Ted M. Coopman
Vita

April 2007

Contact Information and Education
Department of Communication
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
coopman@u.washington.edu

Ph.D., Communication, University of Washington, expected fall 2007
Concentrations: Media Studies, Political Communication
Dissertation: Dissentworks: Emergent Collective Action at the Turn of the Millennium

M.S., Mass Communications, San Jose State University, 1995
Concentration: Communication History and Law
Thesis: Sailing the Spectrum from Pirates to Micro Broadcasters: A Case Study of Micro Broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area

Post-undergraduate study, Humboldt State University, 1989-1990
Concentration: Broadcasting

B.A., Theatre Arts, Fresno State University, 1987


Publications
Refereed

Coopman, T. M. (forthcoming). Spectrum wars: Bridging factionalism in the fight for free radio. In L. R. Frey & K. M. Carragee (Eds.), Communication activism (Vol. 2). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Graham, E. S., Domke, D., Coe, K., John, S. L., & Coopman, T. M. (2006). Follow the leader: The Bush Administration, new media, and the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Political Communication 23, 291-312.

Coopman, T. M. (2005). Dissentworks: Identity and emergent dissent as network structures. In M. Consalvo & M. Allen (Eds.), Internet research annual (Vol. 2, pp. 107-122). New York: Peter Lang.

Coopman, T. M. (2004). Alternative alternatives: Free media, dissent, and emergent activist networks. In A. Opel & D. Pompper (Eds.), Representing resistance: Media, civil disobedience and the global justice movement (pp. 192-208). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Coopman, T. M. (2000). Hardware handshake: Listserv forms backbone of national free radio network. American Communication Journal, 3 (3). Available at: acjournal.org

Coopman, T. M. (2000). Dunifer v. the FCC: A case study of micro broadcasting. Journal of Radio Studies, 2, 287-309.

Coopman, T. M. (1999). FCC enforcement difficulties with unlicensed micro radio. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 43, 582-602.

Invited

Coopman, T. M. (2003). Sphericules and fragments: Minding the gaps. American Communication Journal, 6(4). Available at: acjournal.org

Coopman, T. M. (2000). High speed access: Micro radio, action, and activism on the internet. American Communication Journal, 3 (3). Available at: acjournal.org

Books

Coopman, S. J., & Coopman, T. M. (forthcoming). Small group communication: A practical guide for the 21st century. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Book Reviews

Coopman, T. M. (2006). Applied ethics in internet research. M. Thorseth (Ed). Trondheim, Norway: NTNU University Press (2003). In The Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies. Available at: rccs.usfca.edu

Coopman, T. M. (2002). Rebels on the air: An alternative history of radio in America. Walker, J. New York: New York University Press (2001). In American Communication Journal, 5 (3). Available at: acjournal.org

Coopman, T. M. (2001). American broadcasting and the first amendment: Another look. Tillinghast, C. S. Ames, IA: Iowa State Press (2000). In Southern Communication Journal, 66, 351-352.

Trade Publications

Coopman, T. M. (2005, December). 10 tips on how to be a highly productive graduate student. International Communication Association (ICA) Newsletter 33 (10), pp. 7, 10.

Coopman, T. M. (2000). Fight predatory corporations: Honor Borders Books boycott. Primer 2000: Back to School Guide, University of California Santa Cruz, p. 52.

Coopman, T. M. (1997). So, you want to free the airwaves? Risks & strategies you should know before you broadcast. About.com Guide to Pirate/Free Radio. Available at: radio.about.com

Manuscripts Under Submission

Coopman, T. M. Weak is the new strong: Weak ties, communication networks, and collective action. Submitted to New Media and Society October 2006.


Convention/Conference Papers
Coopman, T.M. (2007, October). Death in Oaxaca: Distributed Mobilization in The Global Indymedia Network. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Vancouver, British Columbia

Coopman, T.M. (2007, May). Freeing Speech: IBOC-DAB and Potential Impacts on First Amendment Exclusions for Broadcasting. Paper to be presented at the International Communication Association conference, San Francisco, CA

Lagos, T., Coopman, T. M., & Tomhave, J.T. (February, 2007). Parallel polis: Towards a theoretical framework of the modern public sphere and the structural advantages of the internet to foster parallel institutions. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Seattle, WA.

