“Studying the humanities is about giving yourself the opportunity to engage in acts of self-reflection, seeking answers to the kinds of questions you ask yourself not in a specialized capacity—but in the general capacity of being a human being, as a citizen.”

I’ve learned so much from studying Communication Arts and Digital Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The focus of my study has been media & cultural studies and digital practices of communication. I also love to dig into public policy, gender studies, philosophy, and critical theory.  #lifelonglearner #nerd

Relevant Coursework (grade)

Communication Arts:

Television Criticism w/ Jonathan Gray (A)

The Television Industries w/ Derek Johnson (A)

Producing Internet TV & Video w/ Eric Hoyt (A)

Digital Media Production w/ Eric Hoyt (A)

Sound Cultures: Podcasting & Music w/ Jeremy Morris (AB)

Critical Internet Studies w/ Jeremy Morris (A)

Ethics of Entertainment Media w/ Jason Kido Lopez (A)

Film Style w/ Dr. Maria Belodubrovskya (A)

Survey of Contemporary Media w/ Lori Kido Lopez (A)

Introduction to Video Production w/ Aaron Granat (AB)

Communication Science & Rhetorical Studies:

Quantitative Research Methods in Comm w/ Marie-Louise Mares (A)

Rhetoric of Globalization and Transnationalism w/ Sara McKinnon (A)

Communication and Conflict Resolution w/ Sara McKinnon (A)

Digital Media and Political Communication w/ Michael Xenos, P.h.D. (B)

Communication in Complex Organizations w/ Lynn Van Swol, P.h.D. (B)

Journalism:

Advanced Journalism Workshop w/ Owen Ullmann (A)

Gender & Sexuality in the Media w/ Lindsay Palmer (A)

Study Abroad: London Cultural Journalism Workshop w/ Stefan Pape, Ben Gilbert, & Petsa Kaffens (P)

Digital Studies:

Library & Information Science: Digital Information w/ Dorthea Salo (A)

Afro-Am Studies: The Wire & The American City w/ Anthony Johnson (A)

English: Literacy, Orality, and Digitality w/ Jon McKenzie (A)

European Studies:

Philosophy: Existentialism w/ Hank Southgate (AB)

History: 20th-Century British History on Film w/ Daniel Ussishkin (A)

Lit in Translation: Masterpieces of 20th-C Scandinavian Lit w/ Susan Brantly (A)

Lit in Translation: 19th-C Scandinavian Fiction w/ Susan Brantly (B)

French: Accelerated 101+102 for Speakers of Other Romance Languages (P)

Other:

Environmental Studies: Climate Change w/ Steven Ackerman (A)

Gender Studies: Women’s Bodies in Health & Disease w/ Lacey Alexander (A)

Gender Studies: Special Topics in Feminism & Cultural Theory w/ Katherine Phelps (A)

Political Science: Political Theory w/ John Zumbrunnen (A)

Philosophy: Ethics w/ Jesse Steinberg (A)