The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies, 7 Volume Set

Contributors to Volume IV

Carolina Acosta-Alzuru is Associate Professor at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia. She received her doctorate from the University of Georgia. Her scholarship focuses on the links between media, culture, and society and bridges the disciplines of cultural studies, women's studies, and international media studies as she examines media texts, their production, and reception. She is the author of the book Venezuela es una Telenovela (2007). Her research has been published in Journalism and Mass Communication Monographs, Journal of Communication, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Popular Communication, Communication Review, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Mass Communication and Society, and other journals.

Linda Aldoory is Associate Professor of Communication and Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her doctorate from Syracuse University in 1998. Her research focuses on gender, power, and diversity in health communication and public relations. In addition to her research and teaching, Linda Aldoory consults for various health and social service agencies, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security. She has been the recipient of research grants from the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and from the US Department of Homeland Security. ...