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Steve RossProfessor of HistoryContact Information E-mail: sjross@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-1681 Office: SOS 172 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday : 12-1pm and by apptmt LINKS Curriculum Vitae Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities |
Biographical Sketch |
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Steven J. Ross is Professor of History at USC. The first person in his family to go to college, Steve received his B.A. from Columbia University, a Bachelor of Philosophy from Oxford University, and a PhD from Princeton University, where he worked with famed historians Arthur Link and James McPherson. Professor Ross has written extensively in the areas of working-class history, social history, and film history. His first book, Workers On the Edge: Work, Leisure, and Politics in Industrializing Cincinnati, 1788-1890 (1985) was adapted for the screen by Cincinnati unionists and made into a documetary entitled "They Build the City: The Working People of Cincinnati.” His second book, Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America (1998), received the prestigious Theater Library Association Book Award for 1999. It was also named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the “Best Books of 1998” and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in History. Professor Ross's latest book, Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics, received a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a Film Scholars Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the academic equivalent of an “Oscar.” It was also selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of its “Recommended Summer Readings” for 2012. Ross' Op-Ed pieces have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, International Herald-Tribune, Newark Star Ledger, Tallahassee Democrat, Washington Independent, and HuffingtonPost. Steve’s work on movie stars and politics has led to appearances on "The Today Show," “ABC Evening News with Peter Jennings,” “Nightline with Ted Koppel,” CNN's "American Morning" and "The Situation Room," Fox News, NBC News,and programs broadcast on Canadian, British, French, and Australian television—as well as numerous documentaries about Hollywood. He has also lectured at universities throughout the United States, England, New Zealand, and Australia. In addition to his academic day job, Ross is co-founder and co-director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities at USC—now in its 15th year. Steve is now working on a book entitled "Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews and their Spies Foiled Nazi and Fascist Plots Against America" (to be published by Bloomsbury Press). |
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Education |
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 Ph.D. History, Princeton University, 5/1980
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M.A. History, Princeton University, 5/1975
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M.A. History, Oxford University, 6/1973
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B.A. History/Political Theory, Columbia University, 5/1971
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1994-
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1984-08/01/1994
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1978-08/01/1984
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Instructor, Princeton University, 09/01/1977-06/01/1978
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Preceptor, Princeton University, 01/01/1977-06/01/1977
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Other Employment |
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Consultant, Fund for the City of New York (Ford Foundation), 06/01/1972-09/14/1972
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Case Study Author (Welfare Hotels in NYC), Kennedy School for Gov't (Harvard University), 01/15/1971-09/15/1971
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Ross studies the changing nature of power in American society. His initial research focused on industrialization and class development in 19th century America. During the past 15 years, his work has shifted to examine the ways in which film has been used to shape ideas about class and power in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially what it means to be working class or middle class in America. His latest book, Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics, examines the emergence of Hollywood as a major center of American politics and the role that movie stars have played in the political life of the nation from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Professor Ross's current project, "Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews and their Spies Foiled the Nazi Plot against America," explores to rise of fascism and Nazism in Los Angeles and the United States and the successful efforts of a handful of Jewish leaders to thwart Nazi sabotage along the west coast. | |
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| American society, labor, film, popular culture, and politics. | |
Research Specialties |
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| (Ph.D., Princeton University, 1980) Professor of History: US social, labor, popular culture, film history, politics. | |
Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions |
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Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, Co-Director and Co-Founder,http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/partners/laih/
