Professor Explores History of Diversity in Television
Television underwent tremendous change between 1950 and 1970, as the medium transitioned from a novelty…
Communications and Media Studies
Scholars Parse Seismic Shifts in American Political Life
What does it mean to be a good American citizen in 2017? Do political campaigns…
The Myth of the Otherworldly Italian Movie Star
Stars of the silver screen in Italy, people have long assumed, typically embrace their inner…
Books on Communications Technologies Old and New Lauded with Award
Low-power radio stations and iPads represent the cutting edge of communication technology from very different…
University Mourns Legendary Communications Professor
Everett C. Parker, a longtime communications professor whose landmark court case and civil rights crusade…
In African Churches’ Mass Media Use, a Glimpse of a Changing Global Christianity
When she first went to Ghana as a graduate student, Kimberly Casteline found a society…
Robert Miraldi on Seymour Hersh: A Reporter’s Reporter
“Anytime someone belched in the city of Chicago they sent someone to cover the belch,”…
Cinema Popolare, Now Playing in the Academy
When one thinks of Italian cinema studied at universities, neo-realist films like The Bicycle Thief…
Prof. Paul Levinson on John, Paul, George, and Ringo
Communications Professor Paul Levinson was one of the 73 million Americans who watched “The Ed…
What’s so Bad About Walter White?
Why is America so fascinated with Walter White, the mild-mannered chemistry teacher-turned-methamphetamine-drug-kingpin? Paul Levinson, professor…