Bob Jensen
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Robert Jensen speaking at York University after "The Heart of Whiteness" was published.
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| Born |
Robert William Jensen July 14, 1958 |
| Website | robertwjensen |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Thesis title | Knowing Pornography |
| Thesis year | 1992 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Moody College of Communication |
| Main interests | Journalism and mass communication |
| Notable works | Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity |
| Notable ideas | Media law, ethics, and politics |
Robert William Jensen (born July 14, 1958), has been professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin since 1992. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in media law, ethics, and politics.
In his research, Jensen draws on a variety of critical theories. As a radical feminist, Jensen has focused much of his work on the radical feminist critique of pornography and of masculinity, developed in his 2017 book, The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men. He also has written about white privilege and institutional racism. He also sits on the editorial board of the journal Sexualization, Media, and Society.
Jensen grew up in Fargo, North Dakota.
In 1981, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University, Moorhead), and in 1985, he received a Master of Arts degree in journalism and public affairs from American University. In 1992 he completed his Ph.D. in media law and ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.
Prior to his academic career, he worked as a reporter and copy editor for several newspapers, including the St. Petersburg Times and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
In addition to teaching and research, Jensen writes for popular media, both alternative and mainstream. His opinion and analytic pieces on such subjects as foreign policy, politics, and race have appeared in papers around the U.S. He also is involved in a number of activist groups working against U.S. military and economic domination, including the Third Coast Activist Resource Center.
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