The Long
Insurgency

Dossier · 1898–1970

Herbert Marcuse

Ideas, American teaching and the students who used and challenged them

Chronology

1898–1970

189819341970
11 dated events
  1. Marcuse is born in Berlin Reported · Source 3, On the Authors, p. xxii; PDF p. 22
  2. Marcuse joins the Institute in New York Reported · Source 4, pp. 146–147; PDF pp. 308–309
  3. OSS report proposes dissolving Nazi organizations Documented · Source 3, Report 16, pp. 253–254; PDF pp. 277–278
  4. Marcuse begins teaching at Brandeis Reported · Source 3, On the Authors, p. xxiii; PDF p. 23
  5. Eros and Civilization is published Reported · Source 3, On the Authors, p. xxiii; PDF p. 23 (1955 United States publication)
  6. One-Dimensional Man is published Reported · Source 1, Copyright page and original-publication line
  7. Marcuse moves from Brandeis to UC San Diego Reported · Source 3, On the Authors, p. xxiii; PDF p. 23
  8. Repressive Tolerance is published Reported · Source 6, Original-publication copyright; 1969 paperback, fifth printing 1970
  9. Davis resumes study with Marcuse Reported · Source 7, Davis preface, p. xi; PDF p. 12
  10. Marcuse’s New Left interview appears in the New York Times Magazine Reported · Source 7, p. 100, n. 1; PDF p. 115
  11. Radical America publishes Aronson’s assessment of Marcuse Documented · Source 2, Contents and Dear Herbert, pp. 3–5; PDF pp. 2, 5–7

Activity

Institute work and wartime analysis

Marcuse joined the Institute ’s New York work in July 1934. He worked on philosophy. [4], pp. 146–147

He later served as an analyst for the Office of Strategic Services , or OSS. Editor Raffaele Laudani identifies him among the writers of wartime reports on Germany. Most reports first circulated without names. Laudani used archive records to identify their authors. [3], pp. xvii–xix

A July 22, 1944 report linked to Marcuse proposed dissolving the Nazi Party and its related groups. It addressed how to remove Nazi power beyond formal party membership. The report establishes the advice; official decisions need their own evidence. [3], report 16, pp. 253–254

American teaching

Marcuse taught at Brandeis University from 1954 to 1965. He then moved to UC San Diego . These classrooms brought his philosophy into direct contact with students. [3], p. xxiii; [2], Aronson, p. 3