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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""Hollywood Left and Right: Movie Stars and Politics"", Organization of American Historians Convention, Talk/Oral Presentation, Houston , OAH, Invited,
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2011
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""Hollywood and the Conservative Revolution: George Murphy and Ronald Reagan"", UUS Studies Center Seminar Series, Lecture/Seminar, University of Sydney, US Studies Center , Invited,
Spring
2011
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""How Hollywood Became Hollywood: Movies, Money, and Politics"", MA Arts Journalism Students Seminar Series, Talk/Oral Presentation, USC, Annenberg School of Communication, Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Little Caesar and the HUAC Mob: Edward G. Robinson"", US Studies Center Brown Bag Lectures, Lecture/Seminar, University of Sydney, US Studies Center , Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Movement Leader, Grassroots Builder: Jane Fonda" ", U.S. Studies Center Seminar, Lecture/Seminar, University of Sydney, US Studies Center, Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Visualizing Ideology: Labor vs Capital in the Era of Silent Film"", University of Auckland Guest Lecture, Talk/Oral Presentation, University of Auckland , History Department , Invited,
Spring
2011
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"Distinguished Public Lecture ", Hollywood and American Politics, Keynote Lecture, Australia and New Zealand, Sydney Ideas Series and University of Auckland, Invited,
Spring
2011
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""Harry Belafonte, Hollywood and Movement Politics"", American Historical Association, Talk/Oral Presentation, Boston , AHA, Invited,
Fall
2010
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""Dealing with the Job Market" ", USC Graduate History Workshop, Roundtable/Panel, USC, USC History Department , Invited, 2009-2010
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""The Los Angeles Berlin Wall Project" ", The Politics of Culture , Weekly Radio Show, Santa Monica, CA, KCRW Radio, Invited, 2009-2010
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""Unlocking the Archives: The Role of Primary Sources in Historical Discovery" ", Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, Talk/Oral Presentation, USC, USC Libraries , Invited, 2009-2010
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""Hollywood and World War II"", National Center for History in the Schools Workshop, Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, National Center for History in the Schools , Invited,
Spring
2010
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""Joystick Nation: How Will We Entertain Ourselves in 2020?"", Visions and Voices event , Roundtable/Panel, Los Angeles, USC Visions and Voices , Invited,
Spring
2010
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""Promoting Intellectual and Cultural Life at USC"", USC Senate-Provost Retreat , Roundtable/Panel, Huntington Beach , USC, Invited,
Spring
2010
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""Hollywood and Presidential Elections: An Overview"", Talk/Oral Presentation, Parkside Arts and Humanities Dorm, USC, Invited, 2008-2009
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""Hollywood, Hitler, and the Coming of World War II" ", Yom Ha Shoah Memorial Ceremony, Keynote Lecture, Aventura, Fla, Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, Invited, 2008-2009
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""The Pleasures of the Life of the Mind" ", Cum Laude Ceremony, Keynote Lecture, Los Angeles, CA., Brentwood School, Cum Laude Chapter, Invited, 2008-2009
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""Pre-Mature Anti-Fascism in 1930s Hollywood," ", American Studies Convention, Talk/Oral Presentation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, American Studies Association, Invited,
Fall
2008
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""Methodology, Language and the Future of Film History,"", American Historical Association Convention, Talk/Oral Presentation, Washington, D.C., American Historical Association, Invited,
Spring
2008
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""The Labor Problem and the Origins of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" ", "Moguls, Millionaires & Movie Stars: Hollywood Between the Wars, 1920-1940,, Roundtable/Panel, San Marino, Ca., Huntington Library , Invited,
Spring
2008
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""When Push Comes to Shove: Politics, Jewish Identity, and the Business of Hollywood in the 1930s"", Jewish Los Angeles—Then and Now, Talk/Oral Presentation, UCLA , UCLA Jewish Studies Center, Invited, 11/14/2005
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""The First Political Movie Star: Charlie Chaplin and the Rise of Visual Politics"", The Charles Chaplin Conference, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed London, British Film Institute, 07/21/2005-07/24/2005
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""The Politicization of Hollywood: Anti-Fascism, Anti-Communism, and Anti-Semitism" ", The History of Jews in Los Angeles , Talk/Oral Presentation, Autry Museum, Los Angeles , The Autry National Center, UCLA Center for Jewish , Invited, 04/11/2005
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""When Stars Speak Out: Movie Stars, Politics, and the Power of Audience Response"", Conference on American Cinema and Everyday Life, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed London, University College, London & Commonwealth Fund, 06/26/2003-06/28/2003
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Other Presentations |
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"Consultant and On-Air Expert, "Moguls and Movie Stars"", TV Series , Turner Classic Movies, TCM,
