Eric Walter Rothenbuhler is an American anthropologist and dean of the School of Communications and a professor at Webster University.[1] He is known for his works on ritual communication.[2]
Eric Walter Rothenbuhler | |
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Academic background | |
Education | University of Southern California (PhD) |
Thesis | Media events, civil religion, and social solidarity: The living room celebration of the Olympic Games (1985) |
Academic advisors | Elihu Katz, Daniel Dayan |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Webster University |
Main interests | anthropology of media |
Education
edit- Ph.D. Communication Theory and Research, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, 1985. Dissertation Title: Media events, civil religion, and social solidarity: The living room celebration of the Olympic Games.
- M.A. Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1982. Thesis Title: Radio and the popular music industry: A case study of programming decision making.
- B.A. Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1980.
Books
edit- Ritual Communication: From Everyday Conversation to Mediated Ceremony, Sage 1998
- Media anthropology, Eric W. Rothenbuhler & Mihai Coman (Eds.), Sage 2005
- Communication and community, Greg J. Shepherd and Eric W. Rothenbuhler (Eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001
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