Lee Artz, Ph.D.

Professor, Media Studies | Director, Center for Global Studies

Introduction

Lee Artz is a professor of media studies and the director of the Center for Global Studies at Purdue University Northwest.

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