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*Professor of Media and Communications, London School of Economics 1998-2006;  
 
*Professor of Media and Communications, London School of Economics 1998-2006;  
 
*died Oxford 16 July 2006.{{ref|2}}
 
*died Oxford 16 July 2006.{{ref|2}}
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==Publications==
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*R. Silverstone, ''Television and Everyday Life'', Routledge, 1994.
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*R. Silverstone, ''Visions of Surburbia'', Routledge, 1996.
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*R. Silverstone, ''Communication by Design: The Politics of Information and Communication Technologies'', Oxford University Press, 1998.
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*R. Silverstone, ''Why Study the Media?'', SAGE Publications 1999.
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*Raymond Williams, (introduction by R. Silverstone), ''Television: Technology and Cultural Form'', Routledge Classics, 2003.
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*R. Silverstone, ''Media and Morality: On the Rise of the Mediapolis'', Polity Press 2006 (1st Edition).  Book used in a course organized by Polis [http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/summerSchool/brochure/internationalRelationsGovernmentAndSociety/IR245.htm]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
#{{note|1}} Nick Couldry, '[http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1186985.ece Professor Roger Silverstone, Media studies pioneer at the LSE]', The Independent, Published: 20 July 2006
 
#{{note|1}} Nick Couldry, '[http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1186985.ece Professor Roger Silverstone, Media studies pioneer at the LSE]', The Independent, Published: 20 July 2006
 
#{{note|2}} Couldry, Ibid.
 
#{{note|2}} Couldry, Ibid.

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The inspiration behind Polis.[1]

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.[2]

Publications

  • R. Silverstone, Television and Everyday Life, Routledge, 1994.
  • R. Silverstone, Visions of Surburbia, Routledge, 1996.
  • R. Silverstone, Communication by Design: The Politics of Information and Communication Technologies, Oxford University Press, 1998.
  • R. Silverstone, Why Study the Media?, SAGE Publications 1999.
  • Raymond Williams, (introduction by R. Silverstone), Television: Technology and Cultural Form, Routledge Classics, 2003.
  • R. Silverstone, Media and Morality: On the Rise of the Mediapolis, Polity Press 2006 (1st Edition). Book used in a course organized by Polis [3]

Notes

  1. ^ Nick Couldry, 'Professor Roger Silverstone, Media studies pioneer at the LSE', The Independent, Published: 20 July 2006
  2. ^ Couldry, Ibid.