Fall
2010
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"Historical Consultant, "The Faces of America with Henry Lewis Gates"", PBS TV Series, PBS, KGBH,
Spring
2010
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"Host, "Unions--Love Lost?"", "The Politics of Culture", KCRW Radio Series, KCRW Santa Monica,
Spring
2010
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"Moderator, "Biography: Hollywood Legends"", LA Times Festival of Books, LA Times, Los Angeles,
Spring
2010
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"Moderator, "Looks Can Be Revealing"", Thematic Options Research Conference, USC Thematic Option, Los Angeles,
Spring
2010
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""Hollywood and the Presidential Campaign"", The Presidential Campaign of 2008 , USC College: Parents Weekend, USC,
Fall
2008
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""Hollywood’s Impact on the Presidential Campaign" ", Presidential Election Forum, USC Trojan League , USC,
Fall
2008
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""Hollywood and the Jewish Community"", Consular Corps in Los Angeles Seminar Series, American Jewish Committee, Culver City, Ca.,
Spring
2008
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""The Social and Political Impact of American Film" ", American Studies Lecture Series, Bir Zeit University (Ramallah) and Al-Quds University (West Bank) Jerusalem, , U.S. State Department, LA and West Bank,
Spring
2008
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""What Does It Mean to be an American?" ", Teaching American History, Teaching American History K-12 Program, Los Angeles , 10/10/2007
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""Political Filmmaking and the Films of Costas-Gavras"", Panelist at Eisenstein Film Award , USC Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, 09/29/2007
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""Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics"", Hart Institute Distinguished Lecture, Pomona College , Claremont, CA, 09/27/2007
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""The Politicization of Hollywood Before World War II: Anti-Fascism, Anti-Communism, and Anti-Semitism" ", Public Lecture , Villa Aurora, Los Angeles , 05/30/2007
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""Hollywood Left and Right: Anti-Fascism, Anti-Communism, and Anti-Semitism Before World War II" ", Dr. Harold Lee Endowed Lecture, Casden Institute for the Study of Jewish Life in America, Los Angeles , 03/21/2007
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""Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics" ", Invited Lecture , L.A. Institute for the Humanities, Los Angeles, 02/16/2007
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""American Politics in Historical Context" ", Talk and Panelist, Visions and Voices Series , USC Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles , 10/22/2006
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", "Little Caesar and the HUAC Mob: Edward G. Robinson, the Red Scare, and the Decline of Liberal Hollywood" ", Invited Paper Presentation, Center for the Study of the Cold War, New York University, New York, 10/17/2006
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""Little Caesar and the HUAC Mob: Edward G. Robinson, the Red Scare, and the Decline of Liberal Hollywood" ", Invited Paper Presentation, American History Seminar, Columbia University, New York, 10/16/2006
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""Movies and Politics in the ‘Golden Age’ of Hollywood"", Invited Talk and Panelist, Parent’s Weekend, USC, Los Angeles, 10/06/2006
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""Understanding HUAC" ", Invited Talk, USC Scene Dock Theater, Visions and Voices , Los Angeles, 09/13/2006
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""Teaching Celebrity, Politics & Public Life: A Multidisciplinary Faculty Workshop"", Invited Panelist, Norman Lear Entertainment Studies Center, Annenberg , Los Angeles, 04/28/2006
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""Undergraduate Education at USC" ", Keynote Address , USC Explore, Los Angeles , 04/03/2006
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""Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Battle for the American Mind"", Henry A. Salvatori Distinguished Lecture, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 03/27/2006
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""Elia Kazan: A Conversation" (with Richard Schickel and Leo Braudy)", Moderator , ALOUD series, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles , 01/12/2006
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"Working at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach: Infrastructure as a Choreography of Machinery, People, and Goods", Commentator on Photo Exhibit, USC Planning and Development Workshop Seminar Series, Los Angeles, 11/02/2005
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"Thomas Goodnight, "Studies in Celebrity Advocacy: The Passion of the Christ meets Fahrenheit 9/11" ", Commentator, Celebrity, Politics, and Public Life Faculty Seminar, USC, Los Angeles, 03/11/2005
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""Little Caesar and the HUAC Mob: Edward G. Robinson" ", Invited Talk , UCLA American History Colloquium Series, Los Angeles, 11/22/2004
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Publications |
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Book |
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Ross, S. J. Hitler in America: How Hollywood Alerted the Nation to the Dangers of Fascism, Created the Myth of the Good War, and Got Screwed in the Bargain.
