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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. David Lavery
Professor of E nglish , Director of Graduate Studies in E nglish
En g l i sh Dep artm en t, Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty, Mu rfreesb oro, TN 37132
Offi ce Ph on e: 615 8985648; Cel l Ph on e: 615 9621161; F ax: 615 - 8985098
E- m ai l : d avi d .l avery@g m ai l .com
W ebsite: h ttp : / / d avi d l avery.n et/
Experience
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Directo r of Graduat e Studies in English (2013 - ) ; Professo r of English , Middle
Tennesse e Stat e Universit y (1993 - ) ; Member, Ph.D. Faculty ; Member, Honors
Facult y
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Ch ai r i n F i l m an d Tel evi si on , Bru n el Un i versi ty, Lon d on , En g l an d ( 2006 - 2008)
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Ch ai r, En g l i sh Dep artm en t, Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty, Mu rfreesb oro, TN
( 1993 - 1997)
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A ssoci ate Professor of Com m u n i cati on an d F i l m S tu d i es, Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s,
Mem p h i s, TN ( 1988 - 93)
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A ssi stan t Professor of En g l i sh ( 1983 - 88) ; Di rector of F resh m an En g l i sh ( 1986 88) , North ern K en tu cky Un i versi ty, Hi g h l an d Hei g h ts, K Y
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In teri m A ssi stan t Professor of En g l i sh , Un i versi ty of A l ab am a i n Hu n tsvi l l e
( 1981 - 83)
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F orei g n Exp ert i n En g l i sh , East Ch i n a Norm al Un i versi ty, S h an g h ai , Peop l e’s
R ep u b l i c of Ch i n a ( March th rou g h Ju l y 1981)
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V i si ti n g A ssi stan t Professor of En g l i sh , S eattl e Un i versi ty ( 1980 - 81)
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A d j u n ct A ssi stan t Professor of En g l i sh , Un i versi ty of North F l ori d a ( 1979 - 8 0)
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In stru ctor, Col l eg e of S t. Ben ed i ct, S t. Josep h , MN ( 1975 - 76)
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
Education
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Ph.D. in E nglish , Un i versi ty of F l ori d a ( 1978)
Di ssertati on : “To Di scover Th at Th ere Is Noth i n g to Di scover: Im ag i n ati on , th e
Op en , an d th e Movi es of F ed eri co F el l i n i ”
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M .A. in E ngl ish, S t. Cl ou d ( MN) S tate Un i versi ty ( 1973)
Th esi s: “S u rreal i sm i n th e Novel s of Nath an ael West”
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B.S. in E nglish , V en an g o Cam p u s, Cl ari on Un i versi ty, Oi l Ci ty, PA ( 1967 - 69) ;
Cl ari on ( PA ) Un i versi ty ( 1971)
Major Areas of Teaching and Scholarship
 tel evi s i on stu d i es
 p op u l ar cu l tu re
 p oetry an d p oeti cs
 fi l m stu d i es
 sci en ce fi cti on
 l i terary th eory an d
 cu l t tel evi si on an d
 th e g rotesq u e
fi l m
cri ti ci sm
 i n terrel ati on s of th e
 th e creati ve p rocess
 A m eri can l i teratu re
arts
Courses Taught
 A d van ced Wri ti n g
 A m eri can , Bri ti sh , an d Worl d
Li teratu re su rveys
 A m eri can Qu al i ty Tel evi si on
 Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer
 Ch i n ese Li teratu re
 Con tem p orary Bri ti sh F i l m ( a
cou rse offered i n Lon d on S u m m er
