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Partridge, Christopher M
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Patricia Aufderheide
,Professor
Patricia Aufderheide is a professor of Film and Media Arts in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and director of the Center for Social Media. Her books include Documentary: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford), The ... [More]
Philip Brenner
,Professor
Dr. Philip Brenner has published widely on U.S./Cuba relations, on U.S. policy towards Central America, and on the Cuban Missile Crisis. His most recent book is A Contemporary Cuba Reader: Reinventing the Revolution.
Richard Dent
,Associate Professor
Prof. Dent is the author of Chesapeake Prehistory? Old Traditions, New Directions and a significant number of other publications on the archaeology of the Chesapeake and Middle Atlantic regions. He maintains interests in both prehistoric and historic... [More]
Helen Langa
,Department Chair, Art
Professor Helen Langa continues as Chair of the Art Department (Art History, Graphic Design, and Studio Art) for the second year in 2009-10. She is teaching "Visual Art of the U.S.: Colonial to 1890" this fall, and in the sp... [More]
Leonard Steinhorn
,Professor
Leonard Steinhorn’s expertise includes American politics, culture and media, strategic communication, the presidency, and recent American history. He is author of The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy, and co-author of By the Col... [More]
Rodger Streitmatter
,Professor
A cultural historian, Rodger Streitmatter is a leader in exploring how the media have helped to shape the way Americans think and act. The most recent of his seven books is From “Perverts” to “Fab Five” ~ The Media’s Changing Depiction of Gay Men and... [More]