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Ross, S. J.
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Workers On the Edge: Work, Leisure, and Politics in Industrializing Cincinnati, 1788-1890. Los Angeles CA: Figueroa Press.
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Ross, S. J.
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Movies and American Society. Malden, MA and Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
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Ross, S. J.
(1998).
Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998, Paperback edition, December 1999. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
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Ross, S. J.
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Workers On the Edge: Work, Leisure, and Politics in Industrializing Cincinnati, 1788-1890, New York: Columbia University Press, 1985 Paperback edition, June 1987; second printing June 1989. New York: Columbia University Press.
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Book Chapter |
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"Social History of American Film". Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History New York Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press.
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Ross, S. J.
(2010).
"Film and Labor". Oxford Encyclopedia of American Business, Labor, a New York Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press.
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Ross, S. J.
(2004).
"Confessions of a Nazi Spy: Warner Brothers, Anti-Fascism, and the Politicization of Hollywood," in Warners' War: Politics, Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood. pp. 48-59. Los Angeles CA: Norman Lear Center Press.
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Ross, S. J.
(2001).
How Hollywood Became Hollywood: Money, Politics, and Movies," in William Deverell and Tom Sitton, eds., Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s. Berkeley CA: University of California Press.
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Book Review |
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Ross, S. J., Buhle, P.
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Hide In Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002. American Historical Review. pp. 1557-1558.
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Ross, S. J., Cohen, L.
(2004).
A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America. Urban History.
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Encyclopedia Article |
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Ross, S. J.
(2009).
"Politics in American Film," in The Princeton Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History. (Michael Kazin, Ed.). Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
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Journal Article |
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Ross, S. J.
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"The Politicization of Hollywood Before World War II: Anti-Fascism, Anti-Communism, and Anti-Semitism". The Jewish Role in American Life: An Annual Review.
Vol. Volume 5 (2007), pp. 1-28.
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Ross, S. J.
(2004).
"Jargon and the Crisis of Readability: Methodology, Language, and the Future of Film History". Cinema Journal/University of Texas Press.
Vol. vol 44 (Fall 2004), pp. 130-133..
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Ross, S. J.
(2003).
"The Visual Politics of Class: Silent Film and the Public Sphere. Film International.
Vol. 2, pp. 44-50.
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Ross, S. J.
(2002).
"Hollywood, Jews, and America,". Reviews in American History.
Vol. 30, pp. 622-630.
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Ross, S. J.
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"American Workers, American Movies: Historiography and Methodology,". International Labor and Working-Class History.
Vol. 59, pp. 81-105.
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Newspaper |
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"The Five Best Books on Political Hollywood,". Wall Street Journal.
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"Hollywood’s Surprising Political History". Huffington Post.
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"Obama, Take a Page From Reagan". Los Angeles Times.
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"Hollywood Left and Right". The Page 99 Test. PubMed Web Address
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Ross, S. J.
(2011).
"Hollywood, Right-Wing Powerhouse". Salon.com.
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Ross, S. J.
(2004).
"21st Century Book Burning" Op-Ed. Los Angeles Times. pp. 2004.
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Regular Column in Journal or Newspaper |
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Ross, S. J.
(2009).
"Big Government? Learning from the Past". Huffington Post.
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Ross, S. J.
(2008).
"The Next Agnew". The Washington Independent.
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Ross, S. J.
(2008).
"A New Democratic Coalition". The Washington Independent.
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Ross, S. J.
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"Charlton Heston and Image Politics". The Huffington Post.
