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Amanda Lotz, Ph.D.

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Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies

Expertise

Cultural consequences of changes in TV industry

• Her 2007 book, The Television Will Be Revolutionized, explores the consequences of industrial changes such as new advertising strategies, technologies, and ways of making and distributing television on its role in the culture.
• Can discuss how television shows are redefining women in dramatic roles by telling diverse stories about their lives. Also can discuss evolving television industry (DVRs, VOD, portable devices, Digital television transition, labor disputes, new advertising strategies, and the relationship between the business and the shows it makes in general).
• Her 2006 book, "Redesigning Women: Female-Centered Television After the Network Era," explores the rise of female-centered dramas and cable networks targeted toward women in the late 1990s.

Contact Information

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