Matthew Fraser
Professor
- Department: Communication, Media and Culture
- Complementary Department(s): History and Politics
- Graduate Program(s): Global Communications
- Office:G-401
- Office Hours:Wednesdays 12:00鈥�15:00 or by appointment
- Personal Website:
Professor Fraser is a specialist in the聽global聽media,聽international relations,聽journalism, and the entertainment industries. He teaches courses on the global politics of pop culture, media law, and media industry economics.聽Dr Fraser's current research is focused聽on the history of media, iconoclasm, and social protest.聽聽
He is also the author of several books, notably Weapons of Mass Distraction: Soft Power and American Empire, about the influence of pop culture on geopolitics. His most recent book,聽Monumental Fury: The History of Iconoclasm and the Future of Our Past, examines the history of violence against statues, monuments, and works of art.聽Before joining The American University of Paris faculty, he was a newspaper columnist, editor-in-chief and television host in Canada. He occasionally contributes to international media such as聽CNN,聽New York Times, and Wall Street Journal聽on issues related to media聽and聽French聽current affairs, and has been interviewed and quoted in The Guardian, The Economist, and on the BBC.聽
Education/Degrees
- DEA, PhD, Institut d鈥橢tudes Politiques de Paris
- Graduate studies: London School of Economics, Oxford University, Paris-Sorbonne I
- MJ, Carleton University, Ottawa
- BAA, Ryerson University, Toronto
- BA, Victoria College, University of Toronto
News
- "" Feb. 16, 2023
- Nov. 30, 2022,聽""聽JSTOR Daily
- June 11, 2018, "",聽The Conversation
- Nov. 20, 2015, "", CNN.com
- January 12, 2014, ","听颁狈狈.肠辞尘
- Jan. 8, 2013, "", CNN.com
- June 6, 2011, "", New York Times
Publications
- Caricatures, Canards, and Guignols: Satirical Journalism in France from the French Revolution to Fifth Republic (Journalism and Media, 2024)
- Monumental Fury: The History of Iconoclasm and the Future of Our Past聽(Prometheus, 2022)
- In Truth: A History of Lies from Ancient Rome to Modern America (Prometheus, 2020)
- Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom (Wiley, 2009)
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (St Martin's, 2005)
- Free for All (Stoddart, 1999)
- Quebec Inc (Key Porter, 1987)聽
Research Areas
Truth, lies, and misinformation in politics and warfare. The role of social media in civil engagement, election campaigns, political mobilization and protest. The emergence of digital models of journalism, advertising, and media production. The transformation of the entertainment industries and consumer behavior.聽
- Misinformation and propaganda
- Propaganda and war
- Social media聽
- 闯辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉尘听
- Media ethics聽
- Media industries and economics聽