Coopman, T.M. (February, 2007). Twenty Years and Counting: Free Radio and Infrastructures of Dissent. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Seattle, WA.

Coopman, T. M. (2006, November). Indymedia: Emergent global media infrastructures. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, San Antonio, TX.

Coopman, T.M. (2006, November). Where the byte meets the broadband: Emergent praxis and theory in small groups online. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, San Antonio, TX.

Coopman, T. M. (2006, October). Dumping dichotomies: Embracing the pervasive communication environment. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Coopman, T. M. (2006, October). Indymedia as a global free media infrastructure. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Coopman, T. M. (2005, November). Weak is the new strong: Weak ties, communication networks, and collective action. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Boston, MA.

Coopman, T. M. (2005, October). Technologies of dissent: New media, free media, and parallel media infrastructures. Paper presented at Association of Internet Researchers conference, Chicago, IL.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, November). Radio is my bomb: Anarchism, American free radio, and a new approach to old media. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, November). So long and thanks for the digital infrastructure: Porting resistance to globalization. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, October). Ubiquitous resistance: Complex systems and the Infrastructures of dissent. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brighton, UK.

Tatum, C., & Coopman, T. M. (2004, October). Resistance for the rest of us: Apple, file sharing, and the transversal paradox. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brighton, UK.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, May). Obey little, resist much: Dissent networks and distributed resistance. Paper presented at the International Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, May). In search of dissentworks: Charting emergent resistance networks. Paper presented at the International Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA.

Coopman, T. M. (2004, February). Spectrum wars: Bridging factionalism in the fight for free radio. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Coopman, T. M. (2003, October). Dissentworks: Identity and emergent dissent as network structures. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Toronto.

Coopman, T. M. (2002, November). Real alternatives: Dissent and emergent free media. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, LA.

Coopman, T. M. (2002, November). Lies, damn lies, and statistics: Congress, selective science, and the destruction of low power radio. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, LA.

Coopman, T. M. (2002, November). Seizing the means of obstruction: Anarchism, technology, and the globalization of dissent. Paper presented at the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, LA.

Coopman, T. M. (2002, February). What's the alternative? Contrasting public, college, and free radio in Santa Cruz, CA. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Long Beach, CA.

Coopman, T. M. (2001). Power 2 the people: Is p2p the "killer app." for alternative media? Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Coopman, T. M. (2000, April). High speed access: Micro radio, action, and activism on the internet. Paper presented at the Central States Communication Association convention, Detroit, MI.

Coopman, T. M. (2000, February). Herding cats: Anarchism, organization, and free radio. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Sacramento, CA.

Coopman, T. M. (1999, February). Defining public interest in the micro radio debate: Canadian v. U.S. policies. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Vancouver, BC.

Coopman, T. M. (1998, October). Hardware handshake: Listserv forms backbone of national free radio network. Paper presented at the American Communication Association convention, Reno, NV.

Coopman, T. M. (1998, April). Rogue scholar manifesto 1.0. Paper presented at the Southern States Communication Association convention, San Antonio, TX.

Coopman, T. M. (1997, November). Free radio vs. the FCC: A case study of micro broadcasting. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Coopman, T. M. (1997, November). New scholarship for a new media: Reaching the people through the people's networks. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL.

Coopman, T. M. (1997, February). Pirates to micro broadcasters: The rise of the micro radio movement. Paper presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Monterey, CA.

Coopman, T. M. (1996, November). Regulation and emerging micro media: FCC enforcement difficulties with micro radio. Paper presented at the Speech Communication Association convention, San Diego, CA.

Convention/Conference Panels Organized

Micro Radio: Still Free After LPFM? Panel presented at the Western States Communication Association convention, Seattle, WA, 2007.

Byte Me! Digital Media as an Activist Critique and Parallel Mediasphere. Panel presented at Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2006.

Revolution or Reform Roundtable: Can We Dare to Want it All? Roundtable discussion presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Chicago, IL, 2005.

Not your Parents' Social Movement: Media, Culture, and Consumerism in an Age of Transversal Dissent. Panel presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference, Brighton, UK, 2004.

