Gil Rodman
My research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of cultural studies and critical media studies. I'm especially interested in the politics of race and ethnicity, intellectual property, popular music, and digital media.
Education
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Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1996
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1986
Websites
Books
Articles
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards: Mixing Pop, Politics, and Cultural Studies
Published: Jan 15, 2015 by The Sage Handbook of Popular Music
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Music, Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
A survey of cultural studies approaches to the study of popular music.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Film
Published: Jul 31, 2014 by Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained: The Continuation of Metacinema
Authors: Heather Ashley Hayes & Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
A cultural-studies/critical-rhetorical analysis of the racial politics of Django Unchained. Also reprinted (with additional images) in Jump Cut, 56, 2015.
Introduction: Teaching/Learning About Race
Published: Nov 23, 2013 by The Race and Media Reader
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
An introduction to The Race and Media Reader, with a special focus on teaching about race and racism.
Cultural Studies and Critical Literacies
Published: Oct 01, 2013 by International Journal of Cultural Studies
Authors: Kris Rutten, Gilbert B. Rodman, Handel Kashope Wright, & Ronald Soetaert
Subjects:
Education, Media and Cultural Studies
An introductory essay to a special issue of IJCS on "Cultural Studies and Critical Literacies"
Cultural Studies and History
Published: Jan 01, 2013 by The Sage Handbook of Historical Theory
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
History, Media and Cultural Studies
A discussion of how cultural studies knows what it claims to know, with a particular focus on its sense of history and historiography.
Cultural Studies Is Ordinary
Published: Nov 23, 2009 by About Raymond Williams
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies
An essay that draws on two of Raymond Williams' most famous essays -- "Culture Is Ordinary" and "The Future of Cultural Studies" -- to make an argument about how best to reinvigorate the project of cultural studies in the current moment.
Music for Nothing or, I Want My MP3: The Regulation and Recirculation of Affect
Published: Jun 01, 2006 by Cultural Studies
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman & Cheyanne Vanderdonckt
Subjects:
Music, Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
A critical analysis of the problems with the mainstream public discourse around digital filesharing.
Race & Other Four Letter Words: Eminem & the Cultural Politics of Authenticity
Published: Apr 01, 2006 by Popular Communication
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Music, Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
This essay argues that much of what underpins the moral panic surrounding Eminem is a set of largely unspoken questions about race, identity, authenticity, and performance.
The Net Effect: The Public’s Fear and the Public Sphere
Published: Apr 15, 2003 by Virtual Publics: Policy and Community in an Electronic Age
Authors: Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
A cultural-studies-flavored critique of over-reaching discourse -- both celebratory and fearful -- about the social and cultural impact of the Internet.
Race in Cyberspace: An Introduction
Published: Jan 12, 2000 by Race in Cyberspace
Authors: Beth E. Kolko, Lisa Nakamura, & Gilbert B. Rodman
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies, Communication Studies
An introduction to the edited collection, Race in Cyberspace