoritarian tendencies within the movement.
U.S. politicsauthoritarianismanalysis of conservative movements
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
2013 Non-fiction (reportage, politics)Based on reporting from Israel and the occupied territories, the book offers a critical portrait of Israeli policies, the rightward shift in politics, and occupation's effects.
Israel–Palestine conflictoccupation and human rightsethno-political issues
The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza
2015 Non-fiction (war reporting, reportage)A record and analysis of the 2014 Gaza War based on on-the-ground reporting, focusing on civilian impact and eyewitness testimony.
war and civilian harmon-the-ground Gaza reportingresistance and aftermath
The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump
2019 Non-fiction (politics, international relations)A polemical study arguing that U.S. national security policies contributed to the rise of groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS and had domestic political consequences.
national securityMiddle East conflictsanalysis of radicalization
Bibliography
- Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party (2009) — Nation Books
- Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel (2013) — Nation Books
- The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza (2015) — Nation Books
- The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump (2019) — Verso Books
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative reportagepolemic and assertive voicefact-driven narrative using on-the-ground testimony
- Recurring Motifs
- anti-imperialist perspectivecritique of U.S. foreign policyfocus on war and human-rights issues
Legacy
A controversial journalist known for investigative reporting and on-the-ground reportage; while he has received awards, his positions on Syria, Xinjiang, Russia/Ukraine and Israel–Palestine have generated significant debate and criticism.
Quotes
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"I won't ascribe motives to YouTube I am unable to confirm, but it is clear there is an active campaign by right-wing Jewish elements to suppress the video by filing a flood of complaints with YouTube."
Source: Interview / comment on YouTube video removal (2009)
Trivia
- Father is journalist Sidney Blumenthal.
- Married to Anya Parampil in 2020.
- Editor of The Grayzone.
- Was banned from entering the German Bundestag after a controversial visit in 2014.