Steve Helmer
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired Art History Professor |
| Location | Ithaca, NY, United States |
| Introduction | I follow Politics, Ecomomics, Public Policy/The Arts/Computers & Technology, ETC. |
| Interests | I was a Poli Sci/International Relations major as and undergrad. After serving four years in the US Air Force, I began grad school Studio Art and ended up with a degree in Art History, specializing in History of City Design. When no teaching jobs appeared, I worked 13 years in computer support in the ILR library at Cornell. Took early retirement, and taught art history to undergrads for 10 years. Did foster parenting for several years in the IL system and after. I published one of the early English language studies on Nazi Berlin with UMI Press in 1985, based on my Cornell University dissertation. |
| Favorite movies | The Butler, The King's Speech, My Week With Marilyn, The Help, Invictus, Glengarry Glen Ross, Howards End (1992), Billy Elliot, Queen, Little Miss Sunshine, Saint Ralph, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Michael Clayton, Gran Torino, An Unfinished Life, 3:10 to Yuma, Downfall, The Reader, Lost in Translation, Rodger Dodger, Topsy Turvy, Solaris, The Last King of Scotland |
| Favorite music | Classical, jazz, Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap, Gospel |