Michael
Schudson Web
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 Michael
Schudson received his B.A. from Swarthmore
College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
He taught at the University of Chicago before
coming to UCSD with a joint appointment in
sociology and communication. He is the author
of Discovering
the News (1978); Advertising, the
Uneasy Persuasion (1984), Watergate
in American Memory (1992), and coeditor
of Reading the News (1986). His most
recent work include Rethinking Popular
Culture (1991), and The Power of News (1995).
He teaches courses on the news media, political
communication, and the sociology of culture.
His current research concerns the history
of the public sphere in the United States.
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Mary
L. Walshok
Mary Walshok received her B.A.
from Pomona College and her M.A. and Ph.D.
in sociology from Indiana University. Currently
she is the associate vice chancellor for
Extended Studies and Public Programs and
professor of sociology. Walshok is an industrial
sociologist with numerous publications on
work and education issues and has a book
published by Doubleday, Blue
Collar Women: Pioneers on the Male Frontier. Walshok
is very active in the local community and
over the years has talked about women and
employment issues in a variety of national
media. Her most recent book, Knowledge
Without Boundaries, (Jossey-Bass), emphasizes
the ways in which technology is transforming
the workplace.
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