Stuart Kaplan

Associate Professor of Communication

department: Communication
office: 369 John R. Howard Hall
phone: 503-768-7618
e-mail: skaplan@lclark.edu
Web: http://www.lclark. edu/~skaplan/

History:Two topics have dominated my research and writing over the last dozen or so years: The effects of new communication technologies on civil liberties, especially free speech and privacy, and visual metaphors in advertising and film. I have published articles on these topics in a variety of communication journals, including Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Communication, and Journalism Quarterly. The courses I most frequently teach are Introduction to Communication, Mass Media Messages, Communication Criticism, and The Documentary Form. In these courses, I tend to place substantial emphasis on critical evaluation of mass media content, artistic standards, and ethical practices. These academic interests and activities are supplemented by my participation in community organizations that have some influence on public policy and legislation affecting communication media. I am currently active in Portland Cable Access Television and the American Civil Liberties Union. My hobbies include travel, skiing, and woodworking.

Scholarly Interests: Mass communications and society, critical analysis of mass media content, social science research methods, critical research methods, communication policy, persuasion, visual communication.

Education: B.S. University of California at Berkeley, 1961, major in communication; M.A. University of Oregon, 1968, major in speech; Ph. D., University of Oregon, 1971, major in speech.

Professional Affiliations: ACLU National Board of Directors; Portland Cable Access TV, Board of Directors; Chairman of Oregon ACLU Committee on Privacy; Associate Editor of the Western Journal of Speech Communication; Speech Communication Association, Western Speech Communication Association, International Communication Association.

Publications: Stuart Kaplan has assisted in several television productions including "camera-eye" for the Oregon Committee for the Humanities; and "NFLCP Teleconference" about cable television regulatory issues. He has also has had essays published in the following: Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Communication Technology, and the Journal of Broadcasting.