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Prof. William J. Buxton  (b.1947, d. ----)

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POSITION(S) / JOB TITLE(S):
Professor
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
history of social sciences; history of media; organizational communication; sociology of knowledge
ACADEMIC RANK:
Professor
FACULTY/DEPARTMENT:
Communication Studies
INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION:
Concordia University
EMAIL:
Only Visible to Members of getCITED
HIGHEST DEGREE:
Doctorate (1980)
DEGREE FROM:
Free University Berlin
SEX / LANGUAGE:
Male / English
LAST LOGIN:
2008/06/18 17:00:28
MEMBER ID:
1107-4252 (Last changed on 2007/04/05 04:13:31)
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  Buxton, William J. . (no date) "Interview with Frank N. Stanton, Radio Research Pioneer."
     (Journal Article in Journal of radio studies JRS )
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  Buxton, William J. . (no date) "Rethinking Lazarsfeld's Transmission Model."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (no date) "Parsonsian Theory in Historical Perspective: Towards an 'Activist' Interpretation of Sociological Thought
     (Conference Presentation at the Tenth World Congress of Sociology )
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  Buxton, William J.. (no date) "The Collaborate Attack: Rockefeller Support for theHarvard Industrial Hazards Project."
     (Conference Presentation at the 22nd Annual Meeting of CHEIRON )
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  Buxton, William J.; Rehorick, David. (no date) Eclipse of the Sociology of Knowledge: Toward a Redemption of a Failed Promise
     (Conference Presentation at the Eleventh World Congress of Sociology )
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  No contributors listed. (forthcoming) American Philanthropic Support for Communication, Culture, and the Humanities in the Twentieth Century  Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.
     (Book )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2007) Forging the Canon of Media Studies: Should We Heed the Plea for Timeless Texts?
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2007) Harold Innis as Reviewer of Books on the North, 1934-1941
     (Conference Presentation at the North and Nordicity: Representations of the North )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2007) “From Robert Park’s Enobling Public to Paul G. Cressey’s Edifying Movies: Continuities and Ruptures in Chicago Sociology’s Engagement with Media and Mass Culture.
     (Book Chapter in Media Research and Its Histories: New Perspectives on the Contested Memory of the Field )
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  Buxton, William J.; , . (2007) Fernand Dumont and the Vicissitudes of Cultural Policy in Quebec
     (Book Chapter in Intellectuals and Cultural Policy (edited by Oliver Bennett and Jeremy Ahearne) )
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  Niquette, Manon; Buxton, William J.. (2007) Niquette, Manon and Buxton, William J. (accepted) "Relieving 20th Century Excesses: The Socialization of Antacid and Laxative Uses through Advertising." In
     (Book Chapter in Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Pharmaceuticals, edited by Vivianne Quirke and Judy A. Slinn. Bern: Peter Lang. )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2006) "Fernand Dumont and the Vicissitudes of Cultural Policy in Québec.”
     (Journal Article in International Journal of Cultural Policy )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2006) "The Archival Practice of Harold Adams Innis: A Time-binding Corrective to Monopolies of Knowledge."
     (Book Chapter in Messengers of the Medium: Innis, McLuhan and the History of New Media. Virtual Exhibition. [http://www.collectionscanada.ca] )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2006) “Unsettling Frontiers: Harold Innis as Reviewer of Books on the North, 1934-1941."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2006) “From Robert Park’s Enobling Public to Paul G. Cressey’s Edifying Movies: Continuities and Ruptures in Chicago Sociology’s Engagement with Media and Mass Culture.”
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association )
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  Buxton, William J. ; Dickens, Risa.. (2006) “Harold Innis’s ‘Crisis in Public Opinion’: Performance, Recovery, and the Politics of Knowledge.”
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  No contributors listed. (2006) Buxton, William J. and Dickens, Risa, eds. 2006. (forthcoming) “The Crisis in Public Opinion: An Address by Dr. Harold A. Innis.”
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2005) “Fernand Dumont and the Vicissitudes of Cultural Policy in Québec."
     (Conference Presentation at the Conference on Intellectuals and Cultural Perspectives. Organized by the Centre for Cultural Policy )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2005) Comments on Recent Research on the History of media research
     (Conference Presentation at the International Communicaton Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2005) “The triumph of McLuhanite literacy and the failure of Innisian orality: Thoughts on the emergence of communication studies in Canada.” ,
     (Conference Presentation at the Tracking: A Symposium on the History of Communication Studies in Canada )
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  Buxton, William J.; Dickens, Risa. (2005) “Harold Innis’s ‘Crisis in Public Opinion : (An unpublished address delivered in 1943) : Engagement with Public Life as the Backdrop to the Writing of Global Media History ?"
