Robert A. Saunders
Robert A. Saunders is the Distinguished Professor (2023)[1] in the Department of History, Politics, and Geography at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York. His interests include geopolitics, national identity, and popular culture.
He holds a B.A. in history from the University of Florida, an M.A. in history from the Stony Brook University,[2] and a Ph.D in Global Affairs from Rutgers University (2005).[3]
Works
In addition to publications in journals such as Political Geography, Politics, Geopolitics, Millennium, Nations and Nationalism, and Slavic Review, he authored several books:
- 2020: Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir: What Television Series Tell Us About World Politics (Routledge)
- 2010: Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation (with Vlad Strukov; Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810854759)
- 2019: Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation, 2 volumes (Bloomsbury, ISBN 9798216225386)
- 2017: Ethnopolitics in Cyberspace: The Internet, Minority Nationalism, and the Web of Identity
- 2016: Popular Geopolitics and Nation Branding in the Post-Soviet Realm (Routledge)
- 2008: The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen: Politics, Parody, and the Battle Over Borat (Lexington Books)
- In 2006, Ken Silverstein labeled Saunders the "world's leading Boratologist".[1][4]
- 2005: Unweaving the Web of Identity: Assessing the Internet's Impact on Identity Among National Minorities (Ruthers University; Ph.D. in Global Affairs[3])
References
- 1 2 FSC Professor Achieves SUNY Distinguished Rank
- ↑ Robert A Saunders
- 1 2 Robert A. Saunders, Denationalized digerati in the virtual near abroad: The internet's paradoxical impact on national identity among minority Russians
- ↑ Ken Silverstein, A Recap From the World's Leading Boratologist, October 4, 2006
