Marco Calavita is a Professor of Communication Studies.  He received his Ph.D. in Culture and Communication from New York University and his B.A. in Theater Arts-Film from the University of California, Santa Cruz.  Before arriving at Sonoma he was a Doctoral Teaching Fellow at NYU, where he also worked as research assistant to Professor Todd Gitlin.  At Sonoma he has taught such courses as Principles of Mass Communication, Methods of Media Criticism, Mass Communication Theory & Research, Senior Seminar, Screenwriting, America at the Movies, “Reality” TV and Film, Screening Violence, and Advanced Media Criticism.  His book APPREHENDING POLITICS: NEWS MEDIA AND INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT was published by SUNY Press (2005), and his journalism, criticism, and research have appeared in WIRED, CINEASTE, the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.COM, the JOURNAL OF FILM & VIDEO, the JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN JOURNALISM, MASS COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY, JOURNALISM STUDIES, the COMMUNICATION REVIEW, the ATLANTIC JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, and POPULAR COMMUNICATION, among other publications and outlets.  He is also a screenwriter, whose newest feature-length script (co-written) is WRONGFUL, based on the true story of Marty Tankleff.

Some recent publications:

I Can't Get Dr. No Satisfaction - Wired

Man of Mystery - Wired

Screening Abu Ghraib, Reelecting the President - in Mosh the Polls: Youth Voters, Popular Culture, and Democratic Engagement

"MTV Aesthetics" at the Movies - Journal of Film and Video

Apprehending Politics: News Media and Individual Political Development (SUNY Press, 2005)