Rose Kohn Goldsen (May 19, 1917 – August 2, 1985) was a professor of

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and a pioneer in studying the effects of

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and

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or mass art, sometimes contraste ...

. Prior to coming to Cornell, Goldsen worked for the Office of Radio Research,

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. Goldsen came to Cornell as a research associate and felt that she encountered employment discrimination because she was a woman. In 1958, a faculty position opened up and she demanded to be considered, resulting in her appointment to the faculty. Goldsen studied the psychological effects of television on individuals and society. Most notably, Goldsen was a very visible critic of a congressionally mandated government study of the impact of television violence on children. When the study reported no ill effects, Goldsen was able to document that the television industry had stacked the study and that its results were suspect. Goldsen explained the importance of her studying television by noting, "it is still possible to turn off the television set. It is not possible to turn off the television environment."Rose K. Goldsen, The Show and Tell Machine (New York: The Dial Press, 1975), p. xi. Goldsen broadcast a series of 11 lectures on sociology over an Ithaca, New York radio stations, February to May 1974. She also studied the attitudes of college students. Goldsen was also active in Cornell University's governance and served on its University Senate. Cornell Library's archive of new media art is named in her honor.

Books

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Essays

* Goldsen, Rose K. (1976). ''Literacy without books: Sesame Street''.

References

External links

Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art website
* The ETC: Experimental Television Centerbr>Archive

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