CURRICULUM VITAE Ronald Valentin Bettig 2012 College of Communications Home Address: Pennsylvania State University 611 Mulberry Lane 129 Carnegie Building PO Box 755 University Park, PA 16802 Lemont, PA 16851 (814) 865-3067 E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, Doctorate in Communications, Institute of Communications Research, October 1989 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at San Diego Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Communications and Political Science, Minor in Sociology, June 1983 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor of Communications, July 1997 to present, College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Visiting Lecturer, Summer 2004, Hessen International Summer University at the University of Marburg, Germany Assistant Professor of Communications, July 1990 to June 1997, College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Instructor of Communications, Fall 1988 to June 1990, School of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Visiting Lecturer, Spring 1988, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL Teaching Assistant, Fall 1986 and Fall 1987, College of Communications, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL Research Assistant, Fall 1983 to May 1987, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL 2 PUBLICATIONS Books Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall, Big Media, Big Money:Cultural Texts and Political Economics 2nd ed., Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, (2012) Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall, Big Media, Big Money: Cultural Texts and Political Economics, Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, (2003) Ronald V. Bettig, Copyrighting Culture: The Political Economy of Intellectual Property, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (1996) Refereed Journal Articles Ronald V. Bettig and Aaron Heresco, “The History of the Union for Democratic Communications Through the Democratic Communiqué,” (under review Democratic Communiqué) Ronald V. Bettig, “Private Equity, Private Media,” Democratic Communiqué 23:1 (2009), pp. 22-44 Ronald V. Bettig, "The Enclosure of Cyberspace," Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 14:2 (1997), pp. 138-157 Ronald V. Bettig, "Critical Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Copyright," Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 9:2 (June 1992), pp. 131-155 Ronald V. Bettig, "Managing the Crisis: The Global Promotion of U.S. Information and Culture Industries," Directions, 5:1-2, (1991), pp. 8-12 Ronald V. Bettig, "Extending the Law of Intellectual Property: Hollywood's International Anti- Videocassette Piracy Campaign," Journal of Communication Inquiry, 14:2, (1990), pp. 55-70 Thomas Guback and Ronald Bettig, "Translating the `Manifesto' into English: Nineteenth Century Communication, Twentieth Century Confusion," Journal of Communications Inquiry, 11:2, (1987) 3 Book Chapters Ronald V. Bettig, “Hollywood and Intellectual Property,” The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry, Janet Wasko and Paul McDonald (eds.), Malden, MA: Blackwell (2008), pp. 195- 205 Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall, “The Myth of the Liberal Media Continued: Fairness and Balance in Outfoxed,” The New Political Documentary, Thomas Benson and Brian Snee (eds.), Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press (2008), pp. 173-201 Ronald V. Bettig, “Concentration in the Copyright Industries,” Intellectual Property and Information Wealth,” Peter Yu (ed.), Westport, CT: Praeger (2007), pp. 363-384 Ronald V. Bettig, "Copyright and the Commodification of Culture," Intellectual Property and Copyright, Hyerabad: ICFAI University Press, (2004) Ronald V. Bettig, "The Frankfurt School and the Political Economy of Communications," Rethinking the Frankfurt School: Alternative Legacies of Cultural Critique, Jeffrey Nealon and Karen Irr (eds.), New York: SUNY Press (2002), pp. 81-94 Ronald V. Bettig, "Who Owns Prime Time?: Institutional and Industrial Conflict Over Program and Broadcast Rights," Framing Friction: Perspectives on Media and Social Conflict, M. Mander (ed.), Urbana, Il.: University of Illinois Press, (1998), pp. 125-160 Encyclopedia Entries Ronald V. Bettig, “Culture Industry,” The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory, (Michael Ryan and Keith Booker eds.), Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, (2009) Ronald V. Bettig, "The Culture Industry," The Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, (Jorge Schement, et. al, eds.), New York: Macmillan, (2002) Ronald V. Bettig "Political Economy," in The Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, (Jorge Schment, et. al, eds.), New York: Macmillan, (2002) Ronald V. Bettig, “Copyright," in History of the Mass Media in the United States, M. Blanchard (ed.), New York: Garland, (1998) Translations Ronald V. Bettig, Copyrighting Culture: The Political Economy of Intellectual Property, (Guolin 4 Shen, trans. Mandarin) Boulder, CO: Westview Press (1996), Shanghai: Tsing Hua University Press, (2009) Ronald V. Bettig, “A Meta-Theoretical Overview Of Intellectual Property,” (trans. Mandarin), Conference Proceedings, Advanced Forum on Global Education in Digital-Publishing and Publishing Industries, June 2009, pp. 25-32 Solicited Articles and Monographs Ronald V. Bettig, “Copyright and the Commodification of Culture," Media Development, (January 2003), pp 25-37 Ronald V. Bettig, "Freedom of the Press and Revolution: Contemporary Socialist Thought and Praxis," In Circulation: Working Papers, School of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, (January 1990) Published Conference Proceedings Ronald V. Bettig, “A Meta-theoretical Overview of the Political Economy of Intellectual Property,” Advanced Forum on Global Education in Digital-Publishing and Publishing Industries, Fudan University, Shanghai, (2009), pp. 16-32 Reprints Ronald V. Bettig, "The Frankfurt School and the Political Economy of Communications," Originally Chapter Two in Rethinking the Frankfurt School: Alternative Legacies of Cultural Critique, New York: SUNY Press, 2002; Reprinted in The Political Economy of Communication: A Reader, Cao Jin and Zhao Yuenshi (eds.) Shanghai: Fudan University Press, (2007), pp.169-179 Ronald V. Bettig, “Copyright and the Commodification of Culture,” originally published in Media and Development, (June 2003), pp. 169-179; Reprinted in The Political Economy of Communication: A Reader, Cao Jin and Zhao Yuenshi (eds.) Shanghai: Fudan University Press, (2007), pp. 25-37 Ronald V. Bettig, “Copyright and the Commodification of Culture," Media Development, January, 2003 pp. 25-37, in “Intellectual Property and Copyright,” Hyerbad: ICFAI University Press, 3:1, 2004, pp. 61-72 Book Reviews 5 Ronald V. Bettig, “Censorship Inc.: The Corporate Threat to Freedom of Speech by Lawrence Soley,” Journal of Communication, 55:1, (2005), pp. 197-199 Public Journalism Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Hall, "Beat the Press," (monthly media criticism column), Voices of Central Pennsylvania, State College, PA, 1998-2000 “Back to School: Hi-Tech Vo-Tech.” (September 2000) “Here Come the Govs.” (July-August 2000) “Media Whitewash in D.C.” (June 2000) “A Chain Reaction.” (May 2000) “Not Yet the Post-Cold War Era.” (April 2000) “Another One Bites the Dust.” (March 2000) “Media Prattle on Seattle.” (February 2000) “The State of the Union.” (December 1999/January 2000) “I Want My MP3.” (November 1999) “Media Merger Mania.” (October 1999) “Teach the Children Well.” (September 1999) “More Money at the Movies.” (July-August 1999) “Money at the Movies.” (June 1999) “Copyright as Censorship.” (May 1999) “Listen to the Music.” (April 1999) “Perish the Publisher.” (March 1999) “Mainstreaming Diversity.” (February 1999) “Are We Being Served?” (December 1998/January 1999) “The Hole in the News.” (November 1998) “Back to School with ‘The Right Stuff.’” (October 1998) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Ronald V. Bettig, “Me and Che: An Auto-ethnographic Encounter with a Revolutionary Icon,” Union for Democratic Communications, Buffalo State University/Niagara University, May 27- 29, 2009 Ronald V. Bettig, “Private Equity, Private Media,” Union for Democratic Communications, Vancouver, Canada, October 24-27, 2007 Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall, “The Myth of the Liberal Media Continued: `Fairness 6 and Balance’ in Outfoxed,” Union for Democratic Communications, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, November 3-5, 2005 Ronald V. Bettig, “Napster’s Back: The Incorporation of Digital Music,” Union for Democratic Communications, St. Louis, MO, April 13-15, 2004 Ronald V. Bettig, "The Political Economy of Intellectual Property," International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, May 23-27, 2003 Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall, "Big Movies, Big Money," Union for Democratic Communications, State College, PA, October 11-14, 2002 Ronald V. Bettig, "Hollywood.Com: Filmed Entertainment by the Byte," Society for Cinema Studies," Boulder, CO, May 22-24, 2002 Ronald V. Bettig, "The Political Economy of Intellectual Property," American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 18-20, 2001 Ronald V. Bettig, "Guarding the Magic Kingdom: On Disney and Intellectual Property," Rethinking Disney: Private Control and Public Dimensions, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, November 9-12, 2000 Ronald V. Bettig, "Propaganda: The Institutional Context of News Production," Forest Resources Issues Conference, School of Forest Resources, College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University