Media researcher Jennings Bryant's lecture has been canceled for tonight.
Bryant emailed the dean's office of the College of Communication, Information, and Media to alert them that he is ill and won't be able to make his visit to Ball State.
EARLIER:
Acclaimed media researcher Jennings Bryant will tell students about entertainment theory at 7:30 tonight in Pruis Hall.
"Why Did I just Watch That? A Lesson of Entertainment Theory" will explore the reasons why we watch, read, listen and play certain things and how the process of entertainment may be much different in today's "entertainment age" than in previous eras, according to the Ball State website.
Lori Byers, associate dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media, said Bryant would also talk about "the long-term implications our choices." The psychological affects of media will also be discussed.
Bryant, who received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1974, is an expert in the field, having won awards for 27 of his publications and holding several positions of distinction at the University of Alabama, where he was a CIS Distinguished Research Professor, according to East Tennessee State University. Among other things, Bryant has served as an advisory editor of the International Encyclopedia of Communication, and worked on the production of "Sesame Street." More than 60 major media companies have used him as a consultant for their productions.
During his career, Bryant also spent time in public service, chairing the state of Alabama's task force for creating a broadband communications network statewide. While still in Alabama, he also chaired a task force for economic growth within the state.
Bryant has written books about children and the media, video games, pornography and media and the American family.
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