Lee Artz, Ph.D.

Professor, Media Studies | Director, Center for Global Studies

Introduction

Lee Artz, a former steelworker and machinist, is Professor of Media Studies and the Director of the Center for Global Studies at Purdue University Northwest. Artz has written, edited, and published several books, including: Global Media Dialogues: Industry, Politics, and Culture; Spectacle and Diversity: Transnational Media and Global Culture; and The Pink Tide: Media Access and Political Power in Latin America. He has contributed multiple book chapters and journal articles on global media, US popular culture, media practices, and social movements. Artz speaks regularly on global media and popular culture. He has also worked with Pakistan scholars on One World, One Struggle webinars.

Research Overview

• Political economy of media production
• Analysis of media news and entertainment content
• Relation between public interest and media industry
• Investigation of media framing of international events
• Media contribution to mass consent for social order

I am a former steelworker and machinist. My union contract funded my Masters in Communication. I use experiences from H.S. and AAU Basketball Coaching (in Chicago and Michigan) to organize my classes.

Select Publications

• Pink Tide: Media Access and Political Power in Latin America Global Entertainment
• Media: A Critical Introduction Article.
• The Political Economy of Attention: Global News Agencies and the Destruction of Democracy.

Teaching Focus

• Media and Popular Culture (including Disney, superheroes, telenovelas, etc.)
• Global Entertainment
• Global Media Communication and Democracy

Previous Roles

• NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
• PNW Director, Graduate Studies, Department of Communication
• Faculty Advisor, Lambda Pi Eta
• Communication Honor Society Faculty Advisor
• Students for Justice in Palestine
• Faculty Advisor, Union for Democratic Communication