Prof. Lindon Warren Barrett

Lindon Barrett, 46, was found dead in his home Sunday after neighbors reported a foul odor coming from one of the units in the complex, Long Beach police said.

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It appeared that Barrett had been dead for several days, investigators said.

They found his missing vehicle near Paramount Boulevard at South Street and staked it out.
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Long Beach police said Barrett and Martinez were acquaintances, but they did not elaborate.
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"A brilliant scholar, Lindon was just finishing a major book on slavery's central role in the evolution of Western modernity," Kinney said in a statement.
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"Lindon offered so much, personally and professionally, to the department, the campus and the scholarly field of African American studies."

Barrett, shown in a UC Riverside photo with a broad smile and dreadlocks, had taught at the university for a year, coming from UC Irvine.

He had earned his doctorate in English at the University of Pennsylvania and specialized in 19th century and early 20th century African American literature and culture.
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Besides his academic pursuits, Barrett served as an advisor on Steven Spielberg's film "Amistad."
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Before moving to UC Riverside, Barrett taught in UC Irvine's Comparative Literature and English Department.

He was one of the founding faculty members of the Program in African American Studies in 1994 and its director from 2004-07.

Lindon Barrett, a prominent former UC Irvine professor was found dead in his Long Beach apartment on July 13.
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Although Martinez and Barrett were acquaintances, the nature of their relationship and whether it may have provided a motive is presently unclear.
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In 2007 Barrett left UCI in order to teach at UC Riverside.

The 46-year-old professor's death has prompted a deluge of sadness from both UCI and UCR students.
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Iliescu came to know Barrett in 1999 and described him as being well liked by students and dedicated to teaching and educational outreach.
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"[Barrett] was always very friendly.He never turned anyone away.Whoever did this to him was obviously not a close acquaintance; if they knew who [Barrett] was and what he stood for, they wouldn't have done this.

Lindon Barrett (UC Irvine) "Sylvester: A Place Out of Place"

Celebrating the Life of Prof. Lindon Warren Barrett: Remembering Lindon Irvine -- On the 21 July 2008 edition of Subversity, a KUCI public affairs program, we commemorated and celebrated the life of Prof. Lindon Warren Barrett, who was murdered in his home in Long Beach 7 July 2008.

Joining in reflecting on his life and scholarly career are colleagues and students who knew him, both during his long tenure at UCI and, more recently, at UC Riverside, where he ended up last year. He was a beloved English and African American studies professor at both schools, and for several years, director of the African American studies program at UCI. His family in Winnepeg, Canada, has posted this obituary in the Winnipeg Free Press: Obituary.

Born in 1961 in Guyana, he migrated to England when he was just one, moving to Canada in 1966. He grew up in Winnipeg, earning his BA from York University, an MA from the University of Denver, and ultimately a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. His Ph.D thesis was titled: "In the dark: Issues of value, evaluation, and authority in twentieth century critical discourse" (216 pages, AAT 9101135; .

He is the author of an influential published work that grew out of the Ph.D thesis: Blackness and value : seeing double (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999; UCI call number PS153.N5 B296 1999). At his tragic death, he was working on another project, "Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity" about the central role of slavery in the evolution of modernity. From 1997-2000 he was associate editor of Callalloo.
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We'll also be reading tributes from other colleagues and friends of Lindon during the program.
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Radio Tribute to Slain English Professor Lindon Barrett (about this program)
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Celebrating the Life of Prof. Lindon Warren Barrett: Remembering Lindon

Irvine -- On the 21 July 2008 edition of Subversity, a KUCI public affairs program, we commemorated and celebrated the life of Prof. Lindon Warren Barrett, who was murdered in his home in Long Beach 7 July 2008.

Joining in reflecting on his life and scholarly career are colleagues and students who knew him, both during his long tenure at UCI and, more recently, at UC Riverside, where he ended up last year.He was a beloved English and African American studies professor at both schools, and for several years, director of the African American studies program at UCI.His family in Winnepeg, Canada, has posted this obituary in the Winnipeg Free Press: Obituary.

Born in 1961 in Guyana, he migrated to England when he was just one, moving to Canada in 1966.He grew up in Winnipeg, earning his BA from York University, an MA from the University of Denver, and ultimately a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990.His Ph.D thesis was titled: "In the dark: Issues of value, evaluation, and authority in twentieth century critical discourse" (216 pages, AAT 9101135; .

He is the author of an influential published work that grew out of the Ph.D thesis: Blackness and value : seeing double (Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999; UCI call number PS153.N5 B296 1999).At his tragic death, he was working on another project, "Racial Blackness and the Discontinuity of Western Modernity" about the central role of slavery in the evolution of modernity.From 1997-2000 he was associate editor of Callalloo.
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We'll also be reading tributes from other colleagues and friends of Lindon during the program.
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Radio Tribute to Slain English Professor Lindon Barrett (about this program)
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More on Death of English Professor Lindon Barrett

English Professor Found Slain
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Lindon Barrett