Background
Monaco, Paul was born on September 11, 1942 in Niskayuna, New York, United States. Son of Angelo M. and Birdena (O'Melia) Monaco.
( What is the real nature of television, and what is its ...)
What is the real nature of television, and what is its place in contemporary society and culture? In a provocative rethinking of the medium and its ensuing effects, this book argues that we have misunderstood television and have thus contributed to a distorted view of art and culture in the 20th century. During the final quarter of this century both in academic and popular circles, we have spread wildly exaggerated claims about television's undermining of human consciousness and behavior. Television has become a scapegoat for all sorts of societal and cultural ills. The arguments presented by many researchers on behalf of the ill-effects of TV are fundamentally weak and flawed. On the eve of the 21st century, the claimed distinctions between high art and popular culture have become a final, hopeless repository of pedantry. Television can be understood only by viewing it as an art form, and measuring its role in society and culture in concert with the first principles of human reason and liberty.
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academic administrator artist educator writer
Monaco, Paul was born on September 11, 1942 in Niskayuna, New York, United States. Son of Angelo M. and Birdena (O'Melia) Monaco.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1965. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1974.
Assistant professor history Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1973-1975. Professor arts and humanities University Texas, Dallas, 1975-1985, director graduate studies arts and humanities, 1976-1980. Department head, professor media and theatre arts Montana State University, Bozeman, 1985—2002.
Board directors University Film and Video Association, 1988-1991, 95-96, Bozeman Film Festival, 1985-2000 (president 1987-1990). Member History Preservation Committee, Bozeman, 1988-1990, Montana Committee for Humanities, Missoula, 1989-1993. Regional coordinator Nicholls Screenwriting Awards, 1989-1991.
Advisory board Annenberg Social Policy Center. Member Fulbright Selection Committee, Germany and Austria, 2000-2004.
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Board directors Montana Ballet Company, Bozeman, 1986-1990. Member selection committee Fulbright Foundation, Germany, 1996, 99. Member Phi Kappa Phi (president since 1998), Academy television Arts and Sciences.
Married Victoria O'Donnell, 1993.