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Kathryn Cramer Brownell

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1978
Cinema and Media StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationRace, History, and American SocietyGender, Feminism, and MediaAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Publications

36

Citations

109

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
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Kathryn Cramer Brownell studies the history of American politics and media, focusing on how television, cable news, and celebrity culture have shaped the modern presidency and political communication. Her work traces developments from the Eisenhower and Nixon eras through the rise of cable news and streaming media, examining how presidents and political figures have used media strategies to build public support. This research is grounded in historical and political-communication analysis rather than quantitative economics or finance methods.

History of the U.S. presidencyMedia and political communicationCable and streaming television historyCelebrity politics and political image-makingAmerican political history (20th-21st century)

Publication output has been modest and somewhat irregular over the last decade, with small yearly counts and no strong upward or downward trend, averaging about 1-2 publications per year recently.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications5172018: 2 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 1 publication24252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Princeton University Press eBooks×5
  • Modern American History×2
  • The Forum×1
  • Journal of American History×1
  • Presidential Studies Quarterly×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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