Author Conversations: Ross Melnick

By Ross Melnick Ross Melnick is Professor of Film and Media Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of “Hollywood Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World,” and “American Showman: Samuel ‘Roxy’ Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry” (2012). Published by Columbia University Press, 2022. Beginning…

Author Conversations: Courtney Donoghue

By Courtney Brannon Donoghue Dr. Courtney Brannon Donoghue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Arts specializing in media industry studies, global media, and cultural studies. Her research broadly utilizes critical media industry studies approach, grounded in industry interviews and international fieldwork, to explore the intersection between local media professionals working for transnational…