Rashidi, Waleed
Associate Professor of Communications
Communications
Biography:
Waleed Rashidi serves as faculty adviser to Comm Week and the Entertainment and Tourism Club. His research interests include examining communications programs in higher education and investigating music as a form of mass communication.
Rashidi was the editor in chief of Mean Street Magazine and an editor at the Inland Empire Weekly. As a freelancer, he has written for the Los Angeles Times-Brand X, Alternative Press, Orange County Register, Modern Drummer, E! Online and OC Weekly. He has been on air at KSPC 88.7FM since 1997.
Rashidi has contributed to six books, including "Punkademics," "Spotification of Popular Culture in the Field of Popular Communication" and "The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention." Rashidi has taught several courses since joining the CSUF faculty in 2008, including Feature Writing, Event Planning & Management and Entertainment Industry Studies.
His recent research investigates the demise of the CD amidst streaming platforms, vinyl records' run-out groove engravings, and the present rise of cassette sales/usage. His research in music media has been published in Popular Music & Society and in the MEIEA Journal.
Rashidi earned his doctorate from the University of La Verne, a master's degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton and bachelor's degree in communication-journalism from Cal Poly Pomona.
Areas of Knowledge:
- Higher education mass communication programs
- Contemporary music as mass communication
- Local/independent/underground music scenes & DIY production
- Entertainment-based magazines & newspapers
- Music media formats (CDs, streaming, vinyl, cassettes)
Subject(s):
- Communications
- Education -- Higher Ed
- Media
- Music
- Journalism
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