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David Bouchier (born 1939) is a British-American essayist and journalist known for his radio essays on NPR, his humor column in the New York Times, and his literary social commentaries.
Biography
[edit]Before enrolling in college, Bouchier spent 12 years working as a journalist for London newspapers and doing freelance interviews for a BBC program. He then specialized in American studies at the University of Essex. He went on to complete his doctorate in sociology at the London School of Economics, studying America's radical politics of the 1960's. He moved to the United States in 1986 and taught at State University of New York at Stony Brook and other institutions. He contributed regularly to NPR's "Morning Edition" and "Radio Pages".[1]
Bouchier wrote a humor column for the Long Island section of The New York Times for 10 years. His radio essays and columns have received Press Club awards. He taught at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival.[2]
His radio essays and podcast feature whimsical commentaries on suburban life, politics and foreign travel.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Out of Order: More Irregular Essays from Public Radio (2021) ISBN 978-1643886503
- Journal of the Eightieth Year: The Five Seasons (2020) ISBN 1684741289
- Dark Matters: Delusions, Illusions, Lost Causes and Absurdities in Modern America (2019) ISBN 978-1684710256
- An Unexpected Life (2018) ISBN 978-1579625191
- Not Quite a Stranger: Essays on Life in France (2015) ISBN 1517543746
- A Few Well Chosen Words: More Wit and Wisdom from Public Radio (2008) ISBN 978-1440105128
- Writer at Work: Reflections on the Art and Business of Writing (2005) ISBN 0595351832
- The Song of Suburbia: Scenes from Suburban Life (2002) ISBN 9780965247528
- Composers (1999) ISBN 9780761112068
- The Accidental Immigrant: America Observed (1997) ISBN 9780965247504
- Radical Citizenship: The New American Activism (1987) ISBN 9780805240313
- The Feminist Challenge : The Movement for Women's Liberation in Britain and the USA (1983) ISBN 9780805238815
- Idealism and Revolution: New Ideologies of Liberation in Britain and the United States ISBN 9780312404390
References
[edit]- ^ Weber, Sandra J. (June 13, 1993). "Long Island Q&A: David Bouchier: A Sociologist's Quizzical View of L.I." The New York Times. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Essays by David Bouchier". PRX. Public Radio Exchange. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "David Bouchier: A Few Well Chosen Words". WSHU Public Radio. Retrieved 18 August 2024.