John Fiske

John Fiske may refer to:

  • John Fiske (philosopher) (1842–1901), American philosopher and historian
  • John Fiske (media scholar), (born 1939) author and Professor Emeritus at the University Wisconsin-Madison

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or fiske:

    “Ambivalence reaches the level of schizophrenia in our treatment of violence among the young. Parents do not encourage violence, but neither do they take up arms against the industries which encourage it. Parents hide their eyes from the books and comics, slasher films, videos and lyrics which form the texture of an adolescent culture. While all successful societies have inhibited instinct, ours encourages it. Or at least we profess ourselves powerless to interfere with it.”
    —C. John Sommerville (20th century)

    “Idealistic producing is safe. Sensibly projected in the theater, the fine thing always does pay and always will.”
    —Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865–1932)