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Oscar Gandy
Male
- Personal website
- http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/ogandy/
- Interests
- Diversity / Inclusion, Politics / Political Communication, Public Sphere
- Role(s)
- Researcher
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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Annenberg School for Communication
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA, United StatesEmeritus
Biography
Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. He is author of “The Panoptic Sort” and “Beyond Agenda Setting,” two books that explore issues of information and public policy. A recent book, “Communication and Race,” explores the structure of media and society, as well as the cognitive structures that reflect and are reproduced through media use. A co-edited volume, “Framing Public Life,” examines the rule of media in shaping public understanding.
Publications and Resources
Books
- Oscar Gandy. Beyond Agenda-Setting: Information Subsidies and Public Policy . Ablex Publishing , 1982
- Oscar Gandy. The Panoptic Sort: A Political Economy of Personal Information . Westview Pr
Journal Articles
- Bill D. Herman, Oscar Gandy. Catch 1201: A Legislative History and Content Analysis of the DMCA Exemption Proceedings. Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. 2006.