▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁due ▁to ▁j au nd ice ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁cinema ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁television ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Norman ▁Kent ▁Den zin ▁( born ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁emer it us ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁research ▁professor ▁of ▁communic ations , ▁College ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁scholar , ▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology , ▁professor ▁of ▁cinema ▁studies , ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Unit ▁for ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁Inter pret ive ▁Theory . ▁Den zin ' s ▁academic ▁interests ▁include ▁interpret ive ▁theory , ▁performance ▁studies , ▁qual itative ▁research ▁method ology , ▁and ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁media , ▁culture ▁and ▁society . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Den zin ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Soci ology ▁Department ▁at ▁Illinois ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Communic ation ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁Qual itative ▁In qu iry ▁there . ▁ ▁Den zin