Alternative Publics, Emergent Networks, and Computer-Mediated Mobilization. Panel presented at the International Communication Association conference, New Orleans, LA 2004.

Rogue Scholars Roundtable V: Communication, Action, and Policy. Panel sponsored by the Applied Communication Division for the National Communication Association convention, New Orleans, LA 2002.

Rogue Scholars Roundtable IV: The Virtual Menace. Panel sponsored by the Vice-President of the Central States Communication Association convention, Detroit, MI 2000.

Rogue Scholars Roundtable III: Return of the Rogue Scholar. Panel sponsored by the Communication Theory Division for the Southern States Communication Association convention, San Antonio, TX 1998.

Rogue Scholars Roundtable II: The Rogue Scholar Strikes Back. Panel sponsored by the Applied Communication Division for the Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago, IL 1997.

Rogue Scholars Roundtable I: Out of the Tower and into the Streets. Panel sponsored by the Communication Theory and Research Interest Group for the Western States Communication Association convention, Monterey, CA 1997.


Professional Experience
Instructor of Record
University of Washington
  • Communication 351, Interviewing, Spring 2007
  • Communication 301, Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media, Winter, Summer 2006
  • Communication 373, Communication in Small Groups, Spring 2006
  • Communication 402, New Media as Virtual Communities, Autumn 2005
  • Communication 300, Basic Concepts in New Media, Spring 2005

Teaching Assistant
University of Washington

  • Communication 202, Introduction to Communication, Winter 2007
  • Communication 306, Media, Politics, and Identity, Winter 2005
  • Communication 300, Basic Concepts in New Media, Spring, Autumn 2004
  • Communication 201, Introduction to Mass Communication, Winter 2004
  • Communication 440, Mass Media Law, Autumn 2003

Research Assistant
University of Washington

  • Historical analysis of newspaper industry 1900-1917 (Professor Baldasty), Spring 2003
  • Religion and politics (Professor Moy), Winter 2003
  • Jury deliberation experience and voting (Professor Gastil), Winter 2003
  • Historical discussions of bio-warfare (Professor Chan), Autumn 2002
  • International e-government, media imperialism (Professor Lau), Autumn 2002

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Association of Internet Researchers

Graduate Student Representative, Executive Committee, 2005-present
Conference Panel Chair, Brisbane, AU, 2006
Conference Panel Chair, Brighton, UK, 2004

American Communication Association

Editor, Independent Media Center webpage, Center for Communication Studies, 2000-2002
Executive Board Member, 1997-2002
Ad hoc Reviewer, American Communication Journal, 2000
Book Review Editor, American Communication Journal, 1998-2000
Convention Program Planner, Reno, 1998

National Communication Association

Respondent, Applied Communication Division, 2001

Journals

Ad Hoc Reviewer, New Media and Society, 2006, 2007
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Communication and Critical Cultural Studies, 2006
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Radio Studies, 2001
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Southern Communication Journal, 2000
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Communication, 1998

University of Washington

Board Member, Communication Graduate Students Association, 2004-2005
Co-founder, Communication Graduate Student Poster Session/Scholar Slam Series, 2003
Co-founder, Communication Graduate Student Salon Series, 2002
Member, Political Communication Research Team, Department of Communication, 2002
Member, Digital Media Working Group, 2002-present

Guest Lectures and Workshops

Department of Communication TA/RA Orientation, Autumn 2005
Topic: Small Group Reflections and Lessons

Communication 597, Web Casting: Context, Concepts, & Applications, Summer 2005
Topic: Mediation, Democracy, and the Regulation of Electronic Speech

Communication 300, Basic Concepts in New Media, Summer 2005
Topic: Issues in, and Responses to, Media Consolidation

Communication 306, Media Politics and Identity, Spring 2005
Topic: Independent Media 1999-2005

Communication 456, Public Discourse on the Internet, Spring 2005
Topic: Copyright in the Digital Age

Communication 306, Media Politics and Identity, Winter 2005
Topic: Media-Based Social Movements

Communication 300, Basic Concepts in New Media, Spring, Autumn 2004
Topic: Activist use of the Internet

Communication 201, Introduction to Mass Communication, Winter 2004
Topic: Micro Radio

Communication 301, Navigating Information Networks for Mass Media, Spring 2003.
Topic: Independent Media

