Lawrence Grossberg

 

Morris Davis Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies; Adjunct Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director of the University Program in Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies, Media Studies

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Current Research: Other Modernities, Contemporary US political & economic struggles, state of youth in the US.

Recent Publications: Lawrence Grossberg, Caught in the crossfire:  Kids, politics and America’s future (Boulder: Paradigm, 2005).

Tony Bennett. Lawrence Grossberg and Meaghan Morris (eds.).  New Keywords  (Oxford: Blackwells, 2005).

Lawrence Grossberg, “Being young sucks: an interview”, Bad Subjects 74 (2006):  http://bad.eserver.org/issues/2006/74/grossberg.html

Lawrence Grossberg and James Carey, “In conversation:”  Part 1: “From New England to Illinois: The invention of cultural studies,” and Part 2: “Configurations of culture, history and politics.” In Thinking with James Carey:  Essays on Communications, Transportation, History,  Jeremy Packer and Craig Robertson Eds., New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2006.

Lawrence  Grossberg. “Does cultural studies have futures? Should it? (or What’s the matter with New York?) ”  Cultural Studies, 20-1 (2006), 1-32.

Lawrence Grossberg, “Affect and postmodernity in the struggle over ‘American modernity.’” In Pelagia Goulimari (ed.), Postmodernism: What moment?  Manchester University Press, forthcoming (January 2007).

Lawrence Grossberg, “Stuart Hall on race and racism: cultural studies and the practice of contextualism.” In Brian Meeks (Ed.). Culture, politics, race and diaspora: The thought of Stuart Hall  (Kingston: Ian Randle, 2006)

Lawrence Grossberg. “James Carey and the life and times of culture.” In Making Use of Culture. Ed. Lisa Adkins, Jane Chin Davidson and Emily Cuming.  Manchester University Press, in press.

Lawrence Grossberg, “CCCS and the detour through theory.” In Selected Papers of the CCCS, ed. Ann Gray et al. London” Routledge, in press.

Courses Regularly Taught:
Introduction to Communcation and Cultural Theory (grad)
Introduction to Communication Studies (grad)
Introduction to Cultural Studies (grad)
History of Cultural Studies (grad)
Research in Cultural Studies: Political theory, cultures of economies (grad)

Future/Projected Courses: American conservatism (undergrad)

Areas of Specialization: cultural studies, cultural theory, philosophy of  communication, popular culture

Honors:          
Charles H. Woolbert Research Award, National Communication Association, 2004.
LeBoff Distinguished Visiting Professor, New York University, 2004
Lifetime Achievement and Mentor Award, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication            Association, 2001.
ICA Fellow, International Communication Association, 1998 (highest award for lifetime scholarship)
Distinguished Scholar Award, National Communication Association, 1997.
Fellow, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, University of North Carolina, 1996-
B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award, International Communication Association, 1995

Professional Service:
Co-editor, Cultural Studies (journal)
North American Representative, Governing Board, Association for Cultural Studies, 2006-

Community Service:
“Ambassador,” Rivington Place  (A multicultural arts complex,  London UK) 2005-
Board of Directors, Galloway Ridge, Inc.  Fearrington, NC.  2006-