Butsch, Richard (J.)
BUTSCH, Richard (J.)
BUTSCH, Richard (J.). American, b. 1943. Genres: Communications/Media, History, Popular Culture. Career: Esso Research and Engineering, research engineer, 1967-69; Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1976-, professor of sociology and American Studies. Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies, University of Birmingham, visiting scholar, 1987. Publications: (ed. and contrib.) For Fun and Profit: The Transformation of Leisure into Consumption, 1990; The Making of American Audiences, 2000. Address: Department of Sociology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099, U.S.A.
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