Nicholas J. Cull
Encyclopedia
Professor Nicholas J. Cull (born 1964) is a historian and the director of the Master's in Public Diplomacy
program at the University of Southern California
.
in the United Kingdom
, where he held the chair in American Studies and served as Director of the Centre for American Studies. His research and teaching interests are broad and inter-disciplinary, centering on the developing academic discipline of Public Diplomacy
, the role of culture, information, news and propaganda
in foreign policy. He has also worked more broadly on film, television and radio history and the role of the mass media as a source for historical study.
Cull earned both his B.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Leeds
. While a graduate student he studied at Princeton University
as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund
of New York. From 1992 to 1997 he was lecturer in American History at the University of Birmingham
.
He is the president of the International Association for Media and History
, and has worked closely with the British Council
's Counterpoint Think Tank. He is a member of the Public Diplomacy Council and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
.
In April 2008 Cull's USC program was a co-winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy, awarded by the U.S. Department of State.
2008). This and his first book -- Selling War, (Oxford University Press
, 1995) -- were both named by Choice Magazine
as outstanding academic texts of the year.
Cull is the co-editor of Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500–present (2003) which was one of Book List magazine’s reference books of the year, and co-editor with David L. Carrasco of Alambrista and the U.S.-Mexico Border: Film, Music, and Stories of Undocumented Immigrants (2004).
Public diplomacy
In international relations, public diplomacy or people's diplomacy, broadly speaking, is the communication with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence. There is no one definition of Public Diplomacy, and may be easier described than easily defined as definitions...
program at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Biography
From 1997 to 2005 Cull was based at the University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, where he held the chair in American Studies and served as Director of the Centre for American Studies. His research and teaching interests are broad and inter-disciplinary, centering on the developing academic discipline of Public Diplomacy
Public diplomacy
In international relations, public diplomacy or people's diplomacy, broadly speaking, is the communication with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence. There is no one definition of Public Diplomacy, and may be easier described than easily defined as definitions...
, the role of culture, information, news and propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
in foreign policy. He has also worked more broadly on film, television and radio history and the role of the mass media as a source for historical study.
Cull earned both his B.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. While a graduate student he studied at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund
Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private U.S. foundation whose stated purpose is to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, especially for society's most vulnerable.-History:...
of New York. From 1992 to 1997 he was lecturer in American History at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
.
He is the president of the International Association for Media and History
International Association for Media and History
The International Association for Media and History is a scholarly organization which brings together media historians and professionals with an interest in media history. Founded in the summer of 1977 it organizes biennial conferences, which have typically rotated between venues in the UK, US...
, and has worked closely with the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
's Counterpoint Think Tank. He is a member of the Public Diplomacy Council and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
.
In April 2008 Cull's USC program was a co-winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy, awarded by the U.S. Department of State.
Books
Nicholas J. Cull is author of The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989. (Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press
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2008). This and his first book -- Selling War, (Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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, 1995) -- were both named by Choice Magazine
Choice magazine
CHOICE Magazine is a publication of the Australian Consumers' Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 1959 to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers. The organisation trades as CHOICE and is similar to Consumer Reports in the United States...
as outstanding academic texts of the year.
Cull is the co-editor of Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500–present (2003) which was one of Book List magazine’s reference books of the year, and co-editor with David L. Carrasco of Alambrista and the U.S.-Mexico Border: Film, Music, and Stories of Undocumented Immigrants (2004).