Ron Jacobs
Professor
Sociology
University at Albany
United States of America
Biography
Professor Jacobs’s areas of interest include social theory, cultural and political sociology, mass media, and civil society. His research has examined racial crisis, the sociology of news production, the relationship between African-American and “mainstream” public spheres, and the use of narrative methods for studying discourse. He is currently working on two new research projects investigating media and the public sphere. The first is a study of media opinion and commentary, while the second is an examination of television, entertainment media, and the aesthetic public sphere.
Research Interest
Theory, culture and mass media; politics and democracy
Publications
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Jacobs, Ronald N. "‪ Media, Culture, and Civil Society‪." Questions de communication 1 (2016): 379-393.
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Jacobs, Ronald N., and Muyang Li. "Culture and comparative media research: Narratives about Internet privacy policy in Chinese, US, and UK newspapers." The Communication Review 20.1 (2017): 1-25.
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Jacobs, Ronald N., and Sarah Sobieraj. "Narrative and legitimacy: US congressional debates about the nonprofit sector." Sociological Theory 25.1 (2007): 1-25.
