Area Chairs - 2010 conference

Adaptations
Scott Belcerzak, English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, sbalcerzak@niu.edu

Advertising and Public Relations
John R. Fisher, Communication, Theatre and Languages, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville MO 64468, jfisher@nwmissouri.edu

African Studies
Jessica M. Brown-Velez, Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison WI 53706, brownvelez@wisc.edu

African-American Popular Culture
Angela M. Nelson, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403-0190, anelson@bgsu.edu

Art History and Visual Culture
Cortney Barko, English and Women's Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, cbarko1@niu.edu

Asian Popular Culture
John W. Williams, Political Science and Asian Studies, Principia College, Elsah IL 62028, johnwwilliams@yahoo.com

Authorship and Auteurism
Dan Herbert, Screen Art & Cultures, 6525 Haven Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor  MI 48109-1045, danherb@umich.edu

British Popular Culture
David Schimpf, Theology, Marian University, Fond du Lac WI 54935, dschimpf@marianuniversity.edu

Celebrity and Stardom
Lindsey Arasmith, Communication Studies, California State University-Sacramento, Sacramento CA 95819, l.arasmith@mac.com

Comics
Paul R. Kohl, Communication Arts, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista St., Dubuque IA 52001, paul.kohl@loras.edu

Disability and Popular Culture
Asim Ali, American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742, aali@umd.edu

Documentary
Jeffrey P. Chown, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, jchown@niu.edu

Ethnography
Asim Ali, American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742, aali@umd.edu

Fan Studies
Paul Booth, College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago IL 60604, pbooth81@gmail.com

Fat Studies
Sarah E. Boslaugh, Independent Scholar, 4466 West Pine #18G, St. Louis, MO 63108, eleiko56@gmail.com

Festivals and Food
Ann Hetzel Gunkel, Cultural Studies, Columbia College Chicago, 600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60605-1996, agunkel@colum.edu

Film
Gretchen Bisplinghoff, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, gbisplin@niu.edu

Gender Studies
Kathleen Turner, English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, turner8kathleen@gmail.com

German Popular Culture
Todd Heidt, German Studies, Knox College (K-Box 66), Galesburg IL 61401, theidt@knox.edu

Girls' Culture/Girls' Studies
Miriam Forman-Brunell, History, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City MO 64110, Forman-BrunellM@umkc.edu (e-mail address is case sensitive)

Globalization
Brian Ekdale, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison WI 53706, brianekdale@gmail.com

Heroes in Popular Culture
Terrence Wandtke, Communication Arts, Judson College, 1151 N. State St., Elgin IL 60123-1498, twandtke@judsoncollege.edu

Hip-Hop Culture
James Braxton Peterson, English, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837, james.peterson@bucknell.edu

Horror and Science Fiction/Fantasy
John A. Dowell, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824, jdowell@msu.edu
Humor
John A. Dowell, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824-1033, jdowell@msu.edu

Hypermedia
Paul Booth, College of Communication, DePaul University, Chicago IL 60604, pbooth81@gmail.com

Indian Popular Culture
Sarah Petrovic, English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, sarah.n.petrovic@gmail.com

Indigenous Studies
Anthony Adah, Film Studies, Minnesota State University—Moorhead, Moorhead MN 56563, adahan@mnstate.edu

Jewish Studies
Linda Long-Van Brocklyn, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210, long-vanbrocklyn.1@osu.edu

Latin American Popular Culture
Jane Florine, Music/HWH 331, Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Dr., Chicago IL 60628-1598, jflorine@csu.edu

Korean Popular Culture
Paul Petrovic, English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, ppetrovi@niu.edu

Libraries, Museums, and Collecting
Tom Caw, Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1324, tcaw@library.wisc.edu

Magazines and Newspapers
Ayanna Gaines, Ventura College Library, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura CA 93003, ayannag@gmail.com

Music
MaryAnn Janosik, Provost/VPAA/Professor of History, Saint Joseph College, PO Box 850, Rensselaer IN 47978, maryannjanosik@yahoo.com

Mystery, Thrillers, and Detective, and Crime Fiction
Brendan Riley, English, Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60605, briley@colum.edu

New Media
David Gunkel, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, dgunkel@niu.edu

Nineteenth-Century American Popular Culture
Patrick Prominski, English, 126 Lake Huron Hall, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, pprominski@gmail.com

Plants and Animals in Popular Culture
Kathy Brady, Communication, University of Wisconsin—Whitewater, Whitewater WI 53190, bradyk@uww.edu

Politics
Janet Novak, Independent Scholar, 215 Prospect St., DeKalb IL 60115, novakjanet@yahoo.com

Pornography
Laura Vazquez, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, lvazquez@niu.edu

Professional Development
Angela M. Nelson, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403-0190, anelson@bgsu.edu

Queer Studies
Kristopher L. Cannon, Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA 30303, kris.cannon@mac.com

Race and Ethnicity
John R. Fisher, Communication, Theatre and Languages, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville MO 64468, jfisher@nwmissouri.edu

Radio
William Anderson, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI 48859, ander1ww@cmich.edu

Reality Television
Ann Andaloro, Communication, Media and Leadership, Morehead State University, Morehead KY 40351, a.andaloro@moreheadstate.edu

Religion and Popular Culture
David Schimpf, Theology, Marian University, Fond du Lac WI 54935, dschimpf@marianuniversity.edu

Southern Literature and Culture
Anne M. Canavan, English, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, anne.canavan@gmail.com

Sports Culture
Ben Dettmar, American Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824, dettmarb@msu.edu
and
Jesse Draper, American Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824, draperje@msu.edu

Subculture
Shawn David Young, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824-1033, youngs21@msu.edu

Teaching Popular Culture
Angela M. Nelson, Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403-0190, anelson@bgsu.edu

Television
Kathy Brady, Communication, University of Wisconsin—Whitewater, Whitewater WI 53190, bradyk@uww.edu

Theatre
MaryAnn Janosik, Provost/VPAA/Professor of History, Saint Joseph College, PO Box 850, Rensselaer IN 47978, maryannjanosik@yahoo.com

Undergraduate Paper Competition
Tom Caw, Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1324, tcaw@library.wisc.edu

Urban Studies
Brendan Kredell, Radio, Television + Film, Northwestern University, Evanston IL 60201, b-kredell@northwestern.edu

Video Games
Erica Ruyle, Anthropology, 3054 Faculty/Administration Building, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, erica.ruyle@gmail.com

Virtual Environments
Pam Wicks, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, pwicks@niu.edu

War
Kathleen German, Mass Communication, 152 Williams Hall, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056, germankm@muohio.edu

Web 2.0
Molly Moran, Office of eDiplomacy, Department of State, Washington DC 20520-0099, molly@mollymoran.org

Westerns
Kent Anderson, American Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403, eccehamlet@hotmail.com

Working-Class Culture
Tom Discenna, Rhetoric, Communication, and Journalism, Oakland University, Rochester MI 48309, discenna@oakland.edu

Youth Literature and Media
Mary Larson, Communication, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL 60115, mlarson@niu.edu

All Other Areas, Subjects & Topics
The Program Committee, mpcaaca@gmail.com