Faculty - Media Communications

DEPARTMENT HEAD - Dr. Michael Freund


Pat Blashill
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: cultural orientation coordinator and trainer, HIAS OPE/Vienna
Education: B.J., University of Texas at Austin, 1985
Academic Area: media communications; Webster 2005 – present

Tav Falco
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: artist, filmmaker, performer
Education: B.A., University of Arkansas 1973
Academic Area: film studies and photography, Webster, 2008 – present

Dr. Michael Freund
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: media communications department head, Webster Vienna;
editor, Der Standard, Vienna
Education: B.A., University of Heidelberg, 1972; M.A., Columbia University, 1975;
M.Ph., Columbia University, 1977; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1978
Academic Area: journalism, media communications; Webster, 1984-1991, 2003 – present
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Elisabeth Zoe Knass, M.A.
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: founder, Digital-Media-Art Production
Education: B.A., Webster University, 1997; M.A., Danube University Krems, 2004
Academic Area: Art and Media Communications; Webster, 2006 – present
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Holger Lang, M.A.
Country of Origin: Germany, Austria
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: M.A., Danube University Krems, 2004
Academic Areas: Art and Media Communications; Webster St. Louis since 1995,
Webster Vienna since 2004 – present
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Dr. Anthony Löwstedt
Country of Origin: Sweden
Current Position: junior research professor, Webster Vienna
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1986; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 1994
Academic Area: media communications, philosophy, international relations,
freshman seminar; Webster, 1997 – present
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Dardis McNamee
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: junior research professor; director, Vienna Journalism Institute,
editor in chief and publisher , The Vienna Review
Education: B.A. Bryn Mawr College, 1970
Academic Area: journalism, composition; Webster, 2002 – present
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Joshua Sinclair, Mag.Fidei
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: Independent Filmmaker
Education: B.A., University of Virginia; Mag.Fidei; Gregorianum & Jesuit Seminary in Rome
Academic Area: Film; Webster, 2003 – present

Barbara Trionfi, M.A.
Country of Origin: Italy
Current Position: press freedom advisor and project coordinator at the
International Press Institute, Vienna
Education: 1995: Italian "Dottore" degree in oriental studies (Chinese) from Ca' Foscari University in Venice; 1999:
MA in international relations from Webster Vienna
Academic Area: media communications; Webster, 2005 – present

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