Phillip Madison
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Graduate Student |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Introduction | I'm a grad student interested in all the little moving parts and theorycitos that make up entertainment theory. Selective processes, mood management, peer and demographic influences, and information processing are but a few. Currently I am on a quest to understand what ubiquitous entertainment is doing to us as individuals and as a society. |
| Favorite books | Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, The Image: A Guide to Pseudoevents in America, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, From Counterculture to Cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, The Psychology of Entertainment, Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast, The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History, Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics, Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives, Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender, Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections, Border Film Project: Photos by Migrants & Minutemen on the U.S.-Mexico Border, Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture, Media Control, Second Edition: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World, Public Opinion |