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2004) “The ‘Values’ Discussion Group at the University of Toronto, February-May 1949.“
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2004) Rockefeller support for educational radio
     (Grant from The Rockefeller University)
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  Buxton, William J.. (2004) “The University of Toronto ‘Values’ Group of 1949 : Cradle of English-Canadian Communication Thought?"
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2004) "From the Rockefeller Center to the Rocky Mountain Margin: Shifting Patterns of RF and GEB Support for School Broadcasting and Educational Radio, 1930-1940."
     (Conference Presentation at the Workshop on American Philanthropic Support for Communication and Culture )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2004) “Harold Innis and the Nova Scotia Royal Commission of 1934: A Re-Appraisal.”
     (Conference Presentation at the Meetings of the Atlantic Canada Workshop )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2004) “GEB Support for School-Broadcasting Projects, 1937-1942.”
     (Journal Article in Research reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center )
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  Buxton, William. (2004) “Harold Innis' ‘French Inflection’: Origins, Themes, and Implications of his 1951 Address at le Collège de France’
     (Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Communication )
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  Niquette, Manon; Buxton, William J.. (2004) "Le soutien de la Fondation Rockefeller à l’intégration de la logique publicitaire dans les musées de science (1936-1941)," ENS-LSH,
     (Book Chapter in colloque Sciences, Médias et Société, 15-17 juin 2004, Lyon )
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  Niquette, Manon; Buxton, William J. . (2004) “The Rockefeller Foundation’s support for the communicative turn in science museums.
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the British Society for the History of Science )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2003) John Marshall and the Humanities in Europe: Shifting Patterns of Rockefeller Foundation Support
     (Journal Article in Minerva )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2003) Harold Innis in Context: Intellectual Engagement and the Geopolitics of Knowledge
     (Grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2003) “From Radio Research to Communication Intelligence: Rockefeller Philanthropy, Communications Specialists, and the American Intelligence Community.”
     (Book Chapter in Communication Researchers and Policy-Making )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2003) "Harold Innis's "French Inflection": Themes and implications of his 1951 Address at Le Collège de France."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2003) "Introduction to Charles Tilly.”
     (Journal Article in Graduate Researcher )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2003) . "Harold Innis's History of Communications Project."
     (Book Chapter in Harold Innis )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2002) "Inspecting the Foundations of Communication Thought in Canada: A Discussion with Robert Babe."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Studies Association (Plenary Session) )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2002) Review of "Self-Analytical Sociology: Essays and Explorations in the Reflexive Mode" by Larry T. Reynolds
     (Book Review in Contemporary Sociology, 2002, 31, 3, May, 291-292 )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2002) "Innis's Cultural Project: The Bending of Economic History and the Mending of Modernity." , Toronto,
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Congress )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2001) "The Bias Against Communication: On the Neglect and Non-Publication of the 'Incomplete and Unrevised manuscript of Harold Adams Innis'"
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2001) Rockefeller Support for Educational Radio, 1935-1949: The Cultivation of a Community
     (Grant from The Rockefeller University)
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  Buxton, William J. . (2001) "The Intellectual Practice of Harold Adams Innis: Communications and the Contours of Modernity."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Studies Association, )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2001) John Marshall and the Shifting Patterns of RF Support for the Humanities in Europe." , June.
     (Conference Presentation at the Conference on American Foundations in Europe )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2001) ”John Marshall and the Shifting Patterns of Rockefeller Foundation Support for the Humanities in Europe.”
     (Conference Presentation at the Conference on American philanthropies in Europe )
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  No contributors listed. (2001) "Interview with Frank N. Stanton, Radio Research Pioneer." (fully annotated version)
     (Journal Article in Journal of Radio Studies )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2001) "Rockefeller Support for Projects on the Use of Motion Pictures for Educational and Public Purposes, 1935-1954."
     (Journal Article in Research Reports Online: Rockefeller Archive Center )
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  Buxton, William J.; Rehorick, David. (2001) The Place of Max Weber in the Post-Structure Writings of Talcott Parsons
     (Book Chapter in Talcott Parsons Today )
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  Buxton William, ; Nicholls Lawrence, . (2000) "Talcott Parsons and the Study of the 'Far East' at Harvard, 1941-48: Comparative Institutions and National Policy,"
     (Journal Article in American Sociologist, )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) Talcott Parsons and Japan in the 1970s
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) Review of Histoires des theories de la communication by Armand and Michele Mattelart (Paris: La Découverte, 1995)
     (Book Review in Communication )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) Canada's Film Century  Montreal: Concordia University: Lonergan University College.
