Frederick Wasser

  Assc Professor
  Department: Television and Radio
  Location: 405 Whitehead Hall
  Phone: 718-951-5000 x2790
  Fax: 718-951-4418

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I have translated from Norwegian, worked on a Mississippi tow barge, edited cult classic grinder films and am now a leading scholar in the area of media industries.

Education:
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - URBANA - 1996 (PHILOSOPHY)

Areas of Expertise:
See above

Books and Publications
Steven Spielberg's America. This is being written for publication by Polity Press and is an innovative look at the relationship between film and American reactionary politics through the work of a mainstream centrist filmmaker. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007

Video Technology is my entry in the upcoming edition of the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

Wasser, Frederick, "James Carey: the search for cultural balance," in Perspectives on Culture, Technology and Communication: The Media Ecology Tradition, edited by Casey Lum. Cresskill NJ: Hampton Press, 2006. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2006

Wasser, Frederick, "The Transnationalisation of Hollywood" in Christian W. Thomsen and Angela Krewani (eds.) Hollywood - Recent Developments. Stuttgart, Germany: Axel Menges Verlag, 2005, pp.63-69. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2005

Wasser, Frederick, "When Did They Copyright the World Without Us Noticing?" M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 8.3 (July 8th 2005) available online at . (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Wasser, Frederick, with Cindy White, et al., "Anatomy of a Media Literacy Institute: An integrated model for media literacy education," International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. 4(4) 25-33. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Wasser, Frederick, with Harris Breslow, "He Didn't Do it: Some Cautions on the current McLuhan Revival," in The Legacy of McLuhan edited by Edward Wachtel and Lance Strate. Hampton Press (2005). pp.261-266 (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2005

Veni,Vidi, Video: THe Hollywood Empire and the VCR. University of Texas Press. (Books and Publications: Book) 2001

Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Veni, Vidi Video won the 2003 Marshall McLuhan award for the best book in the field of Media Ecology from the Media Ecology Association. (Awards and Honors) 2003