I was doomed to be a theorist
in literary studies when I read (voluntarily) Foucault's The
Order of Things as I was writing a paper for an 18th
century novel class. Also, I was, back in the ancient days of
the early seventies, deeply impressed by the fact my
linguistics professor made us read Kuhn's The Structures of
Scientific Revolutions. During my graduate studies, I
worked, nay, slaved for James Harner and his Festschriften
section of the MLA Bibliography. I've also worked as a
technical writer. Praxsis and Theoria do meet on occasion. Fortuna
does spin her wheel and my interests in film developed after
receiving a NEH study grant in film semiotics &
Christian Metz. Some of the students at UWA may also be
acquainted with my other role as Student Success Coordinator
for Liberal Arts.
Classes usually taught:
EH 102, 103, 212, 302,
303, 310, 450, 460, 498
HR 200
Additional UWA
assignments:
Committees:
Academic/Research
Interests:
Film, critical theory, cultural studies
Current projects:
Teletubbies;
the use of stock footage; Godzilla and cultural memory
Recent publications:
Recent presentations:
"Point
of View in Classic Hollywood Films: A
Reconsideration" presented at the annual SE popular
culture convention
Recent grants:
Other recent notable
works:
"Women
in 50s Science Fiction Film"
Interests:
Film,
Science Fiction, Jazz, Cooking, Popular Culture &
Cultural Studies, Critical Theory
