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																	Trevor																 Potts

Trevor Potts

Lecturer and Director of Civic Engagement
Department: Communication Studies
(317) 370-1619
Cavanaugh Hall (CA) 001E

Bio

Biography

Trevor Potts, or “Trev” as he is known by many scholars and alumni, is a proud father of two boys – Jude, age 5, and Julian, age 3 – and a well known musician in Indianapolis and beyond. His bands Papa Warfleigh’s Funk Revival and Sugar Moon Rabbit have won several “Best of Indy” awards, and annually help organize and perform at the “Night of the Comet” benefit for area domestic violence nonprofit organizations. Trevor also enjoys hiking, camping, ultimate frisbee and training dogs to compete in frisbee competitions.

Education

Education

  • CIC Doctoral Scholar, Northwestern University 1998
  • PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998
  • MA, University of Dayton 1995
  • BA, Miami University 1992

Publications

Publications

Author, Media and Society: A Sourcebook (1993), Animal Farm Revisited, “An Open Letter to All Americans” (1998), “Rave: The Rising Buzz of the Digital Underground,” Against the Sophists (publication forthcoming), and “Go Granny Go: Media Strategies in 21st Century Social Movements”

Awards

Awards

  • NCA Top Graduate Instructor Award 1995,
  • 6-time recipient of NCA Top Paper honors 1998-present

Academic Interests

Academic Interests

Media and society, legal communication (First Amendment issues), social movements, political/social impact of new media technologies