Name Dafna Lemish | ||
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Thesis Viewing television in public places : an ethnography (1982) Books Children and Media: A Global, Children and Televisio, Screening Gender on Children | ||
Residence United States of America | ||
Learning About The Role Of Media In The Construction Of Childhood: A Personal Research Journey
Dafna Lemish is an Israeli-American media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture; as well as construction of gender identity in the media.
Contents
- Learning About The Role Of Media In The Construction Of Childhood A Personal Research Journey
- Are there gender differences in media effects
- Biography
- Awards and honors
- Books and articles
- Philanthropy
- References
She serves as the Dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She is also the founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media.. Now days, Prof. Lemish serve as an Associate Dean for Programs in Rutgers University Of New Jersey.
Are there gender differences in media effects?
Biography
Dafna worked at Oranim College teaching media literacy, and later directed the Institute for the Research of Media and the Family, a non-profit organization later integrated within the Israeli Women's Network in Jerusalem, then ceasing to exist independently.
In 1995 she moved to Tel Aviv University, as part of the founding team of the Department of Communication, where she taught until 2010 and served as Chair for 5 years.
In 2010 she accepted a position as Chair of the Department of Radio, television, and Digital media at Southern Illinois University, and is the interim Dean, as well as Dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. In the past year, she serve as an Associate Dean for Programs in Rutgers University Of New Jersey.