Department of Communication Studies
Kelly J. Madison Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (323) 343-5344
FAX: (323) 343-6467
Email: kmadiso@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
I completed my Ph.D. in Communication Theory & Research at the Annenberg School for Communication at USC. I'm interested in issues of cultural politics and identity. All of my work is underpinned by my concern for social justice, equality and understanding.
TEACHING INTERESTS
Mass Communication Theory and Research; Cultural Studies; Media Violence; Cross-Cultural Mass Communication; Persuasion Theory and Research; Media, "Race"/Ethnicity, Gender and Class; Media Law; Audience Theory and Research.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am currently interested in the ideological and discursive dimensions of how various forms of domination and subordination are legitimated, rationalized, naturalized and reproduced, especially through mass communications. I am also interested in media audiences and how they decode texts, especially with regard to the potential for oppositional decoding. Methodologically I am interested in combining qualitative and quantitative analyses in pursuit of a fuller understanding of these questions.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- A.A. Liberal Arts, Allan Hancock College.
- B.A. Communication Studies, Emphasis in Interpersonal Communication, University of California at Los Angeles.
- M.A. Communication Theory and Research, Annenberg School For Communication, University of Southern California.
- Ph.D. Communication Theory and Research, Annenberg School For Communication, University of Southern California, 1996.
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