1992)
Thursday, April 23, 2015
 Con tem p orary Ci n em a ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Cu l t Tel evi si on
 Th e Creati ve Process ( Hon ors
S em i n ar)
 D ead wood an d Th e S op ran os
( g rad u ate sem i n ar)
 D octor Wh o ( stu d y ab road cou rse,
Lon d on , 2011 - 2012 , 2013 - 2014 )
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 Th e Ed g e of Hi story ( h on ors
sem i n ar)
 Th e Evol u ti on ary Im ag i n ati on
( h on ors sem i n ar)
 F i l m an d Tel evi si on Gen res
( g rad u ate cou rse)
 F i l m Hi story
 F i l m Hi story On l i n e
 F i l m S tu d i es ( Grad u ate Cou rse)
 F i l m Th eory an d Cri ti ci sm ( h on ors
secti on )
 F resh m an Com p osi ti on
 Th e Gan g ster F i l m
 Th e Grotesq u e ( g rad u ate cou rse)
 In tel l ectu al Backg r ou n d s of Mod ern
Li teratu re
 In tercu l tu ral Com m u n i cati on
( g rad u ate cou rse)
 In trod u cti on to En g l i sh S tu d i es
 In trod u cti on to F i l m
 In trod u cti on to Li teratu re
 Irel an d an d S cotl an d at th e Movi es
( tau g h t on l ocati on i n th e Bri ti sh
Isl es, S u m m er 1996)
 J am es Ti p tree, Jr. & S ci en ce F i cti on
( g rad u ate cou rse)
 Joss Wh ed on ( g rad u ate versi on s )
 Li terary Cri ti ci sm
 Li teratu re an d F i l m
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 Li teratu re an d Psych ol og y
 Lost
 Maj or Bri ti sh Wri ters: C. S . Lewi s
an d Owen Barfi el d ( g rad u ate
sem i n ar)
 Maj or Th em es i n A m eri can
Li teratu re On l i n e
 Mass Com m u n i cati on an d S oci ety
( g rad u ate cou rse)
 Med i a an d R eal i ty ( h on ors sem i n ar)
 Med i a Th eory an d Cri ti ci sm
( g rad u ate cou rse)
 Mod ern Cri ti cal Th eory ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Mod ern Poetry
 Nati ve A m eri can Li teratu re
 Non - Western Li teratu re
 Oral Com m u n i cati on
 Pop u l ar Cu l tu re S tu d i es ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Pop u l ar Li teratu re of th e 20 t h
Cen tu ry: S ci en ce F i cti on ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Pop u l ar Li teratu re of th e 20 t h
Cen tu ry: Th e Movi es ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Pu b l i c S p eaki n g
 S at i re ( g rad u ate cou rse)
 S ci en ce F i cti on
 S ci en ce F i cti on On l i n e
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 S ci en ce F i cti on F i l m ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 Th e S op ran os ( g rad u ate cou rse)
 Th e S p ace A g e ( h on ors sem i n ar)
 S p eci al Top i cs i n F i l m S tu d i es: Th e
Coen Broth ers
 S p eci al Top i cs i n F i l m S tu d i es :
S tan l ey K u b ri ck
 S p eci al Top i cs i n F i l m S tu d i es: Joss
Wh ed on
 S p eci al Top i cs i n F i l m S tu d i es:
S u p erh ero Movi es
 S tu d i es i n Con tem p orary
Li teratu re: Mad Men an d th e
S i xti es ( Grad u ate Cou rse)
 S tu d i es i n Narratol og y ( g rad u ate
cou rse)
 S u rvey of Pop u l a r Cu l tu re
 Tel evi si on an d Cu l tu re
 Tel evi si on Gen res
 Wal l ace S teven s ( g rad u ate
sem i n ar)
 Wal l ace S teven s an d Merl eau - Pon ty
( team - tau g h t u n d erg rad u ate
sem i n ar)
Theses and Dissertations as Director/Chair or Reader
At M T SU
Reader
 S u m m er O’Neal , Ph .D. ( 2013 )
 Gai l Dayton , M.A . ( 1 996)
 A u tu m n Lau z on , Ph .D. ( 2014)
 Den n i s Mad d ox, M.A . ( 1997)
 Ph i l i p S h afer, Ph .D. ( i n p rog ress)
 Davi d R og ers, D.A . ( 2000)
 S arah K ern , M.A . ( i n p rog ress)
 R ob ert Lawren ce, M.A . ( 2002)
 Bran d i Dan i el l e Etteh ad i eh , Ph .D.
