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Doug Tewksbury
Curriculum Vitae
The Pennsylvania State University
The College of Communications
115 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802
(617) 817-5127
dgt116@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/dgt116/
Education
Ph. D.
The Pennsylvania State University (ABD)
Anticipated June 2009
State College, PA
College of Communications
Major: Critical Cultural Studies
Minor: Social Thought (Interdisciplinary)
Dissertation Title: ‘Empire’ Records: The Mediated Musical Politics of Culture in Twenty-First Century Warfare
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Drs. C. Michael Elavsky and John Nichols
Committee: Drs. Matt Jordan & Nancy Love
M.A.
Suffolk University
May 2005
Boston, MA
Department of Communication
Major: Communication Studies
B.A.
Vanderbilt University
May 2001
Nashville, TN
Majors: Communication Studies and Psychology
Study Abroad: University of Leeds, UK in Communications
Areas of Research Interest
- Critical media analysis and cultural studies, especially in terms of emerging new media technologies
- The influence of culture, communication, and technology on representations of identity
- The political economy of media and media institutions
- The cultural history of communication technologies and policy
- Issues in national and international communications policy
- Service learning, public scholarship, media literacy, and pedagogy
Conference Presentations
“Life during Wartime: Music as Guerilla Warfare.” Paper presented at Cultural Studies Association National Convention. New York, NY. May 22, 2008
“Mechanical (re)Production: A Cultural History of the Photocopy Machine.” Paper presented at National Communication Association National Convention. Critical Cultural Studies Division. Chicago, IL. November 18, 2007.
“Home Land-Security: Crowdsourcing Surveillance and the Virtual Posse.”
Paper presented at Cultural Studies Association National Convention. Portland, OR. April 21, 2007.
“Culture Jamming the Public Sphere: The Counter-Discursive Spaces of Resistance.” Paper presented at Popular Culture Association National Convention. Boston, MA. April 5, 2007
“Intellectual Property Troubles in Ironic Resistance. Paper presented at National Communication Association National Convention. Critical Cultural Studies Division. San Antonio, TX. November 16, 2006.
“Nice guys: Do they always finish last? Exploring the Impact of Political Advertising Valence and Candidate Response Strategy.” [with Changmin Yan, Carrie Sipes, Pat Farabaugh]. Paper presented at AEJMC Midwinter Conference, Bowling Green, OH. February 25, 2006.
“We’ve Got the Best President Money Can Buy: The Comic Politics of The Billionaires for Bush.” Paper presented at National Communication Association National Convention. Critical Cultural Studies Division. Boston, MA. November 19, 2005.
Manuscripts under Review
Tewksbury, D. (under review). Home(Land) Security: Crowdsourcing Surveillance and the Labor of the Mediated Security State.
Awards, Grants, & Certifications
- Teaching with Technology (TWT) Certificate. Awarded by The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2008
- Dissertation Fellowship in the amount of $16,870, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008-2009
- Summer Research/Travel Grant Recipient – University of California Humanities Research Institute for Seminar in Experimental Critical Theory [SECT]. Irvine, CA. Summer 2008.
- Summer Research/Travel Grant Recipient, NCA Special Summer Course: Leading Edge in Cultural Studies. Orono, Maine. Summer 2007
- First Place Paper: Graduate Student Award, College of Communications, Penn State, for We’ve got the best president money can buy: The comic politics of The Billionaires for Bush. April, 2006
- The Robert Graham Endowed Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
- Graduate Assistantship. The Pennsylvania State University, 2005-2008
- Graduate Assistantship: Service Learning and Community Service. Suffolk University, 2003-2004
- Certificate: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). International Teaching Center. Prague, Czech Republic, 2003
Professional Activities & Service
- Graduate Representative: Penn State College of Communications Strategic Planning Committee – 2007-2009
- Reviewer, National Communication Association, Critical and Cultural Studies Division – 2006-2008
- Reviewer, Cultural Studies Association, Globalisms Division – 2007-2008
- Webmaster: The Don Davis Program for Ethical Leadership – The College of Communications at Penn State – 2005-2006; 2007-2009.
- Research Assistant: Dr. Ronald Bettig (2006-2008); Dr. Patrick Parsons (2005-2006); Dr. Michelle Rodino-Colocino (2008)
- Member: Penn State Public Scholarship Group – 2008-2009
- Member: Penn State Critical-Cultural Reading Group – 2005-2009
- Member: National Communication Association - 2004-Present
- Member: Cultural Studies Association – 2006-Present
- Member: Popular Cultural Association – 2007-2008
Teaching Experience
Spring 2009: Primary Instructor Comm 411 – Cultural Aspects of the Media
Fall 2008: Primary Instructor Comm 411 – Cultural Aspects of the Media
Spring 2008: Primary Instructor Comm 405 - The Political Economy of the Media
Fall 2007: Primary Instructor Comm 405 - The Political Economy of the Media
Spring 2007: Teaching Assistant Comm 405 – The Political Economy of the Media
Fall 2006: Teaching Assistant Comm 405 – The Political Economy of the Media
Spring 2003: Primary Instructor Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Invited Lectures & Presentations
“A People’s History of Media Ownership.” State College Area High School. November 9, 2007.
“Inside the Teachers’ Studio.” College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University. November 8, 2007.
“Getting the most out of your service learning office: The work-study question.” Demonstrating the Public Value of Higher Education: Northeast Regional Campus Compact Conference, Worcester, MA. Oct. 2004.
Professional Experience
Suffolk University
Coordinator, Community Service and Service Learning – 2004-2005
Graduate Assistant, Community Service and Service Learning – 2003-2004
Boston, MA
- Directed service learning program with oversight of $25,000 budget. Responsibilities included working closely with faculty to incorporate service learning fundamentals into the classroom, outreach and promotion of office’s services, departmental relationship building, and evaluation of program effectiveness and learning outcomes
- Directed community service volunteer program, including development and leadership of service programs and events, workshop development and coordination, staff (15) management
Univerzity Karlovy (Charles University); Lingua Viva
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language – Jan.-Jul. 2003
Prague, Czech Republic
- Full-time instructor of English (TEFL Certified – Jan 2003) to University Students. Responsibilities included course instruction and planning to cater to needs of English as a Foreign Language students, development of activities and materials, evaluation and testing of English grammar, vocabulary, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Harvard Business School
Faculty Assistant – Jun. 2002-Jan. 2003
Boston, MA
- Provided research, and teaching support to three distinguished professors including data collection, archive retrieval, topical research, and teaching materials
- Provided administrative support, including scheduling, correspondence, travel, etc.