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Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works |
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Documentary , Historical Consultant and On-Air Expert, "Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood," Turner Classic Movies (TCM), airdate October 2010. ,
Fall
2010
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Documentary , Historical Consultant, KGBH "The Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr.", PBS, February 2010,
Spring
2010
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Commentary for DVD, Capricorn One, re-release, Lionsgate Studio, June 2008, 2008-2009
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Commentary, Documentary, Expert Commentator, "The Brothers Warner," Cass Warner documentary, PBS' American Master’s Series (and DVD), 09/29/2008
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Commentary Documentary, Expert Commentator, "You Must "Remember This: The Warner Brothers," Richard Schickel's 5-part series and DVD on PBS' American Masters Series, 09/22/2008-09/24/2008
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Commentator on DVD , Planet of the Apes, re-release,
Spring
2008
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Commentary for DVD, Commentary and analysis of two silent films that appear in the National Film Preservation Foundation, Treasures from American Film Archives 3: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934 ,
Fall
2006
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Commentator, DVD, Commentator on HUAC, John Garfield, and Hollywood politics in the 1940s-50s for inclusion in Special Features section "Racing With Fate: John Garfield Under My Skin" in 20th century Fox DVD release, The Ernest Hemingway Film Collection (produced by Cloverland Productions), 09/16/2006
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Commentaor, TV Show, Commentator, "Union Made," TV Ontario, aired winter 2005., 09/01/2005
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Commentator for American Movie Channel , Commentator for American Movie Channel (AMC) Series "Movies That Shook the World," Episodes for Birth of a Nation, Do The Right Thing, The Graduate, Fatal Attraction,
Spring
2005
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Commentator, DVD series, Commentary and analysis of three silent films that appear in the National Film Preservation Foundation, More Treasures from American Film Archives: 50 films, 1894-1931
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Interactive Website, Visualizing Ideology: Labor vs Capital in the Age of Silent Film.
www.usc.edu/schools/college/history/hist225g/
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Spring
1997
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Documentary Video, Workers On the Edge adapted to the screen in an educational video entitled They Build the City: The Working People of Cincinnati, produced by the Sylvis Society (Cincinnati) and funded by the Ohio Humanities Council., 1988-1989
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New Courses Developed |
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The Cinematic Century, History 498, This was a new seminar offered as History 498 that will become part of the department's offerings in Visual and Popular Culture. The course was team-taught with Vanessa Schwartz and Steve Ross. Here is part of the coruse description: "This seminar narrates the history of the 20th century using film and mass culture as its organizing principle. It examines many of the usual problems of the 20th century through the prism of mass culture. We ask, what does the 20th century—its people and its history—look like when instead of focusing on national boundaries we use film, visual culture, and mass culture as ways of seeing and understanding contemporaneous life? Our goal is not to simply repeat the historical issues we know about and add film (social movements and film) but rather to ask what are the big issues that emerge when you think about media and the world they have created.",
Fall
2005
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Movies, Movie Stars, and Politics, History 498, This is a senior research seminar that explores the relationship of movies, movies stars and politics from the beginning of the film industry to the present. Weekly readings introduce you to a broad history of Hollywood politics—on and off the screen. Students are expected to begin working immediately on finding a topic for your research paper. It can be on the politics of a particular star or Hollywood figure (i.e. writer, producer, director); on the politics of a particular studio or genre of films (anti-fascist films, anti-Vietnam war films; feminist films, etc.); on the politics of censorship; or on any other aspect of the political history of Hollywood. By the end of the semester every student will be expected to hand in a 20 page original research paper on some topic related to the themes of the class. In addition to common readings, we will also look at a number of films (or at least parts of them).,
Fall
2004
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Honors and Awards |
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Faculty Fellow, Center for Excellence in Teaching, USC, 8/15/2011-8/14/2014
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USC Dornsife College Distinguished Faculty Fellow, 8/15/2011-8/14/2013
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Nomination, Pulitzer Prize in History for Hollywood Left and Right,
Fall
2011
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USC Faculty Innovative Teaching Award, 2010-2011
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Juror, Pen/West Literary Award in Research Nonfiction, 2011 ,
Spring
2011
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Visiting Professor and Distinguished Lecturer, U.S. Studies Centre, University of Sydney, , 4/1/2011-4/30/2011
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Provost's Arts and Humanities Award for "Visions and Voices Series" for 2010-2011, March 2010, 2009-2010
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Provost’s Arts and Humanities Award for "Visions and Voices Series" for 2009-10, March 2009, 2008-2009
