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Gilbert B Rodman

Gilbert Rodman

Gilbert Rodman

Communication Studies 253 Ford Hall

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Narrative

Dr. Rodman's research focuses on critical media studies, cultural studies, popular culture, communication technologies, and the politics of race and ethnicity. He is currently working on a book on multiracial identity, media representations, and public policy.

He is the author of Elvis After Elvis: The Posthumous Career of a Living Legend, and co-editor of Race in Cyberspace. His research has appeared in such journals as Cultural Studies, Journal of Communication Inquiry, and Popular Communication.

He is the founder and manager of the CULTSTUD-L listserv, the Book Review Editor for Cultural Studies.  He also serves on the editorial boards of Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies and Critical Studies in Media Communication.

Dr. Rodman teaches graduate courses in critical media studies and cultural studies


Specialties

  • Media studies
  • Cultural studies
  • Popular culture
  • Communication technologies
  • Politics of race and ethnicity

Educational Background

  • Ph.D.: Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1996.

Publications

  • Race in Cyberspace. Rodman, Gilbert B., Beth E. Kolko and Lisa Nakamura, Routledge, Co-Editor, 2000.
  • Elvis After Elvis: The Posthumous Career of a Living Legend. Rodman, Gilbert B., Routledge, Author, 1996.

Courses Taught

  • graduate courses in critical media studies and cultural studies
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