Department of Media, Culture, and Communication

Susan Murray

Associate Professor of Culture and Communication

Susan Murray

Phone: 998-5645
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Research interests include: social and industrial histories of the media, gender issues, consumer culture, and the interrelationships between various media systems. Her work has appeared in journals such as Television and New Media (2001) and Cinema Journal (2002) as well as numerous anthologies. Murray is the author of "Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars: Early Television and Broadcast Stardom" (Routledge, 2005) and the coeditor of "Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture" (NYU Press, 2004) with Laurie Ouellette.


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Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
  • M.A. New School for Social Research
  • B.A. University of Wisconsin at Madison

Awards

  • 2004 : AAUW American Postdoctoral Fellowship

Publications

  • Curriculum Vitae (view)

Courses

  • Origins of Modern Media: 1880-1950
  • Media Analysis
  • Social Experiences in Consumer Culture
  • Television: History and Form
  • Integrated Liberal Arts-Reality and Documentary Television
  • The Sitcom

Research Interests


  • Social History-20th Century
  • Non-fiction film and television
  • Television Studies
  • Consumer Culture