 Ch arl i e S tarr, D.A . ( 2002)
( i n p rog ress)
 Ch ri s Dri ver, M.A . ( 2005)
 Mel i ssa Lam b , Ph .D. ( 2005)
 Joe Gu al ti eri , M.A . ( 2006)
 Jon ath an Lam p l ey, Ph .D. ( 2007)
 Li sa E. Wi l l i am s, M.A . ( 2010)
 Nan cy R och e, Ph .D. ( 2011)
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Chair/Co - Chair
 Ji m Baker, M .A . ( 1996)
 Matth ew Con l ey, M.A . ( 1999)
 Ed i th Cook, D.A . ( 2000)
 Li sa Wi l l i am s, M.A . ( 2000)
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 Jessi ca S am u el , M.A . ( 2000)
 Li sa V i n san t Con n or, M.A . ( 2012 )
 K ri sten S wi tz er, M.A . ( 2000)
 Jeffrey F ram e, Ph .D. ( 2012 )
 Jerem y Brown , M.A . ( 2002)
 V i ctori a Waren i k, M.A . ( 2013)
 Ti m Lon g , D.A . ( 2002)
 Han n ah Mau l d en , Hon ors Th esi s
 R an d y Macki n , D.A . ( 2002)
 S taci a Watki n s, M .A . ( 2004)
 A n d rew Coom es, M. A . ( 2004)
 Lau ra Dan i el , M. A . ( 2005)
 Jen n i fer Wi l son , M.A . ( 2005)
 A aron Mi arka, M.A . ( 2006)
 Cyn th i a O’Mal l ey, M.A . ( 2007)
 Hi l l ary R ob son , M.A . ( 2007)
 Ni ch ol as Bu sh , M.A . ( 2007)
 Cyn th i a Bu rkh ead , Ph .D. ( 2010)
 J am es F ran ci s, Ph D ( 2010)
 S ch u y Wei sh aar, Ph .D ( 2010)
 Taffeta O’Neal , Hon ors Th esi s
( 2013)
 S tep h an i e Graves, M.A . ( 2014)
 Lawren ce McK en n a, Ph .D. ( 2014 )
 Tom Cru z , M.A . ( 2014)
 Den n i s Wi se, Ph .D. ( i n p rog ress)
 Mi ch el l e Wi se, Ph .D. ( i n p rog ress)
 Cori Math i s, Ph .D. ( i n p rog ress)
 Dawn S ch ock, M.A . ( i n p rog ress)
 Gary Gravel y, Ph .D. ( i n p rog ress)
 Dan Cop p , M.A . ( i n p rog ress)
 A l ex Locke, M.A . ( i n p rog ress)
 Garri son Brecken ri d g e, Hon ors
Th esi s ( i n p rog ress)
( 2010)
At Brunel:
 S tep h en Du ckworth ( 2007) : In tern al Exam i n er
E x ternal Reader
 Patri ck Porter ( Un i versi ty of
 Carol yn S kel ton ( Un i versi ty of
Mel b ou rn e) , 2006
A u ckl an d ) , 2007
 A n g el i n a K arp ovi ch ( Un i v ersi ty of
 Gwyn S ym on d s ( Un i versi ty of
Wal es, A b erystwyth ) , 2007
S yd n ey) , 2007
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 Bern i e Yeo ( Mon ash Un i versi ty) ,
 R ad h a O’Meara ( Un i versi ty of
2011
Mel b ou rn e) , 2012
Publications
Book s Published or Under Contract
Authored/Co - Authored
 Joss Wh ed on , A Creative Portrait : F rom Bu ffy th e V am p i re S l ayer to Th e
A ven g ers . Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2013.
 Lyn n ette Porter, Davi d Lavery, an d Hi l l ary R ob son . Lost’s Bu ried Treasu res :
Th e Un official Gu id e to Everyth in g L ost F an s Need to K n ow . Nap i ervi l l e, IL:
S ou rce Books, 2008, 2009, 2010. Tran sl ated i n to Portu g u ese an d R u ssi an .
 Lyn n ette Porter, Davi d Lavery, an d Hi l l ary R ob son . F in d in g Battl estar
Gal acti ca: A n Un au th oriz ed Gu id e. Nap i ervi l l e, IL: S ou rce Books, 2008.
 Lyn n ette Porter, Davi d Lavery, an d Hi l l ary R ob son . S avin g th e World : A
Gu id e to Heroes. Toron to: ECW Press, 2007.
 Lyn n ette Porter an d Davi d Lavery. Un lock in g th e Mean in g of Lost : A n
Un au th oriz ed Gu id e . Nap i ervi l l e, IL: S ou rceb ooks, 2006, 2007.
 Late for th e S k y : Th e Men tality of th e S p ace A g e . Carb on d al e: S ou th ern
Il l i n oi s U P, 1992.
E dited/Co - E dited
 Davi d Lavery an d Davi d Bi an cu l l i , ed s. F in ale: Con sid erin g th e En d s of
Television S h ows ( forth com i n g from S yracu se U P) .
 R h on d a V . Wi l cox, Tan ya Coch ra n , Cyn th ea Masson , an d Davi d Lavery.
R ead in g Joss Wh ed on . Th e Tel evi si on S eri es. S yracu se: S yracu se U P,
2014.
 S tacey A b b ott an d Davi d Lavery, ed s. TV Goes to Hell : A n Un official R oad
Map of S u p ern atu ral . Toron to: ECW Press, 2011.
 Davi d Lavery, Dou g l as Howard , an d Pau l Levi n son , ed s. Th e Essen tial
S op ran os R ead er. Essen ti al R ead ers i n Con tem p orary Med i a an d Cu l tu re.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
Lexi n g ton : U P of K en tu cky, 2011. Nom i n ated for th e S oci ety for Ci n em a
an d Med i a S tu d i es Best Ed i ted Col l ecti on A ward ( 2011) .
 Davi d Laver y an d Cyn th i a Bu rkh ead , ed s. Joss Wh ed on : Con versation s.
Jackson , MS : U P of Mi ssi ssi p p i , 2011.
 Byers, Mi ch el e an d Davi d Lavery, ed s. On th e V erg e of Tears : Wh y th e
Movies, Television , Mu sic, an d Literatu re Mak e Us Cry. Cam b ri d g e:
Cam b ri d g e S ch ol ars Pu b l i sh i n g , 2010.
 Davi d S cott Di ffri en t, wi th Davi d Lavery, ed . S crewb all Television : Critical
Persp ectives on Gi l m ore Gi rl s. Th e Tel evi si on S eri es. S yracu se, NY:
S yracu se U P, 2010.
 Ed i tor. Th e Essen tial Cu lt TV R ead er . Essen ti al R ead ers i n Con tem p orary
Med i a an d Cu l tu re. Lexi n g ton : U P of K en tu cky, 2009.
 Mi ch el e Byers an d Davi d Lavery, ed s. D ear A n g ela : R em em b erin g My S o
Cal l ed Li fe. Lan h am , MD: Lexi n g ton Books, 2007.
 Davi d Lavery, wi th S ara Lewi s Du n n e, ed s. S ei n fel d , Master of Its D om ain :
R evisitin g Television 's Greatest S itcom . New York: Con ti n u u m , 2006.
 Davi d Lavery, ed . R ead in g Dead wood : A Western to S wear By. R ead i n g
Con tem p orary Tel evi si on S eri es. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2006.
 Davi d Lavery, ed . R ead in g Th e S op ran os : Hit TV from HBO. R ead i n g
Con tem p orary Tel evi si on S eri es. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2006.
 Davi d Lavery, ed . Th is Th in g of Ou rs : In vestig atin g Th e S op ran os . New
York: Col u m b i a U P/ Wal l fl ower Press, 2002.
 A n g el a Hag u e an d Davi d Lavery, ed s. Telep arod y : Pred ictin g / Preven tin g
th e TV D i scou rse of Tom orrow . Lon d on : Wal l fl ower Press, 2002.
 R h on d a V . Wi l cox an d Davi d Lavery, ed s. F ig h tin g th e F orces : Wh at’s at
S tak e in Bu ffy th e V am p i re S l ayer . Bou l d er: R owm an an d Li ttl efi el d , 2002.
 Davi d Lavery, A n g el a Hag u e, an d Marl a Cartwri g h t, ed s. D en y A ll
K n owled g e : R ead in g Th e X - F i l es . Th e Tel evi si on S eri es. S yracu se: S yracu se
U P, 1996. Pu b l i sh ed i n th e Un i ted K i n g d om b y F ab er an d F ab er.
 Davi d Lavery, ed . F u ll of S ecrets : Critical A p p roach es to Twi n Peaks .
Con tem p orary F i l m an d Tel evi si on S eri es. Detroi t: Wayn e S tate U P, 1994.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
Nom i n ated for th e K rasz n a - K rau z Book A ward ( for th e b est b ook of th e year
on th e m ovi n g i m ag e) .
Kindle Book s
 Lat e for the Sky : The Ment ality of the Space Age (EBoo k version ) . Amazo n
Kindle, 2013.
 The Page and the Screen: Occasiona l Writing s on Literatur e and Film .
Amazo n Kindle Books , 2013.
 Thinkin g Inside the Box : Reflection s on Television . Amazo n Kindle Books ,
2013.
 Televisio n Creativity . Amazo n Kindle Books , 2012.
 Co- ed i ted wi th Joh n Th orn e an d Crai g Mi l l er. Twi n Peaks in th e R earview
Mirror: A p p raisals an d R eap p raisals of th e S h ow Th at Was S u p p osed to
Ch an g e TV . A m az on K i n d l e Books, 2011 .
 Ed i tor. R e- Weavin g th e R ain b ow : Th e Th ou g h t of Owen Barfield . A m az on
K i n d l e Books, 2012.
 Th e Im ag in ative Th in k er : A Com m on p lace Book . A m az on K i n d l e Books,
2012.
 Th e V en triloq u ist, an d Oth er Essays on Im ag in ation an d th e Evolu tion of
Con sciou sn ess. A m az on K i n d l e Books, 2011.
Book s in Progress
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Evil Gen iu s: A n Exp erim en t in F an tastic Ph ilosop h y ( a n ovel ) .
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Gen iu s at Work : Wallace S te ven s, Ch arles Ives, Ben j am in Lee Wh orf an d
th e Im ag in ation of In su ran ce.
E ssays and Chapters in Book s

“Preface” to R etu rn to Twi n Peaks: New A p p roach es to Th eory & Gen re in
Television . Ed i ted b y Jeffrey Wei n stock ( forth com i n g from Pal g rave McMi l l an ) .
Thursday, April 23, 2015
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
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“D ol lh ou se: A n In trod u cti on .” R ead in g Joss Wh ed on 201 - 204.
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Davi d Lavery an d Nan cy R och e. “ Wh o’s A fraid of V irg in ia Woolf ?” Mod ern
A m erican D ram a on S creen . Ed . R ob ert Bray an d R . Barton Pal m er .
Cam b ri d g e: Cam b ri d g e U P, 2012 . 187 - 202.
 “Th e Em i g rati on of Life on Mars : S am an d Gen e Do A m eri ca .” Li fe on Mars :
F rom Man ch ester to New York , Ed . S teve Lacey an d R u th McEl roy . Ch i cag o:
Un i versi ty of Ch i cag o Press, 2012 . 145 - 152.
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“ Now:
Th e R oad A h ead , or th e Ch ap ter at th e En d of Th i s Book.” Ep i l og u e
to TV Goes to Hell : A n Un official R oad Map of S u p ern atu ral 245 - 52 .
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“In trod u cti on ” an d “F rom Mad e Men to Mad Men : Wh at Matth ew Wei n er
Learn ed from Davi d Ch ase.” Th e Essen tial S op ran os R ead er 1 - 4; 17 - 22.
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Davi d Lavery an d Cyn th i a Bu rkh ead , “In trod u cti on .” Joss Wh ed on :
Con versati on s vi i - xi i .
 “R ob Th om as an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” In vestig atin g V eron i ca Mars:
Essays on th e Teen D etective S eries. Ed . R h on d a V . Wi l cox an d S u e
Tu rn b u l l . Jefferson , NC: McF arl an d an d Com p an y, 2011. 23 - 34.
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“In trod u cti on : Th e Cryi n g Gam e.” Th e V erg e of T ears 1 - 5.
 “Im p ossi b l e Gi rl : A m y S h erm an - Pal l ad i n o an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.”
S crewb all Television 3 - 18.
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“Th e Im ag i n ati on Wi l l Be Tel evi sed : S h owru n n i n g an d th e R e - an i m ati on of
A u th orsh i p i n 21 s t Cen tu ry A m eri can Tel evi si on .” A u toren serien : d ie
Neu erfin d u n g d es F ern seh en s ( A u teu r S eries: Th e R eb irth of Television ) .
