Toby Miller (9 August 1958) is a

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and

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scholar. He is the author of several books and articles. He was chair of the Department of Media & Cultural Studies at the

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(UCR) and is most recently a professor at Loughborough University. Prior to his academic career, Miller worked in broadcasting, banking, and civil service. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the open-access journal ''Open Cultural Studies'', published by De Gruyter.

Biography

Miller was born in the

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and grew up in

. He earned a B.A. in history and political science at

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in 1980 and a PhD in philosophy and communication studies at

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in 1991. In July 2004, Miller became a full-time professor at UCR following a stint as a visiting professor. Formerly, he was a professor in the Departments of English, Sociology, and Women's Studies, as well as director of the program in film and visual culture. As of December 2008, he chairs the new Department of Media & Cultural Studies. Preceding his professorship at UCR, Miller was a professor at

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, and held previous appointments at Murdoch University,

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, and the

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. Professor Miller is now a Faculty of Excellence Professor at Tec de Monterrey University in Mexico.

Selected publications

Miller's work has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Swedish, and Spanish.

Articles

Books and monographs

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Chapters in books

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References

External links

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Prof. Miller's UCR faculty page

Toby Miller's GreenCitizen blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Toby 1958 births Living people Australian National University alumni Murdoch University alumni University of California, Riverside faculty Cultural academics Mass media theorists British gender studies academics People educated at Canberra Grammar School American gender studies academics