Eric Walter Rothenbuhler

Eric Walter Rothenbuhler is an American anthropologist and dean of the School of Communications and a professor at Webster University.[1] He is known for his works on ritual communication.[2]

Eric Walter Rothenbuhler
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Southern California (PhD)
ThesisMedia events, civil religion, and social solidarity: The living room celebration of the Olympic Games (1985)
Academic advisorsElihu Katz, Daniel Dayan
Academic work
InstitutionsWebster University
Main interestsanthropology of media

Education edit

  • Ph.D. Communication Theory and Research, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, 1985. Dissertation Title: Media events, civil religion, and social solidarity: The living room celebration of the Olympic Games.
  • M.A. Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1982. Thesis Title: Radio and the popular music industry: A case study of programming decision making.
  • B.A. Department of Communication, Ohio State University, 1980.

Books edit

  • Ritual Communication: From Everyday Conversation to Mediated Ceremony, Sage 1998
  • Media anthropology, Eric W. Rothenbuhler & Mihai Coman (Eds.), Sage 2005
  • Communication and community, Greg J. Shepherd and Eric W. Rothenbuhler (Eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001

References edit

  1. ^ "Eric Rothenbuhler". www.webster.edu.
  2. ^ Jain, Shobhita (2000). "Review of Ritual communication: From everyday conversation to mediated ceremony". Sociological Bulletin. 49 (1): 148–150. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23619900.