Roger Stahl

Roger Stahl is a professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia who studies rhetoric media and culture His work has focused on understanding propaganda and public relations as they relate to state violence conflict and security His most recent book Through the Crosshairs War Visual Culture and the Weaponized Gaze Rutgers UP 2018 traces the history of the guncamera and examines the ways that the public has been increasingly invited to picture war through the weapons eye His previous book Militainment Inc Routledge 2010 maps the militaryentertainment complex In a more public capacity he has produced documentary films including Theaters of War 2022 Through the Crosshairs 2018 Returning Fire 2011 and Militainment Inc 2007 all of which are currently distributed by the Media Education Foundation He and his work have been featured in such venues as NPRs All Things Considered The Guardian and Al Jazeera