Dr. James H. Wittebols

Professor

Email: jhw@uwindsor.ca
Phone: 519-253-3000 ext 2909
Office: Chrysler Hall North 1143
Winter 2011 office hours: Wed 3:30 - 5:30 pm; Thurs 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Education
Ph.D., Washington State University (Sociology)
M.A., Washington State University (Sociology)
B.A., Central Michigan University (Journalism and Sociology)

Courses taught
40-257 Foundations of the Political Economy of Communication
45-378 Promotional Culture and Democracy
45-379 Politics and Culture (Fall 2011)
45-555 Political Economy, Mass Media, and Democracy

Prof. Wittebols will also teach special topics courses (45-288 and 45-488) in the Winter 2011 semester. Please email him for more information on topics covered in those courses.

Research interests
James H. Wittebols teaches and does research at the intersection of media, culture and politics. He is the author of two books: The Soap Opera Paradigm: Television Programming and Corporate Priorities (2004), and Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series (1998). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Sociology from Central Michigan University and an MA and Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University.

Principal publications

James H. Wittebols.  (2004)  The Soap Opera Paradigm: Television Programming and Corporate Priorities.  Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

James H. Wittebols (1998) Watching M*A*S*H, Watching America: A Social History of the 1972-1983 Television Series.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc.