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{{Short description|Argentine academic (1966–2024)}}
{{User sandbox}}'''Glenn Alvin Postolski''' (9 August 1966 - 25 February 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abonaerense |date=2024-02-25 |title=Falleció el investigador y docente Glenn Postolski |url=https://actualidadbonaerense.com/fallecio-investigador-glenn-postolski/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Actualidad Bonaerense |language=es}}</ref> was an American-born Argentinian researcher and professor who specialised in mass media policies and [[communication rights]]. Postolski served as dean of the [[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires|Faculty of Social Sciences]] at the [[University of Buenos Aires]] from 2014 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín |first=Redacción |date=2013-10-25 |title=Eligieron al nuevo decano de la Facultad de Sociales |url=https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/sociales-obligan-elegir-decano-rectorado_0_HkueBCGjwXe.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref>
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'''Glenn Alvin Postolski''' (9 August 1966 25 February 2024) was an American-born Argentine researcher and academic who specialised in mass media policies and [[communication rights]]. Postolski served as dean of the [[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires|Faculty of Social Sciences]] at the [[University of Buenos Aires]] from 2014 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín |first=Redacción |date=25 October 2013 |title=Eligieron al nuevo decano de la Facultad de Sociales |url=https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/sociales-obligan-elegir-decano-rectorado_0_HkueBCGjwXe.html |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Clarín |language=es |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228220302/https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/sociales-obligan-elegir-decano-rectorado_0_HkueBCGjwXe.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Infobox academic
| name = Glenn Postolski
| image = Glenn postolski.jpg
| caption = Postolski in 2011
| occupation = Researcher and professor
| discipline = Communication studies
| workplaces = University of Buenos Aires and National University of Lomas de Zamora
| education = University of Buenos Aires and University of La Plata
| alma_mater = [[University of La Plata]]
| sub_discipline = Communication rights
| website = https://glennpostolski.wordpress.com/
| birth_date = 9 August 1966
| death_date = 25 February 2024
(aged 57)
}}


== Life ==
== Life and career ==
Glenn Alvin Postolski was born on 9 August 1966 in the United States. He then adopted Argentine nationality.<ref name=":0" />
Postolski earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, and a master's degree in Journalism and Media at the [[University of La Plata]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-01 |title=Pol�ticas y Planificaci�n |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301105838/http://catedras.fsoc.uba.ar/gpost/docentes.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> He then became a professor at the [[National University of Lomas de Zamora]].<ref name=":0" />


Postolski earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, and a master's degree in Journalism and Media at the [[University of La Plata]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2014 |title=Políticas y Planificación |url=http://catedras.fsoc.uba.ar/gpost/docentes.html |access-date=7 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301105838/http://catedras.fsoc.uba.ar/gpost/docentes.html |archive-date=1 March 2014 }}</ref> He then became a professor at the [[National University of Lomas de Zamora]].<ref name=":0" />
Postolski was co-author of the [https://es.m.wikisource.org/wiki/21_puntos_básicos_por_el_derecho_a_la_comunicación 21 basic points for communication rights.] He also advocated heavily for the passage of the {{Ill|Audiovisual Communication Services Law|es|Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual}}, which was approved by Argentinian legislators on 10 October 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Página/12 :: El país :: “Es el momento de avanzar” |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-232656-2013-11-01.html?mobile=1 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.pagina12.com.ar |language=es}}</ref>


Postolski was co-author of the [https://es.m.wikisource.org/wiki/21_puntos_básicos_por_el_derecho_a_la_comunicación 21 basic points for communication rights.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525002806/https://es.m.wikisource.org/wiki/21_puntos_b%C3%A1sicos_por_el_derecho_a_la_comunicaci%C3%B3n |date=25 May 2023 }} He also advocated heavily for the passage of the {{Ill|Audiovisual Communication Services Law|es|Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual}}, which was approved by Argentine legislators on 10 October 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Página/12 :: El país :: "Es el momento de avanzar" |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-232656-2013-11-01.html?mobile=1 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=www.pagina12.com.ar |language=es}}</ref>
Postolski died unexpectedly on 25 February 2024. He was cremated on the same day, and his remains now reside at [[La Chacarita Cemetery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Dolor en la Universidad de Lomas por la muerte de un prestigioso docente |url=https://launion.com.ar/nota/35948/2024/02/dolor-en-la-universidad-de-lomas-por-la-muerte-de-un-prestigioso-docente |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=La Union de Lomas |language=es-ar}}</ref>

In 2017, Postolski ran as a supporter of [[Kirchnerism]] in the election of the presidency to the La Plata university student council. He lost to a coalition of [[Peronism|Peronists]] and Communists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=El kirchnerismo duro y La Cámpora perdieron dos bastiones universitarios |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2017/09/23/el-kirchnerismo-duro-y-la-campora-perdieron-dos-bastiones-universitarios/ |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref>

Postolski died unexpectedly on 25 February 2024, at the age of 57.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abonaerense |date=25 February 2024 |title=Falleció el investigador y docente Glenn Postolski |url=https://actualidadbonaerense.com/fallecio-investigador-glenn-postolski/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |website=Actualidad Bonaerense |language=es |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225221935/https://actualidadbonaerense.com/fallecio-investigador-glenn-postolski/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was cremated on the same day, and his remains now reside at [[La Chacarita Cemetery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=26 February 2024 |title=Dolor en la Universidad de Lomas por la muerte de un prestigioso docente |url=https://launion.com.ar/nota/35948/2024/02/dolor-en-la-universidad-de-lomas-por-la-muerte-de-un-prestigioso-docente |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=La Union de Lomas |language=es-ar |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228022451/https://launion.com.ar/nota/35948/2024/02/dolor-en-la-universidad-de-lomas-por-la-muerte-de-un-prestigioso-docente |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AUNO |date=27 February 2024 |title=Murió Glenn Postolski, docente de la UNLZ y referente de la comunicación |url=https://auno.org.ar/murio-glenn-postolski-docente-de-la-unlz-y-referente-de-las-ciencias-de-la-comunicacion |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=AUNO |language=es |archive-date=12 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312190626/https://auno.org.ar/murio-glenn-postolski-docente-de-la-unlz-y-referente-de-las-ciencias-de-la-comunicacion |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:56, 15 October 2024

Glenn Alvin Postolski (9 August 1966 – 25 February 2024) was an American-born Argentine researcher and academic who specialised in mass media policies and communication rights. Postolski served as dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires from 2014 to 2018.[1]

Glenn Postolski
Postolski in 2011
Born9 August 1966
Died25 February 2024 (aged 57)
Occupation(s)Researcher and professor
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Buenos Aires and University of La Plata
Alma materUniversity of La Plata
Academic work
DisciplineCommunication studies
Sub-disciplineCommunication rights
InstitutionsUniversity of Buenos Aires and National University of Lomas de Zamora
Websitehttps://glennpostolski.wordpress.com/

Life and career

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Glenn Alvin Postolski was born on 9 August 1966 in the United States. He then adopted Argentine nationality.[2]

Postolski earned a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from the University of Buenos Aires, and a master's degree in Journalism and Media at the University of La Plata.[2][3] He then became a professor at the National University of Lomas de Zamora.[2]

Postolski was co-author of the 21 basic points for communication rights. Archived 25 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine He also advocated heavily for the passage of the Audiovisual Communication Services Law [es], which was approved by Argentine legislators on 10 October 2009.[4]

In 2017, Postolski ran as a supporter of Kirchnerism in the election of the presidency to the La Plata university student council. He lost to a coalition of Peronists and Communists.[5]

Postolski died unexpectedly on 25 February 2024, at the age of 57.[6] He was cremated on the same day, and his remains now reside at La Chacarita Cemetery.[2][7]

References

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  1. ^ Clarín, Redacción (25 October 2013). "Eligieron al nuevo decano de la Facultad de Sociales". Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dolor en la Universidad de Lomas por la muerte de un prestigioso docente". La Union de Lomas (in Spanish). 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Políticas y Planificación". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Página/12 :: El país :: "Es el momento de avanzar"". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "El kirchnerismo duro y La Cámpora perdieron dos bastiones universitarios". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ Abonaerense (25 February 2024). "Falleció el investigador y docente Glenn Postolski". Actualidad Bonaerense (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ AUNO (27 February 2024). "Murió Glenn Postolski, docente de la UNLZ y referente de la comunicación". AUNO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.