Experts Directory: Popular Culture
Bernardo Attias
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-6895 / 2853
email: Bernardo.attias@csun.edu
- War on terrorism
- Media studies
- Rhetorical studies
- Political campaigns
- Freedom of speech
- Technology
- Crime and punishment
- Drug war
- Peace and conflict
- History of sexuality
Learn more about Bernardo Attias work:
Elizabeth Blakey
Department of Journalism
work: (818) 677-3144
email: elizabeth.blakey@csun.edu
- First Amendment
- Civil liberties
- Social movements
- Media law
- Copyright
- Libel
Learn more about Elizabeth Blakey work:
Mauro Carassai
Liberal Studies Program
work: (818) 677-3343
email: mauro.carassai@csun.edu
Also speaks: Italian
- Digital humanities
- Criticism and theory
- American studies
- Contemporary American literature
- Popular culture
Marquita Gammage
Department of Africana Studies
work: (818) 677-3112
email: marquita.gammage@csun.edu
- African-American sociology
- Africana womanhood
- Popular culture
- Black women in the media
- Black women's health and wellness
- Author: "Representations of Black Women in the Media: The Damnation of Black Womanhood"
Learn more about Marquita Gammage work:
Peter J. Garcia
Department of Chicana/o Studies
work: (818) 677-3491
email: peter.garcia@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Latin American ethnomusicology
- Southwest borderlands culture
- Chicana/o folklore
- Member of the advisory board of the Encyclopedia of Latina/o Folklore
- Author: “Decolonizing Enchantment: Echoes of Nuevo Mexicano Popular Musics”
Ellis Godard
Department of Sociology
work: (818) 677-4050
email: egodard@csun.edu
- Statistical, survey and applied methods
- Crime
- Law
- Deviancy
- Social control
- Media
- Social movements and cyberspace
Steve Graves
Department of Geography
work: (818) 677-3517
email: steve.graves@csun.edu
- Popular culture
- Predatory lending
- Social justice
- Landscapes
- Geography education
- Author: “Landscapes of Predation, Landscapes of Neglect: An Analysis of Banks and Payday Lenders”
Learn more about Steve Graves work:
- CSUN Faculty Published in Comprehensive Historical Atlas of Los Angeles
- CSUN Creates Maps to Track COVID-19’s Progress Neighborhood By Neighborhood in L.A. County and County by County Across the U.S.
John Kephart III
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-3043
email: john.iii@csun.edu
- Gender and media
- Pop culture and identity
- Political debates and campaigns
Jinah Kim
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-7414
email: jinah.kim@csun.edu
- Asian American and Korean American politics and culture, including the Los Angeles riots, 20th and 21st century popular culture, contemporary politics and K-pop
- Asian-Latino cultural and political relations
- Issues impacting undocumented Asian populations
- Author: “Postcolonial Grief: Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas”
Learn more about Jonah Kim work:
- CSUN Fellowship to Support Scholarship on Comfort Women
- CSUN Prof Receives NEH Grant for Book on Comfort Women
Sheena Malhotra
Associate Dean, College of Humanities
work: (818) 677-7217
email: sheena.malhotra@csun.edu
Also speaks: Hindi
- Film and television in India and the Indian diaspora
- Gender and sexuality in popular culture
- Intercultural communication
- Bollywood
- Call center in India
- Co-author: "Answer the Call: Virtual Migration in Indian Call Center"
- Co-editor: "Silence and Power: Feminist Reflection at the Edge of Sound"
Learn more about Sheena Malhotra work:
Peter J. Marston
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-2797 / 2853
email: peter.marston@csun.edu
- The experience and communication of romantic love
- Cultural study of media communication
- Political arguments and debate
- Popular music criticism
- Popular culture censorship
Dave Moon
Department of Art
work: (818) 677-3022
email: dave.y.moon@csun.edu
Also speaks: Korean
- Advertising
- Graphic design
- Print production
- Role of business in art
- Technology in art
- Art and entertainment
Read more about Dave Moon's work:
- Professor Dave Moon's ARTpreneur Scholarship Blends Art and Business
- VISCOM Celebrates 10 Years of Students Designing Successful Career Paths
- 4VISCOM: A Center for Communications, Inspiring Careers for the Future
- CSUN's Student-Run VISCOM Team Helps LA Philharmonic's Holiday Mood
- Helping Artists Succeed in Business – Ellen and Dave Moon
Kathryn Sorrells
Department of Communication Studies
work: (818) 677-2853
email: kathryn.sorrells@csun.edu
- Intercultural communication
- Intercultural conflict
- Gender, race, class and sexuality
- Feminism
- Globalization
Learn more about Kathryn Sorrells work:
- CSUN Graduate Students Present on 'A Year of Activism'
- Civil Rights Icon Transmits Peaceful Protest Philosophies to CSUN Students
- Civil Rights Leader the Rev. Lawson Continues to Teach on Nonviolence at CSUN
Maria Mami Turnmeyer
Department of Asian American Studies
work: (818) 677-4966
email: mariaturnmeyer@yahoo.com
- Asian American literature and poetry
- Postmodern and post-colonial literature
- Popular culture and the Asian American experience
- Creating writing workshops
- Diversity projects
- Asian American performance art and drama
Melissa Wall
Department of Journalism
work: (818) 677-5677
email: Melissa.a.wall@csun.edu
- International news
- African media
- Citizen media
- Progressive social movements and the media
- Alternative media
- Blogs
- War news
Learn more about Melissa Wall work:
- CSUN Journalism Students To Report on Poverty for Global Project
- CSUN Professor Receives NSF Grant to Study Adhesives Inspired by Geckos
Veda E. Ward
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management
work: (818) 677-3202
email: veda.ward@csun.edu
Also speaks: Spanish
- Parks, recreation and tourism curriculum development, assessment and national accreditation
- Women, leisure and family—work life balance
- Community development—new urbanism, facilities, open space, human potential
- Leisure and spirituality
- Leisure and aging—nutrition, exercise and personal development
- Parks and recreation—statewide master plans
- Recruiting minorities into the parks and recreation profession