Haig Aram Bosmajian (March 26, 1928- June 17, 2014) was an author, lecturer, and professor, who received the 1983 Orwell Award for his book ''The Language of Oppression'' (1974). Haig Bosmajian received a PhD in 1960 from

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. His work has explored

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and the

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. Bosmajian was professor emeritus at the University of Washington, in the Speech/Communications Department, where he taught since 1965. He was married for 57 years to Hamida Bosmajian, also a published author and a professor at nearby

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. "Haig Bosmajian", Sheftman.com, September 1999, webpage:
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"Department of Communication at the Univ. of Washington - News", University of Washington, August 2005, webpage:
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Haig and Hamida Bosmajian wrote the textbook, ''The Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement'' (1969), which has been published as a student textbook to analyze strategies of

. "CCR 751 Richardson & Jackson: African American Rhetoric(s)", Jacqueline Jones Royster, October 2007, webpage:
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Works

Selected works by Haig Bosmajian include: * ''Anita Whitney, Louis Brandeis, and the First Amendment'' * ''Burning Books'' (March 2006, 233 pages) . * ''The Freedom Not to Speak'' (New York, 1999, 248p.) . * ''Metaphor and Reason in Judicial Opinions'' (July 1992) * ''The Freedom to Publish'' (New York: Neal-Schuman, 1989, 230p.) * ''The Freedom of Religion (First Amendment in the Classroom)'' (June 1987) * ''Freedom to Read'' (April 1987) * ''Censorship, Libraries, and the Law'' (1983) * ''The Language of Oppression'' (1974) * ''The Principles and Practice of Freedom of Speech'' (1971) * ''Dissent, Symbolic Behavior and Rhetorical Strategies'' * ''Readings in speech'' (1965) * "The Communist Manifesto: Critical Essay" * "Lying to the People", '' Western Journal of Speech Communication'', Fall 1991. * "Dehumanizing People and Euphemizing War", ''Christian Century'', December 5, 1984.

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References

* "Haig Bosmajian", September 1999, Shefman.com, webpage
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External links

"Dehumanizing People and Euphemizing War"
(essay), Haig Bosmajian, ''Christian Century'', December 5, 1984, p. 1147. * "The Freedom Not to Speak - Google Books Result", Google Books, webpage
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosmajian, Haig American male writers American people of Armenian descent 2014 deaths Stanford University alumni University of Washington faculty 1928 births