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First Name
Peter
Last Name
Zhang
Email
zhangp@gvsu.edu
Title
Professor
Website
Office
273 LSH
Phone
616-331-8168
Field of Study
Communication Studies
About
Peter Zhang is Professor of Communication Studies at Grand Valley State University. His research is interdisciplinary in nature, spanning such fields as media theory, interality studies, techno-ethics, Deleuze studies, Flusser studies, Virilio studies, rhetorical studies, Zen, and I Ching, among other things. He has published a long list of articles in these fields. Currently, he serves as Director of the School of Communications’ Study Abroad Program in London. He has guest edited a special issue of Canadian Journal of Communication, three special section/issues of China Media Research, and a special section of Journal of Multicultural Studies of the Orient on interality studies, and guest co-edited two special issues of Explorations in Media Ecology entitled “Probing the Boundaries of Media Ecology.”
Office Hours
T/TH 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and by appointment
Teaches
Communication Theory, Issues in Communication, Critical Interpretation, and Concepts of Communication.
Degrees
B.A., Xian Jiaotong University; M.A., Nankai University; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington
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