Professor and Interim Head Affiliations Education Course Specialties Research and Creative Endeavor My research concerns a wide variety of media and contexts—from popular media of the 20th century (cinema, television, telephony, radio) to “new media” and forms of “media convergence” to technologies and appliances that are not usually considered “media” (such as cars, buildings, clothes, […]
Senior Lecturer Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Victor Font founded his own audiovisual company in the ’90s. He has been in the production business for more than 25 years. As principal of Prodimag his professional work has involved direction, production, postproduction, and services for worldwide production companies. In 2004 he founded Intermedio, a cinema distribution […]
Technical Coordinator for Broadcast Operations Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Erdey previously worked as a news photographer/editor for the television station WCIA in Champaign, Illinois. Other stations include CLTV, WFLD-Fox32, WCIU, CNN Chicago Bureau, all based in Chicago. He is a current board member of the Illinois Journalism Education Association and has served as the Executive […]
Swanlund Chair Professor Emeritus Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Leon DeCosta Dash, Jr., born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, grew up in Harlem and the Bronx. He graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Political Science in 1968. Before graduating, he held an internship as a newsroom copy […]
Senior Lecturer Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Dionne has an extensive history in business, sales and media. With professional experience in radio, television production, and real estate, she has a unique perspective and dedicated to bridging the gap between academia and industry. Dionne is the Designated Managing Broker/Owner of LIVE Real Estate Group, a real […]
Professor Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Before earning a doctorate, Craft worked as a journalist for newspapers in California, Arkansas and Washington. She previously chaired the Journalism Studies faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and is a former head of the Journalism Studies Division of […]
Professor Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background Cole is the co-editor of “Women, Sport & Culture” (with Susan Birrell) and “Sport and Corporate Nationalisms” (with Michael Silk and David Andrews). She is currently completing a book manuscript tentatively titled “Good Sports? The Boundaries of American Democracy.” She is the co-editor of the SUNY book series (with […]
Associate Professor Affiliations Education Awards Research and Creative Endeavor Amanda Ciafone is a cultural historian of capitalism, especially interested in culture industries and the role of the media in constructing meaning around economic and social relations. Her research and teaching is at the nexus of various fields including cultural history and cultural studies of the […]
Professor of Media & Cinema Studies Education Affiliations Course Specialties Research and Creative Endeavor Anita Say Chan is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences and Department of Media and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research and teaching interests include globalization and digital cultures, innovation networks and the “periphery”, science […]
ProfessorAssociate Dean for Access and Engagement Affiliations Education Course Specialties Background A graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Chambers has presented his research into the African American consumer market both nationally and internationally. His work has been published in books and both academic and trade journals in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Research […]