     (Book, Edited )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2000) "Harold Innis's 'Final Phase' Reconsidered: Communications Work and the Committee on Economic History, 1941-1952."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Studies Association, )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) The Parsons/Tominaga "Colloquy" at Iwanami Shoten
     (Journal Article in American Sociologist )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) Discussions with Professor Parsons and Ken'ichi Tominaga
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  Buxton, William J. . (2000) "Frank N. Stanton, A Biographical Note."
     (Journal Article in Journal of Radio Studies )
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  Buxton, William J.. (2000) "Canadian Film: From the Arcade to Arcana."
     (Journal Article in Lonergan Review )
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  Buxton, William J. ; Dancause, Christine. (2000) "Movies and Urban Youth: Paul G. Cressey's Pioneering Payne Fund-sponsored Study."
     (Conference Presentation at the Conference on "Cinema and Urban Remains )
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  Buxton, William J.; Nichols, Lawrence T.. (2000) Talcott Parsons and the "Far East" at Harvard, 1941-48
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  No contributors listed. (1999) Harold Innis in the New Century: Reflections and Refractions  Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press .
     (Book )
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  Acland, Charles R; Buxton, William J.. (1999) 1999. "Harold Innis: A Genealogy of Contesting Portraits.”
     (Book Chapter in Harold Innis in the New Century Reflections and Refractions )
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  Acland, Charles R; Buxton, William J.. (1999) Harold Innis in the New Century: Reflections and Refractions   Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press,.
     (Book, Edited )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1999) RF Support for Non-Professional Drama, 1933-1950." (Spring): 1-5.
     (Journal Article in Research reports from the Rockefeller Archive Center )
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  Buxton, William J. . (1999) "Rockefeller Support for Film Initiatives, 1938-1942: An Innisian Analysis."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Communication Studies Association )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1999) "Colonizer, Conqueror, and Gatekeeper: Canadian Ethnic Relations in Historical Perspective."
     (Conference Presentation at the Fifth International Seminar on Canadian Studies, Baroda (Gujurat), India )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1999) Review of Theorizing Communication: A History by Dan Schiller (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996).
     (Book Review in Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences )
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  Buxton, William J. . (1999) "The Rocky Mountain Radio Council and Rockefeller Philanthropy, 1939-1950."
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association )
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  Buxton, William J. . (1999) "Reaching Human Minds: Rockefeller Philanthropy and Communications, 1935-1939
     (Book Chapter in The development of the social sciences in the United States and Canada The role of philanthropy )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1999) "Young, Donald Ramsey."
     (Book Chapter in Dictionary of American Biography )
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  Martin, Michèle ; Buxton, William. (1999) . "Monopoles du savoir ou criticisme culturelle journalistique? Victor Barbeau et Harold Innis discutent la presse, le nationalisme, et les pratiques intellectuelles." Charles R. Acland and William J. Buxton. Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 159-174.
     (Book Chapter in Harold Innis in the New Century Reflections and Refractions )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) Harold Innis's Excavation of Modernity: The Newspaper Industry, Communications, and the Decline of Public Life
     (Journal Article in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) From the 'Missing Fragment' to the 'Lost Manuscript,: Reflections on Parsons' Engagement with Simmel
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) Review of Historical Dictionary of American Radio edited by Donald G. Godfrey and Frederick A. Leigh (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998).
     (Book Review in Canadian journal of communication: CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) Review of James Carey: A Critical Reader edited by Eve Stryker Munson and Catherine A. Warren (Minneapolis/London: University of Minnesota Press, 1997)
     (Book Review in Canadian journal of communication CJOC )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) "Education and Expertise: Sociology as a 'Profession'."
     (Conference Presentation at the Conference on "Sociology and Institution-Building," )
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  buxton, William J.. (1998) "Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Emergence of Public-Radio Broadcasting in the United States, 1935-1952." ,
     (Conference Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association )
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  Buxton, William J. . (1998) Reflections on the Archives
     (Conference Paper presented at the Archival Research and Communications )
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  Buxton, William J.. (1998) "CSAA Outstanding Contribution Awards: Professor Georges-Henri Lévesque."
     (Journal Article in Society/Société )
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  No contributors listed. (1998) Comments on Parsons's 'Simmel and the Methodological Problems of Formal Sociology'" by Edward Shils
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  No contributors listed. (1998) "Simmel and the Methodological Problems of Formal Sociology" by Talcott Parsons
     (Journal Article in The American sociologist )
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  Buxton, William J.; Acland, Charles R.. (1998) American Philanthropy and Canadian Libraries: The Politics of Knowledge and Information  Montreal: McGill University, Library and Information Studies.
     (Book )
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  Buxton, William J.; McKercher, Catherine. (1998) Newspapers, Magazines and Journalism in Canada: Towards a Critical Historiography
     (Journal Article in