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Provost’s Arts and Humanities Award for "Visions and Voices Series" for 2008-09, March 2008, 2007-2008
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Provost’s Arts and Humanities Award for "Visions and Voices Series" for 2007-08, March 2007, 2006-2007
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Faculty Appreciation Award, Alpha Lamba Delta (USC), ,
Fall
2006
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Provost’s Arts and Humanities Award for "Visions and Voices Series" for 2006-07, March 2006, 2005-2006
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USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, USC General Education Teaching Award,
Fall
2005
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Casden Institute Faculty Research Grant, "Hollywood, Jews, and Politics," USC, 7/1/04-6/30/05, 2004-2005
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Nominated for Wayward Press Award for Op-Ed Piece, 2004
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USC Innovative Teaching Award, for Undergraduate Teaching, 2001-2002
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Recipient of National or International Prize in Discipline, Film Scholars Award, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2001
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Nominee for Pulitzer and National Book Award, 1999
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USC Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award, for "Working-Class Hollywood", 1999
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Recipient of National or International Prize in Discipline, Theater Library Association Book Award, 1999
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USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, for Distinguished Research, Teaching, and Service, 1998
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USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 1992
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USC Innovative Teaching Award, 1991
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Arnold and Lois Graves Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Teaching in the Humanities, 1989
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USC Zumberge Research and Innovation Fund Award, USC Faculty Research and Innovation Fund Award, 1987
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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History Department Chair, 08/15/2007-08/15/2010
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History Department Chair, 08/2003-08/2006
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Committees |
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Member, Advisory Board, Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Program, 08/2009-
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Member, Branding Workshop, Annenberg School of Communications, 08/2009-
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Member, Academic Advisory Board, Shoah Institute for Visual History, 08/15/2008-
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Chair, Co-Director and Co-Founder, Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, 08/15/1998-
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Co-Chair, Co-Chair Program Committee, History Department, Aug 2011-June 2012, 2011-2012
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University Senate, Committee on Development and Implementation of University Policies, Aug. 2011-Aug. 2012, 2011-2012
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Chair, History Department Chair, 08/15/2007-08/15/2010
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Member, Search Committee for director of Shoah Institute for Visual History, 2008-2009
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Member, University Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure, 2008-2009
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Member, Academic Advisory Board, Shoah Institute for Visual History, 2007-2008
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Chair, History Department, 2007-2008
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Member, University Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure, 2007-2008
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Chair, History Department, 08/16/2003-08/15/2006
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Chair, Co-Director, Celebrity, Culture and Politics Faculty Seminar, Norman Lear Center, Annenberg, USC., 09/1999-06/2006
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Chair, Department of History
Member, College General Education Revision Committee, 10/04-5/05
Co-Director, Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities
Co-Director, Celebrity Culture and Politics
Faculty Speak, USC Incoming Freshmen Orientation, August 20, 2004
Faculty Speaker, USC Presidential Scholars Admittees, March 3, 2005
, 2004-2005
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Member, College General Education Revision Committee, 2004-2005
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Review Panels |
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Shoah Foundation, Grant Proposal Evaluation,
Fall
2010
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Media, Alumni, and Community Relations |
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Historical Consultant and On-Air Expert, "Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood", Turner Classic Movies,
Fall
2010
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Guest Host, "Unions--Love Lost?" on "The Politics of Culture" KCRW,
Spring
2010
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Historical Consultant, "The Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr" PBS,
Spring
2010
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Guest Host, "The Los Angeles Berlin Wall Project," on The Politics of Culture, KCRW radio, Santa Monica, Cal., 11/03/2009
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In Studio Expert, Commenting on Presidential Elections, Evening News, KNBC, Burbank, Nov. 4, 2008,
Fall
2008
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Interview for article on "The Impact of Celebrity Endorsements on Presidential Campaigns," TODAY Show Web, Oct. 15, 2008,
