John Dizikes
John Dizikes is the author of four previous books, including Opera in America: A Cultural History, which was a New York Times Notable Book and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A founding member of UCSC's Cowell College in .... more
John Dizikes is the author of four previous books, including Opera in America: A Cultural History, which was a New York Times Notable Book and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A founding member of UCSC's Cowell College in 1965, he later served as Provost. The John Dizikes Teaching Award, presented annually in recognition of outstanding teaching by humanities faculty, was established in his honor in 2002.
Cowell College's motto: The pursuit of truth in the company of friends.
