David Trend

1861 Redesdale Ave
Los Angeles, CA
ph: 323/665-3162
dtrend@uci.edu

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This site contains publishing information about my books and links to the publishers, a bibliography of essays and articles published, course syllabi and information about classes, as well as several articles available on-line and other material. I welcome your comments or questions. Please feel free to contact me at the addresses listed.

Who?

DAVID TREND is a professor at the University of California, Irvine. He holds a PhD in Curriculum Theory and an MFA in Visual Studies. His books include The Myth Of Media Violence (2007), Welcome to Cyberschool (2004), Reading Digital Culture (2004), and the forthcoming Everyday Culture (2008), among others. The author of over 120 articles and essays, Trend is a former Getty Scholar and past editor of the journals editor of Afterimage and Socialist Review. He lives in Los Angeles, CA

What?

Contents include discussions of issues in the fields of cultural and media studies, politics, and education relating to topics concerning identity, representation, and power. The most recent material, appearing in the forthcoming book, Everyday People, takes a critical look at why most people feel powerless and cut-off from the "bigger" forces that govern their lives. Multinational manufacturers and retail chains limit choice and diversity in what we eat, war, and consume. Educational authorities and media experts deplore the activities and entertainment that most people enjoy. Bureaucrats and government officials waste tax revenues, enact frivolous legislation, and declare unwanted wars. In the face of powerlessness and detachment from public life, large segments of the population have become alienated from politics, disillusioined with the democratic proess, and absorbed with self-interest and private concern.

1861 Redesdale Ave
Los Angeles, CA
ph: 323/665-3162
dtrend@uci.edu