Mark Crispin Miller

Mark Crispin Miller is a distinguished Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, known for his critical insights into media and politics. He has authored several influential works, including *Boxed In: The Culture of TV* (1988), *The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder* (2001), *Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney’s New World Order* (2004), and *Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral Reform* (2007). He also edited notable collections such as *Seeing Through Movies* (1990) and *Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008* (2008). Currently, he is working on *The Marlboro Man: An American Success Story*, set to be released in 2021.

Miller's essays and articles have been featured in various prestigious journals, magazines, and newspapers globally, and he has appeared in numerous documentaries, including *Consuming Images* (1989) and *The True Cost* (2015). He is the curator of the Forbidden Bookshelf, an e-book series dedicated to reviving significant out-of-print works. Previously, he edited two influential book series for the University of Texas Press and Yale University Press.

In 2004, he wrote and performed the play *Patriot Act* at the New York Theater Workshop. Miller is currently co-producing *Four Died Trying*, a documentary series exploring the assassinations of prominent civil rights leaders. He has received fellowships from prestigious institutions, including the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundations, and actively participates in organizations focused on media scholarship and ethical medical research. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 1971 and his doctorate in English from Johns Hopkins University in 1977, where he previously directed film studies. Despite his academic roots in Renaissance literature, he has gained prominence as a media critic and cultural commentator.