James Miller

Biography
James Miller, professor of communications, holds a Ph.D. from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania. His principal interests are the sociology of journalistic practices, comparative political culture, the use of culture in international relations and the diffusion of new media technologies and services. Current research includes studies of Western media-assistance foreign aid and the modernist roots of mainstream journalism. He has held a Fulbright research appointment in Paris and chaired the annual international Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, editing its published proceedings. He is a long-time member of the advisory committee to WFCR-FM, the Five College NPR station. He also serves as chair of Hampshire’s European Studies program.

Education
Ph.D. from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania

Courses
Mediawork: Fall 2009 Cultural Citizenship: Fall 2009

Students I Advise
Tal Schechter (Div II chair)

Ben Beach (Div III member)