David F. Greenberg

David F. Greenberg (1942-July 9, 2024) was an American criminologist, professor, and author.

David was born in Evanston, Illinois and earned his bachelor's, masters, and doctorate from University of Chicago, with a specialization in theoretical physics. In the late 1960s, Greenberg became involved in the peace and prison abolition movements. His personal experiences with anti-draft activism during the Vietnam War and brushes with illegality in his youth[1] helped inspire an academic interest in the justice system and prison conditions. In addition to activism, he began writing for periodicals and academic books on these subjects. Through this writing, he was hired by the NYU Sociology Department in 1973. Beyond writing on issues of criminology, sociology of law, math, and human sexuality, he also published a translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh from Akkadian to English.[2]

Bibliography

  • Crime and Capitalism: Readings in Marxist Criminology (1970)[3]
  • Corrections and Punishment (1977)[4]
  • The Construction of Homosexuality (1988)[5][6][7]
  • Age, Capitalism and Crime (2009)[1]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Greenberg, David F.: Age, Capitalism, and Crime", Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory, SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, doi:10.4135/9781412959193.n111, ISBN 978-1-4129-5918-6, retrieved 2025-02-10
  2. ↑ "Obituary for Professor David Greenberg" (PDF). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Speiglman, Richard (1981). ""Crime and Capitalism: Readings in Marxist Criminology" by David F. Greenberg (Book Review)". The Insurgent Sociologist. 10 (4): 121.
  4. ↑ Mooers, G. (1978-12-01). "Corrections and Punishment. Edited by David F. Greenberg. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1977. 288 pp. Cloth, $17.50; paper, $7.50". Social Forces. 57 (2): 761–762. doi:10.1093/sf/57.2.761. ISSN 0037-7732.
  5. ↑ Michaels, Stuart (1990). "The Construction of Homosexuality. David F. Greenberg". American Journal of Sociology. 96 (2): 499–501. doi:10.1086/229560. ISSN 0002-9602.
  6. ↑ Dirks, Nicholas B. (1989-01-15). "CREATED BY THEIR ENEMIES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  7. ↑ Carlier, Bob (1990). "Book Reviews : David F. Greenberg: The Construction of Homosexuality. Chicago and London : The University of Chicago Press, 1988, X, 635, 23.95 £". Cultural Dynamics. 3 (3): 323–325. doi:10.1177/092137409000300306. ISSN 0921-3740.
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