San José State University and Cabrillo College

Guest Lectures and Workshops

Workshop Facilitator, Communication Studies, Spring 1996, San José State University
Topic: Investigative and Research Interviewing

Communication Studies 105, Communication, Self, and Society, Spring 1996, San José State University
Topic: Emerging New Technologies and Communication

Journalism 21, Mass Communication, Spring 1996. Cabrillo College
Topic: The Micro Radio Movement

Communication Studies 111, Interviewing, Spring 1996, San José State University
Topic: The Research Interview

Radio, Television, and Film 150, Radio Programming and Production, Fall 1996, San José State University
Topic: The History of Unlicensed Broadcasting and the Modern Micro Radio Movement

Mass Communications 270, Law and Ethics of Mass Communications, Fall 1995, San José State University
Topic: Micro Radio in the Bay Area


Community Service
Organizer, The Future of Community Radio: Participation and Policy Forum, University of Washington, May 2006

Workshop Facilitator, Activism 101: Participation for Beginners, Seattle, WA, July 2005

Workshop Facilitator, Using Technology for Community Organizing, 4th Annual Civic Engagement conference "Tools for Innovative Democracy," Seattle, WA, June 2005

Workshop Facilitator, Radio and Media Organizing, Bellingham Independent Media conference, May 2005

Collective Member, Santa Cruz Independent Media Center, 2002 - 2003

Workshop Facilitator, About the Federal Communications Commission, Oroville, CA, Low Power Radio Barn Raising, 2002

Steering Committee and Listserv Janitor, Live Oak Neighbors Association, 2001-2002

Operator and Content Provider, Unite4Santa Cruz: www.unite4santacruz.org, 2000-2002

Operator and Content Provider, Rogue Radio Research, index and research site for Micro Radio, roguecom.com/rogueradio, 1997-present


Awards and Honors
2007 Top Paper Award, Communication Theory Interest Group, Western States Communication Association convention, Seattle

2006 Top Paper Award, Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association convention, San Antonio

2006 Travel Grant, University of Washington Department of Communication/Graduate School

2005 Best Student Paper, Group Communication Division, National Communication Association convention, Boston

2005 Fellow, Institute on the Public Humanities, sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities and the University of Washington Graduate School

2005 Research Travel Fellowship, Illinois Initiative for Media Policy

2005 Travel Grant, University of Washington Department of Communication/Graduate School

2004 Communication Graduate Student Outstanding Service Award, University of Washington

2004 Travel Grant, University of Washington Department of Communication/Graduate School

2003 Best Student Paper, Association of Internet Researchers conference, Toronto, Canada

2003 Travel Grant, University of Washington Department of Communication/Graduate School

2002 Travel Grant, University of Washington Department of Communication/Graduate School

2000 Article of the Year Award, American Communication Journal

1998 Outstanding Service to the Association Award, American Communication Association

1997 Top Three Paper Award , Mass Communication Division, Speech Communication Association convention, Chicago

1997 Best Display in a Poster Session Award, Mass Communication Division, Speech Communication Association convention

1990 Distinguished Service Award, KRFH, Humboldt State University

1984 Award of Excellence, American College Theater Festival, Washington, DC


Interviews
"One Union Station." Subject: Micro Radio. WRNI-FM, NPR affiliate in Providence, RI, January 9, 2001.

Influential Media Fail To Engage In Democratic Process. San Jose Mercury News, October 22, 2000, p. 3-C.

In Valley of High Tech "Haves," How Do We Define "Have-not?" San Jose Mercury News, June 4, 2000, pp.1P, 4P.

Unlicensed Broadcasters Could Face FCC Fines. Laura Counts, Monterey County Herald, February 12, 1996, p. A-4.


Broadcasting Experience
  • General Manager, KRFH-AM 610, Humboldt State University, 1990
  • Director of Promotion, Research, and Development, KRFH-AM 610, Humboldt State University, 1989-1990
  • Broadcast Announcer and Program Host, KHSU-FM, Humboldt State University, 1990


  • Professional Memberships
    American Communication Association
    Association of Internet Researchers
    International Communication Association
    National Communication Association
    Western States Communication Association
    Union for Democratic Communication

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