Michael I. Niman is a Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Buffalo State
College and a syndicated columnist whose work has earned him two Project Censored awards.
His writing regularly appears in The Humanist,Truthout, Alternet, ArtVoice and Coldtype
as well as in dozens of other venues in the US, Canada, Europe and South Africa. Niman, a
trained ethnographer, is author of People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia (2nd edition
2011 - Univ. of Tennessee Press), an ethnography of a nomadic utopian society stemming
from qualitative research conducted in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Minnesota, Vermont,
Missouri, New York, California and Quebec, Canada. Niman’s research agenda currently
focuses on propaganda, the impact of consumer culture, temporary autonomous zones,
nonviolent conflict resolution and nonhierarchical societies and movements. Niman
formerly worked as a journalist based in Costa Rica and has conducted fieldwork in
Canada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom, Cuba and Belize. Niman is the recipient
of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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available materials.
Books
Chapters in Books
e-Books
Academic Journal Articles
Popular Press
Documentary Film
Encyclopedia Entries
Link
Ararat, Encyclopedia of New York State (2005)
Book Reviews
Academic Conference Presentations
PDF
Journalism in a PR World, Harvard Law School Project on Law and Mind Sciences. Deep Capture: Psychology, Public Relations, Democracy, & Law. (2013)
Invited Public Lectures
Radio Documentary Interview
