Figure/Ground Communication’s latest scholarly interview is with Thom
Gencarelli. Dr. Gencarelli is an Associate Professor and Chair of the
Communication Department at Manhattan College. He has taught for most of
his career in the broadcasting/telecommunications area, but also taught
mass communication/mass media and media theory, with specialization in
children and media, popular culture (especially popular music), media
education/media literacy, and media ecology. Dr. Gencarelli is presently
the Vice President of the Media Ecology Association, and will serve as
Coordinator of their 13th annual convention at Manhattan College, June
7-10, 2012. He is also a Past President of both the New York State
Communication Association and the New Jersey Communication Association, and
is on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of General Semantics. In
addition, he is a member of the International Communication Association,
the National Communication Association, and the Eastern Communication
Association.
