Barry A. Sanders is the author of American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination. He is an adjunct professor of communication studies at UCLA and chairs the Southern ...view moreBarry A. Sanders is the author of American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination. He is an adjunct professor of communication studies at UCLA and chairs the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. As a partner at the law firm of Latham & Watkins, he served as outside counsel to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.view less