Sarah Banet-Weiser is an academic and author. She is currently a joint professor at the Annenberg School of Communication at

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and at the

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. She previously was the Head of the London School of Economics and Political Science's Media and Communication Department. In July 2014, Banet-Weiser became director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. She left the position and became the new Head of the Media and Communication Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the fall of 2018.

Professional work

In 2012, Banet-Weiser's book, ''Authentic™: The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture,'' was released. The book looks at

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and brands. The book was reviewed in ''

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''. Her work has been featured in the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. In October 2018 Banet-Weiser's book, ''Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny'' was released in the United Kingdom. Her book will be released in the United States on November 16, 2018.

Works

*Banet-Weiser, Sarah. ''Authentic™: The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture,''. New York: NYU Press (2012). *Banet-Weiser, Sarah, Cynthia Chris and Anthony Freitas. ''Cable Visions''. New York: NYU Press Academic (2007). *Banet-Weiser, Sarah. ''Kids Rule!: Nickelodeon and Consumer Citizenship (Console-ing Passions)''. Durham: Duke University (2007). *Banet-Weiser, Sarah. ''The Most Beautiful Girl in the World: Beauty Pageants and National Identity''. Berkeley: University of California Press (1999). *Banet-Weiser, Sarah. ''Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny''. Duke University Press Books (2018).

References

External links

Official websiteInterview with Banet-Weiser
via Books Aren't Dead

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