John Downing

Professor of International Communication

GMRC Director

SIUC Faculty Since 2004

Contact Information

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Room: GMRC - 803 S Oakland

Office Phone: (618) 453-6905

Fax: 453-6874

Curriculum Vitae:  Download John Downing's CV

SIUC Directory: John Derek Hall Downing

Education

Ph.D. at London School of Economics and Political Science, 1974

MSc Econ at London School of Economics and Political Science, 1968

MA at Oxford University, 1968

Interests

International communication; alternative media and social movements; racism; ethnicity, and media; media and cultural history.

Biography

John Downing, PhD, Full Professor teaches these days especially about corporate strategies and public policies for global media, and on cinema productions in other countries. Dr. Downing also directs the College’s new Global Media Research Center. For students in the 21st century, getting a grasp of different media systems and international communication processes is essential. So is learning the basics of how to do research, so you can efficiently evaluate reports that come your way.

Most recently he finished editing the segment on international communication in the upcoming 12-volume Communication Encyclopedia. That meant editing 46 contributions on various topics, totaling 80,000 words, from about 40 specialists in around 15 countries. He is currently finishing work editing another encyclopedia of grass roots and community media.

Courses

• MCMA 201 - Introduction to Media Studies
• MCMA 497 - Cinemas of the "Middle East"
• MCMA 555 - Cultural Studies and Media Analysis  Syllabus
• MCMA 561 - Communication and Development
• MCMA 563 - Globalization, Culture and Media