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Rutherford, Paul  Ph.D. Toronto
Professor Emeritus, St. George Campus
(416) 978-8472

Office: SS 2060
Field: Cultural history, media and communications, popular culture, Canada

Professor Rutherford specializes in cultural history, Canadian history, and the study of twentieth century popular culture.  His most recent publications include Endless Propaganda: The Advertising of Public Goods (2000), Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Marketing the War against Iraq (2004), and A world Made Sexy: Freud to Madonna (2007).  His current projects explore the use of culture, most especially publicity, as a project of rule and the figure of the sovereign in recent popular culture, notably in movies, television, and video games.