Sarah Banet-Weiser | |
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![]() Sarah Banet-Weiser at USC Annenberg, 2015 | |
Born | 1966 (age 58–59) |
Sarah Banet-Weiser (born 1966) is a distinguished professor of communication and author. She is currently the Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania [1] as well as a joint professor at the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California [2] and at the University of Pennsylvania. [3] She previously was the head of the London School of Economics and Political Science's (LSE) Media and Communication Department between September 2018 and June 2021. [3] In July 2014, Banet-Weiser became director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. [4]
In 2012, Banet-Weiser's book, Authentic™: The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture, was released. The book looks at consumerism and brands. The book was reviewed in Slate . [2] Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal , Media, Culture & Society , Journal of Consumer Culture . [5] [6] [7] In 2018, Banet-Weiser's book, Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny was released in the United Kingdom. [8] and the United States. [9]