Rupert Russell

Graduate Student in Sociology

Biographical Note

Rupert Russell graduated top of his class from Cambridge University, Jesus College, with Triple-Starred First Class BA Honors in the Social and Political Sciences. He was the first student ever to receive this distinction. The recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, he is currently an affiliate of the The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Born and bred in England, Rupert holds dual UK-US citizenship.

Rupert is currently engaged in three related projects. First, in collaboration with Ethan Fosse, he is using historical and survey-based data to examine the political economy of the war of ideas in the post-war United States. Second, based on historical data, he is working on an account of the institutionalization of the Right and Left in American politics. Finally, he is working on a documentary film exploring contemporary family structures in the United States.

Rupert is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.

09/29/2008

Research Interests

Media & Politics; War of Ideas; Ideological Social Movements; Film & TV industries

Previous Degrees

2006 BA Hons. Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge University, Jesus College.

Miscellaneous Additional Information

Grants Received

2008 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Contact

617-496-5794 (FAX)

541 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138