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  • Oklahoma State University, American Studies Program, 311E Morrill Hall, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
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TEACHING SUMMARY

RECENT UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Intro to TV Studies: Gender, Sex and Sexuality
TV and American Society
Introduction to Digital Humanities
American Quality TV (Paderborn Germany)
American Popular Culture
Theories and Methods of American Studies
Race, Gender & Ethnicity in Am Film
Introduction to American Studies

RECENT GRADUATE SEMINARS

Reception Theory and Fan Studies

Theories of Popular Culture
Post-Network TV & Industry Studies
TV History and Historiography
Intro to TV Studies
Examining the Screen
Convergence and Control
TV Theory and Criticism

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Digital Humanities (H)
    9 Mar 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Introduction to issues and tools involved in digital knowledge production. Students will create hands-on projects using readily available digital tools. Basic familiarity with computers and word processing will be helpful, but no expertise is needed. Previously offered as AMST 3683.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the US. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as ENGL 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the U.S. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as AMST 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American Popular Culture (H)
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    History of American popular culture and its role in shaping social behaviors, beliefs, and relations, especially as regards issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and social power. Previously offered as AMST 3423.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to American Studies (DH)
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Introduction, via topical case studies, to some of the major themes, methods and materials used in the interdisciplinary study of American culture.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Film (D)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A survey of race, gender, and ethnicity as they have been represented in American films. Same course as AMST 3473.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the US. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as ENGL 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the U.S. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as AMST 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American Popular Culture (H)
    14 Oct 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    History of American popular culture and its role in shaping social behaviors, beliefs, and relations, especially as regards issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and social power.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Independent Study in Film and Media Industry Studies
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Specialized readings or independent studies.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Thesis
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    MA thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Theories and Methods of American Studies
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    In-depth introduction to the history, theories and methods of analysis used in American Studies scholarship.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Broadcast Television History, Theory and Criticism
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Exploration of aesthetic, cultural, and ideological aspects of television and new media in the United States and abroad.Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Film (D)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A survey of race, gender, and ethnicity as they have been represented in American films. Same course as ENGL 3473.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Film (D)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A survey of race, gender, and ethnicity as they have been represented in American films. Same course as AMST 3473.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    16 Oct 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the US. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as ENGL 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    16 Oct 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the U.S. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as AMST 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Theories and Methods of American Studies
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    In-depth introduction to the history, theories and methods of analysis used in American Studies scholarship.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Readings in the American Experience (DH)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Life in the New World from the colonial to the postmodern era using a multiplicity of interdisciplinary texts that demonstrate the emergence and ongoing evolution of distinctive American identities. Same course as ENGL 3813.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Readings in the American Experience (DH)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Life in the New World from the colonial to the postmodern era using a multiplicity of interdisciplinary texts that demonstrate the emergence and ongoing evolution of distinctive American identities. Same course as AMST 3813.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the US. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as ENGL 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Television and American Society (DH)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Examination of television within the social and cultural context of the U.S. Looks at the aesthetic and industrial practices that shape representation on TV and the effects of those practices, particularly for socially disempowered groups. Same course as AMST 3503.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    American Popular Culture (H)
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    History of American popular culture and its role in shaping social behaviors, beliefs, and relations, especially as regards issues of race, class, gender, sexuality and social power.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Internship in American Studies
    10 Jan 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
    An internship opportunity which combines independent study and practical fieldwork experience focusing on a particular problem or topic related to America culture and experience. (Examples: Internship in Archival Fieldwork, Material Culture Fieldwork, Museum Management, Sound Recordings and Native American Heritage Site).Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.