Frederick Wasser
Professor and Department Chairperson
Television, Radio and Emerging Media
Location: 304 Whitehead Hall
Phone: 718.951.5555
Fax: 718.951.4418
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Frederick Wasser is a leading scholar in the area of media industries. His eclectic experience includes translating from Norwegian, editing cult classic grinder films, and working on a Mississippi tow barge.
Education:
Ph.D., University of Illinois - Urbana - 1996 (Communications)
Areas of Expertise:
Media industries, political economy of media, critical theory, film and television studies.
Books and Publications
Twentieth Century Fox. Routledge Press
This history which starts in 1904 and ends with the sale of the studio to Disney in 2019 is part of the prestigious Hollywood Centenary series. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2021
"Spielberg and Rockwell: Realism and the LIberal Imagination" a chapter in A Companion to Steven Spielberg. edited by Nigel Morris. (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2017) (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2017
"Disaster Films: The End of the World and the Risk-Society Hero" a chapter in The Apocalypse in Film: Dystopias, Disasters and Other Visions about the End of the World. edited by K. Ritzenhoff and A. Krewani. (Rowan and Littlefield, 2016). (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2016
"Lincoln: shared myths in a revisionist age." Jump Cut 55, November. http://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/WasserLincoln/index.html (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
"The Culture Industries." The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies, Volume 1: Media History and the Foundations of Media Studies. Ed. John Nerone. Wiley-Blackwell Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2013
"Vestron Video and Dirty Dancing." The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture. Eds. Yannis Tzioumakis and Sian Lincoln. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2012
"Indiana Jones Versus the Hard-bodied Action Heroes." Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World. Eds. Katherine Hermes and Karen Ritzenhoff. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Press. 134-51. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2010
"Media Power, Status Politics and Partisanship." Key Concepts in Critical Cultural Studies. Eds, Linda Steiner and Clifford Christians. University of Illinois Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2010
Steven Spielberg's America. Polity Press. Wiley/Blackwell are the American distributors. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2010
"Video Technology." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2007
"James Carey: The Search for Cultural Balance." Perspectives on Culture, Technology and Communication: The Media Ecology Tradition. Ed. Casey Lum. Cresskill, N.J.: Hampton Press. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2006
"The Transnationalisation of Hollywood." Hollywood: Recent Developments. Eds. Christian W. Thomsen and Angela Krewani. Stuttgart, Germany: Axel Menges Verlag. 63-69. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2005
"When Did They Copyright the World Without Us Noticing?" M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture 8.3, July 8. Available online at http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0507/05-wasser.php. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 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: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Wasser, Frederick, with Harris Breslow. "He Didn't Do it: Some Cautions on the Current McLuhan Revival." The Legacy of McLuhan. Eds. Edward Wachtel and Lance Strate. Hampton Press. 261-66. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2005
Veni,Vidi, Video: The Hollywood Empire and the VCR. University of Texas Press. (Books and Publications: Book (Authored)) 2001
Creative Work
I am a talking head authority in the program Disruptive Businesses produced by Channel News Asia for SIngapore TV. (Exhibition or Performance) 2021
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
recipient Brooklyn College Excellence in Research Award (Awards and Honors) 2016
Fulbright Bicentennial Chair, University of Helsinki. (Awards and Honors) 2014
Marshall McLuhan Award for the best book in the field of media ecology, Media Ecology Association, for Veni, Vidi, Video. (Awards and Honors) 2003
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
I am an invited speaker at the biennial Maple Leaf and Eagle conference in Helsinki Finland. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016
Inaugural Lecture "Filmed History and Spielberg's Lincoln" University of Helsinki (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
Inaugural Lecture "A Plea for Media Studies" Phillipsuniversitat Marburg Germany (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
Professional Leadership
chair Faculty Council Committee on Course and Standing 2014-2018 (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2014
