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- Interests:
- Diversity / Inclusion
- Discipline(s)
- Communications
- Role(s):
- Researcher
Current Institutional Affiliation(s) (Past Affiliations)
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Annenberg School for Communication
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA, United StatesDirector
Biography
Larry Gross spent 35 years teaching communication at the University of Pennsylvania before joining USC Annenberg in 2003 as director of the School of Communication. Gross, who holds degrees from Brandeis University and Columbia University, became a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. A specialist in the areas of media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies. Gross was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1998 and received the International Communication Association's Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award in 2001.
Publications and Resources
Books
- Larry Gross. Up from Invisibility: Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Media in America. Columbia University Press, 2002
- Larry Gross. Contested Closets: The Politics and Ethics of Outing . University of Minnesota Press, 1993
- William H. Melody, Larry Gross, George Gerbner. Communications Technology and Social Policy: Understanding the New "Cultural Revolution". John Wiley & Sons, 1973