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Elwin Powell

Elwin Humphreys Powell (November 18, 1925 – April 20, 2001) was an American sociologist and public figure, professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1958–1996), and professor emeritus (1996–2001). His areas of academic interest included the Beat Generation, urbanization in the United States, suicide, and the sociology of war. He was also known as a civil rights advocate and anti-war activist.

Biography

Academic Career Elwin Powell was born in 1925 in Los Angeles. He spent his childhood and adolescence in the town of Plainview in northern Texas. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Navy and participated in combat operations during World War II. Following the war, he enrolled at the University of Texas, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. He then taught biology for two years at a high school in Houston before continuing his education, obtaining a Ph.D. in sociology from Tulane University in 1956. From 1956 to 1958, he conducted postdoctoral research at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 1958, he began teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He retired in 1996 but continued teaching at the university until his death in 2001.

Based on his doctoral dissertation on the topic of suicide, Powell authored the monograph “The Design of Discord: Studies of Anomie” (1970, reissued in 1988). He wrote numerous articles, essays, and open letters reflecting his research interests and political views. For many years, Powell served as the editor-in-chief of the academic journal Catalyst: Journal for Participatory Sociology.

Political Activism Powell was a participant in and founder of several public organizations advocating for peace and civil rights. From 1960 to 1961, he chaired the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). He later founded the nonprofit organization Research for Justice, which fought for the rights of victims of police and governmental abuse. He actively participated in local and national politics, taking part in marches and protest demonstrations advocating for nuclear disarmament, freedom of speech, and free access to information.

In 1982, an incident at the University at Buffalo received widespread media coverage when Powell organized a protest campaign against the university administration’s decision to transfer the student union building to the dental clinic. In February 1982, Powell was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to 12 days in jail.

Selected Bibliography • Elwin H. Powell. The Design of Discord: Studies of Anomie. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. xvi, 247 p. • Elwin H. Powell. The Design of Discord: Studies of Anomie. 2nd ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1988. xxiv, 283 p. ISBN 0887387047. • Stanley Taylor, Elwin H. Powell. Conceptions of Institutions and the Theory of Knowledge. 2nd ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1989. 223 p. ISBN 0887387985.

References 1. Biographical Note. State University of New York at Buffalo. Retrieved January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. 2. Elwin H. Powell. In: Kenneth E. Boulding, Peace and the War Industry. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.

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