Category: GMP Author Conversations

By Marwan Kraidy Marwan Kraidy is is dean and CEO of Northwestern in Qatar, where he oversees all academic, administrative, and operational units. Dean Kraidy is also a professor of communication and the Anthony Shadid Chair in Global Media, Politics and Culture at Northwestern. Published by Harvard University Press, 2016. In this episode, Marwan M.…

By Aynne Kokas Aynne Kokas is the C.K. Yen Professor at The Miller Center and an associate professor of Media Studies at The University of Virginia. Kokas’ research examines Sino-U.S. media and technology relations. Published by Oxford University Press, 2022. In Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty, Aynne Kokas looks at…

By Sean Metzger Sean Metzger is the Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies at the UCLA Department of Theater and professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. He is a scholar who works at the intersections of several fields: visual culture (art, fashion, film, theater) as well as Asian American, Caribbean, Chinese, film,…

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…

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…

By Hatim El-Hibri Hatim El-Hibri is an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies. His research and teaching interests focus on global and transnational media studies, visual culture studies, Lebanon and the Middle East, urban studies, television studies, and media theory and history. Published with Duke University Press, 2021. In Visions of Beirut , Hatim El-Hibri explores…