Paul A. Soukup, S.J.
Professor of Communication
Academic/professional background: Fr. Soukup earned his Ph.D. in Communication from The University of Texas at Austin in 1985, concentrating on the philosophical grounding of communication research as it developed in the United States from 1920-1950. Before coming to Texas, he earned two degrees in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley: a Masters of Divinity (1978) and a Masters of Sacred Theology (1980). He also holds a Bachelor's in Philosophy from Saint Louis University (1973).
Teaching areas/responsibilities: Fr. Soukup currently teaches courses in new communication technologies (COMM 012, COMM 161), theology and communication (COMM 175), quantitative research methods (COMM 110), and senior thesis (COMM 112). He has also taught interpersonal communication, most recently at the Gregorian University in Rome.
Research interests: Current research interests include work on orality and literacy studies, the use of new technologies in religious communication, multimedia translation, and the effects of new technologies. He serves as a consultant to the American Bible Society Research Center for Scripture and Media.
Sample publications:
- Soukup, Paul A. & Hodgson, Robert. (Eds.). Fidelity and Translation: Communicating the Bible in New Media. Chicago: Sheed and Ward and New York: American Bible Society, 1999.
- Soukup, Paul A. (Ed.). Media, Culture, and Catholicism. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1996.
- Rossi, Phillip & Soukup, Paul A. (Eds.). Mass Media and the Moral Imagination. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1994.
- Soukup, Paul A. "Vatican Thinking on Communication." In C. Badaracco (Ed.), Quoting God. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
- Soukup, Paul A. "Service Learning in Communication: Why?" In D. Droge & B. Murphy (Eds.), Voices of Strong Democracy: Service-Learning and Communication Studies. Washington, DC: American Association of Higher Education, 1999.
- Soukup, Paul A. "Church, media, and scandal." In J. Lull & S. Hinerman (Eds.). Media Scandals, pp. 224-239. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1997.
- Soukup, Paul A. "Ethics @ Email: Do new media require new ethics?" Issues in Ethics, 8(2): 16-18.
Address:
Paul A. Soukup, SJ
Arts and Sciences Building 223
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Tel. 408-554-4022
Fax 408-554-4913
email:psoukup@scu.edu
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