Elizabeth J. Leebron's research while affiliated with Northwestern University and other places

Publications (8)

Chapter
This chapter describes the conversion of a traditional classroom course to one taught online. Creating a Media Business has been part of the Business curriculum within a broad, traditional Mass Communications major, and its objective has been to introduce students to the theory and practice of starting an independent media enterprise. The attempt t...
Conference Paper
This chapter describes the conversion of a traditional classroom course to one taught online. Creating a Media Business has been part of the Business curriculum within a broad, traditional Mass Communications major, and its objective has been to introduce students to the theory and practice of starting an independent media enterprise. The attempt t...
Chapter
This chapter describes the conversion of a traditional classroom course to one taught online. Creating a Media Business has been part of the Business curriculum within a broad, traditional Mass Communications major, and its objective has been to introduce students to the theory and practice of starting an independent media enterprise. The attempt t...
Article
Television no longer represents the primary means by which audiences access entertainment. The convergence of technologies influences economic and social development in the media marketplace. The union of broadband and digital communications increases segmenting of the audience and venues for distribution of content and leads to increased competiti...
Article
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Northwestern University, 1978. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 410-424). Photocopy of typescript.

Citations

... Researchers have noted that Jewish television characters are often portrayed as anxious, neurotic, and stingy (Mandell, 2020). Ruggieri and Leebron (2010) argued that since the 1950s, there had been a lengthy list of stereotypical portrayals of Jewish women on television, including portrayals that are …selfish, pushy, materialistic, domineering, manipulative, assertive, loud, shallow, whiny, demanding, man-hunting, weight-conscious, high-maintenance, shopping-crazed bargain hunters, possessive, controlling, unmarried, success-oriented, food-oriented, asexual, and unattractive. Physical qualities that epitomize these characters include large noses, big hair, and issues with their bodies (p. ...