Faculty
Mark Tolstedt
Professor
- Media Studies -
mtolstedt@uwsp.edu
Phone: 715.346.3920
Office: CAC 228
Focus
- B.A. Degree: Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
- Psychology/Communication Arts
- M.A. Degree: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Radio/TV/Film
- Ph.D. Degree: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Radio/TV/Film
- Ph.D. Dissertation: Micronesian Broadcasting and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Evolution of A Dependency.
- Major Area of Concentration: International Communication, Radio/TV Production & Criticism, Political Economy and Technology
Courses Taught
- Comm 190: Evolution of Mass Media
- Comm 252: Audio Production 1
- Comm 325: Media Law
- Comm 352: Audio Production 2
- Comm 359: Technologies of Mass Communication
- Comm 390: International Communication
- Comm 720: Political Economy of Media
- Comm 720: Cultural Studies and the Media
Biography
Mark Tolstedt is a professor in media studies in the Division of Communication at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. He received his doctorate from Northwestern University and has also taught at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and George Washington University.
Awards/Service
- 2003 UWSP Teaching Excellence Award
- Broadcast Education Association Board of Directors 2004-present
- Broadcast Education Association Vice President for Academic Relations 2007-present
- 2006, Chair of UWSP University Awards Committee
Recent Publications
"The Cat and the Boyfriend," creative audio piece submitted to the Third Coast Festival 99 Ways to Tell A Story competition and to the 2007 BEA Festival of Media Arts Faculty Audio competition.
Trivia 2005: The World's Largest Trivia Contest: "A Model for Fundraising and Promoting College Radio," Feedback, 47 (2), 2005.
"Teaching the Introductory Audio Course," Feedback, 44 (1), February 2003.
Research
Interests and Specialties
- Audio Theater
- Critical Communications and Political Economy
- College Radio
- Media and Cultural Studies