Fall
2008
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Interview, "Obama’s Victory," [French] Elle, Nov. 4, 2008,
Fall
2008
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On Air Interview, "Celebrities and Politics," CTV (Canadian Television) Special, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 26, 2008 [airdate Oct. 9, 2008],
Fall
2008
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On Air Interview, "Estimating Likely Audience Responses to Oliver Stone’s "W"," CNN, American Morning, Oct. 13, 2008,
Fall
2008
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On Camera Interview, "Obama, Vibe and X-Box: The Impact," CNN, American Morning, Oct. 23, 2008,
Fall
2008
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Host, "The Politics of Culture," KCRW, interview with Robert Scheer on The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America, May 27, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview with [London] Financial Times on assessing the results of Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, "American Morning," CNN, featured segment about Oprah’s declining popularity after Barack Obama endorsement, May 28, 2008.,
Spring
2008
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Interview, Celebrities and Politics, Dallas Morning News, Aug. 24, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, GMTV (Good Morning TV is UK's main morning news show) segment for Super Tuesday on the impact that celebrity endorsements can have on an election. Jan. 31, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, New York Times, "A Few Tremors in Oprahland," on impact of endorsement of Obama, May 26, 2008.,
Spring
2008
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Interview, Segment on release of Obama and McCain Biographical Comic Books, for "The Situation Room," CNN, July 31, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, The Impact of Celebrity Endorsements on the Presidential Campaign. Newsmax magazine, June 24,2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, [London} Independent, story on Oprha’s declining TV fortunes, May 27, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Interview, for article on Hollywood Celebrities and the Democratic Convention, Elle (Paris edition), Aug. 22, 2008,
Spring
2008
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Celebrities and Politics Segment, NPR’s "Day to Day" with Alex Smith, KPPC FM, Sept. 5, 2007,
Fall
2007
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Interview with Jacquelien Nienhuis, Correspondent USA, Algemeen Dagblad. Daily Newspaper The Netherlands on Hollywood and the Presidnetial Election, Oct. 2007,
Fall
2007
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Interview, "Marketplace" the impact of celebrity endorsement, airs Dec. 7, 2007, Los Angeles,
Fall
2007
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Interview, "The Race" radio show on XM Satellite Radio, talking about the impact of celebrity endorsements, Dec. 6, 2007,
Fall
2007
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Interview, Agence France-Presse, Celebrity endorsement and the 2008 presidential campaign, Dec. 7, 2007,
Fall
2007
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Interview, [Poland] Daily News, the role of celebrity endorsements in the 2008 presidential campaign, Dec. 5, 2007,
Fall
2007
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Interviewed by Joel Budd for article in The Economist on "Hollywood and Politics," Sept. 11, 2007.,
Fall
2007
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On Air Commentator, KCBS News Radio, San Francisco, Impact of Oprah on Obama, Dec. 10, 2007,
Fall
2007
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On Air Expert Commentator, The Today Show, the impact of Oprha’s endorsement of Barak Obama, Dec. 8, 2007. New York ,
Fall
2007
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One-hour segment and listener call in about Celebrities and Politics, Kathleen Dunn Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 11, 2007.,
Fall
2007
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Segment interview on Celebrity Impact on Voting, KCBS Radio San Francisco, Sept. 18, 2007,
Fall
2007
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Segment on Oprah Endorsement of Barack Obama, NPR’s "On the Media," September 6, 2007. ,
Fall
2007
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Expert Commentator for documentary feature film, "The Brothers Warner," Cass Sperling producer, April 5, 2007,
Spring
2007
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Expert Commentator, 10-hour history of Warner Brothers Studios, Richard Schickel, for TBS, Jan. 3, 2007.,
Spring
2007
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Interviewed by BBC Radio for story on Governor Arnold, Celebrity Politics and California Referendum Elections, Oct. 20, 2005,
Fall
2005
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Quoted in "California Vote: Arnold Says. Warren Says No," New York Times, Oct. 14, 2005,
Fall
2005
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Radio Commentator, "Progressive Hollywood," on "The Lawyer’s Guild Show," KPFK, 07/14/2005
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Commentator for BBC TV News Feature on Celebrities and Politics in 2004 Elections, 09/14/2004
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Commentator, A & E Biography Series, "Louis B. Mayer", 08/26/2004
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Other Service to the University |
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Speaker to USC Presidential Scholars Admittees, 03/03/2005-03/03/2205
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Co-Director, Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities. Responsibilities include planning a bi-monthly luncheon speakers series for our nearly 100 Fellows, running several subcommittees, and planning annual conferences., 09/01/1998-
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Historical Advisor, Academy Museum of the Motion Picture, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, summer 2006 through present
Commentator, “Birth of a Nation” in Movies That Shook the World series on American Movie Channel, fall 2005.
