Eric Davin
Eric Davin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Leif Davin December 19, 1947 |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupations | Author, Historian |
Eric Davin (born December 19, 1947) is an American historian and author known for his work on labor history, political movements, and early science fiction.
Life and career
Davin was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee.[1] He studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 1972 to 1973. Davin earned his master's degree in history in 1989, and completed his Ph.D. in American history from Pittsburgh University.[2]
Davin joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 1980 where he taught American history and popular culture. He remained on the Pittsburgh faculty until 2020.[3]
Publications
Davin’s scholarship spans labor history, political movements, and the history of science fiction. His books include Pioneers of Wonder (1999), based on interviews with early science fiction writers, and Partners in Wonder (2006), which examined the participation of women in the genre between 1926 and 1965.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
He later published Crucible of Freedom (2010), a study of working-class political activity in western Pennsylvania during the New Deal period, followed by Radicals in Power (2012), which analyzed former 1960s activists who entered public office.[11][12][13]
References
- ^ "Summary Bibliography: Eric Leif Davin". isfdb.org. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Davin, Eric Leif | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Science Fiction Book Club: Interview with Eric Leif Davin" (PDF). Middletown Public Library. August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2000-11-01). "Review: Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the Founders of Science Fiction, by Eric Leif Davin". Science Fiction Studies. 27 (Part 3 (82)): 533–535. doi:10.1525/sfs.27.3.0533. ISSN 0091-7729.
- ^ "Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the Founders of Science Fiction by Eric Leif Davin". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "sfadb : Eric Leif Davin Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ Lacey, Lauren (2007-07-01). "Review: Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965, by Eric Leif Davin". Science Fiction Studies. 34 (Part 2 (102)): 329–331. doi:10.1525/sfs.34.2.329. ISSN 0091-7729.
- ^ Davin, Eric Leif (2019-10-24). "Early Sci-Fi: You Could Look it Up". The New York Review of Books. Vol. 66, no. 16. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Science Fiction Mysteries | EBSCO Research Starters". www.ebsco.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ Davin, Eric Leif (2018-06-12). The Great Strike of 1877. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-387-87826-0.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW: Eric Leif Davin, Crucible of Freedom: Workers' Democracy in the Industrial Heartland, 1914–1960 (2010) | Insurgent Notes". insurgentnotes.com. Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ Dublin, Thomas (2011-09-01). "Crucible of Freedom: Workers' Democracy in the Industrial Heartland, 1914–1960". Journal of American History. 98 (2): 549. doi:10.1093/jahist/jar273. ISSN 0021-8723.
- ^ Davin, Eric Leif (2011-11-01). Crucible of Freedom: Workers' Democracy in the Industrial Heartland, 1914-1960. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-2239-6.