Roger Silverstone
The inspiration behind Polis.
Career
- born Birkenhead, Cheshire 15 June 1945;
- Lecturer, then Reader, in Sociology, Brunel University 1976-91,
- Director, Centre for Research into Innovation, Culture and Technology 1987-91;
- Professor of Media Studies, Sussex University 1991-98;
- Professor of Media and Communications, London School of Economics 1998-2006;
- died Oxford 16 July 2006.
External links
Nick Couldry, 'Professor Roger Silverstone, Media studies pioneer at the LSE', The Independent, Published: 20 July 2006