Interviewed by BBC Radio for story on Governor Arnold, Celebrity Politics and California Referendum Elections, Oct. 20, 2005
Interviewed and quoted in “California Vote: Arnold Says. Warren Says No,” New York Times, Oct. 14, 2005
Interviewed and quoted in “Where There’s Smoke, There’s a Star,” NY Times, Sept. 18, 2005
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Speaker at Freshman Orientation, 08/20/2004
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Service to the Profession |
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Conferences Organized |
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Organizer , Joystick Nation: How Will We Entertain Ourselves in 2020?", USC Visions and Voices , Dialogue Series featuring Mark Murphy, Richard Schickel, Tracy Fullerton, and Tara McPherson ,
Spring
2010
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Organizer , "Seeing Los Angeles", USC Visions and Voices, Dialogue Series featuring D.J. Waldie, playwright Theresa Chavez, George Sanchez, and moderator Aaron Paley,
Spring
2009
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Organizer, "Does the Modern World Still Work? (And If Not, Is Religion the Answer?", USC Visions and Voices, Dialogue Series featuring Kevin Starr, Jack Miles, Julia Sweeney, and Amir Hussain, sponsored by the LA Institute for the Humanities ,
Spring
2008
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Organizer , Hip Hop America, USC Visions and Voices , Dialogues Series, "Hip Hop America" (featuring Ann Powers, Josh Kun and Todd Boyd)sponsored by LA Institute for the Humanities,
Fall
2007
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Organizer , "The Moral Morass of Contemporary Life" , USC Vision and Voices , Dialogues Series, "The Moral Morass of Contemporary Life" (featuring Jack Miles, Rabbi Leonard Beerman, Rev. George Regas) sponsored by LA Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2007
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Organizer , "Pop, Politics, and Propaganda" , USC Visions and Voices , Dialogues Series, "Pop, Politics, and Propaganda" (featuring Robbie, Marc Cooper, Marty Kaplan, and Carole Wells)sponsored by LA Institute for the Humanities,
Fall
2006
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Organizer, "Have Blogs Replaced Newspapers and Should We Care?", , USC , Dialogues Series (featuring Ana Marie Cox, Kevin Drum, Kevin Roderick, and Martin Kaplan)sponsored by LA Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2006
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Organizer , "The Big Lie? News, Media, and the Fiction of Non-Fiction," , Citywide Conference at USC , "The Big Lie? News, Media, and the Fiction of Non-Fiction," citywide conference sponsored by the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2005
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Organizer, "Writing L.A.: Urban Noir, Postmodern Malaise, and Suburban Angst in the Capital of the 21st Century." , citywide conference at USC, 2 day citywide conference sponsored by the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2004
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Organizer , From Sunset Boulevard to Mulholland Drive: Los Angeles in the Cinematic Imagination", citywide conference at USC, 2 day citywide conference sponsored by the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2003
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Organizer and Moderator, USC Teach In on the War in Iraq, USC, 2 hour teach in on the war,
Spring
2003
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Organizer , "Los Angeles At the Millennium: Identity and Community in the 21st Century , citywide conference at USC, citywide conference sponsored by the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities,
Spring
2002
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Organizer and Speaker, "Teach In on the Current Crisis", USC, 2 hour teach in organized after 9/11,
Fall
2001
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Editorial Board, "Class and Culture" series, University of Michigan Press, 09/01/2005-
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Media Editor, American Communist History, 09/01/2001-
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Editorial Board Member, Ohio Valley History, 04/01/2000-06/30/2006
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Editorial Board Member, Queen City Heritage, 1985-2000
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Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Early Republic, 1988-1993
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Editorial Board Member, International Labor and Working Class History, 1979-1990
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Professional Memberships |
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American Political Science Association, 10/2009-
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Society for Cinema Studies, 09/01/1990-
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American Studies Association, 09/01/1984-
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American Historical Association, 09/01/1978-
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Organization of American Historians, 09/01/1978-
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Review Panels |
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Shoah Foundation, Teaching Grant Proposals,
Fall
2009
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