Ed . Ch ri stop h Dreh er. S tu ttg art: Merz & S ol i tu d e, 2010. 63 - 112.
 "’Th e Catastrop h e of My Person al i ty’: F ran k O’Hara, Don Drap er, an d th e
Poeti cs of Mad Men . " R ead in g Mad Men , ed . Gary Ed g erton , R e ad i n g
Con tem p orary Tel evi si on S eri es, I. B. Tau ri s, 2010. 131 - 44.
 “How Cu l t Tel evi si on Becam e Mai n stream .” Th e Essen tial Cu lt Television
R ead er 1 - 6.
 Ian Mau l l an d Davi d Lavery, “ Battlestar Galactica .” Th e Essen tial Cu lt
Television R ead er 44 - 50.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “S eri al ’ K i l l er: D exter’s Narrati ve S trateg i es.” Dexter: In vestig atin g Cu ttin g
Ed g e Television . Ed . Dou g l as Howard . In vesti g ati n g Cu l t Tel evi si on .
Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2009: 43 - 48.
 “Lost an d Lon g Term Tel evi si on Narrati ve.” Th ird Person : A u th orin g an d
Exp lorin g V ast Narratives. Ed . Pat Harri g an an d Noah Ward ri p - F ru i n .
Cam b ri d g e: Massach u setts In sti tu te of Tech n ol og y Press, 2009: 313 - 22.
 “F oreword ” to Bu ffy Goes D ark : Essays on th e F in al Two S eason s of Bu ffy
th e V am p ire S layer on Television , ed . Jam es S ou th , El i z ab eth R am b o, an d
Lyn n e Ed ward s. Jefferson , NC: McF arl an d an d Com p an y, 2008: 1 - 3.

“Th e Isl an d ’s Greatest Mystery: Is Lost S ci en ce F i cti on ?” Th e Essen tial
S cien ce F iction TV R ead er. Ed i ted b y J. P. Tel otte. Lexi n g ton : U P of
K en tu cky, 2008: 283 - 298.
 “Cu rb You r E n th u siasm .” Th e Essen tial HBO R ead er. Ed i ted b y Gary R .
Ed g erton an d Jeffrey P. Jon es. Lexi n g ton : U P of K en tu cky, 2007: 204 - 13.
 “’My S o Called Life Meets Th e X - F iles’: Wi n n i e Hol z m an ’s In fl u en ce on Joss
Wh ed on .” D ear A n g ela : R em em b erin g My S o Cal l ed Li fe. Lan h am , MD:
Lexi n g ton Books, 2007: 211 - 216.
 ( R h on d a V . Wi l cox fi rst au th or) . “In trod u cti on .” Bu ffy th e V am p i re S l ayer:
Leg ittim are la Cacciatrice . Ed i ted b y Barb ara Mai o. Gran d i S eri e Tel evi si ve
A m eri can e. R om e: Bu l z on i Ed i tore, 2007: 27 - 41.
 “Billy Jack .” Th e En cyclop ed ia of A m erican In d ian Literatu re. Ed . A l an R .
V el i e an d Jen n i fer McCl i n ton - Tem p l e. Detroi t: F acts on F i l e, 2007. 54.
 “Nan ook of th e North . ” Th e En cyclop ed ia of A m erican In d ian Literatu re . Ed .
A l an R . V el i e an d Jen n i fer McCl i n ton - Tem p l e. Detroi t: F acts on F i l e, 2007.
242.
 “R ead A n y Good Tel evi si on Latel y? Tel evi si on Ti e - In Books an d Qu al i ty TV .”
Con tem p orary A m erican TV D ram a : Th e Qu ality D eb ate . Ed i ted b y Jan et
McCab e an d K i m A kass. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2007: 228 - 36.
 “Mel vi l l e’s Mob y - D ick an d Hol l ywood .” Nin eteen th Cen tu ry A m erican F iction
on S creen : A n A n th olog y of Critical Essays. Ed R . Barton Pal m er. New York:
Cam b ri d g e U P, 2007: 101 - 12.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Preface: F i ve In cred i b l e Years.” In vestig atin g A l i as. Ed i ted b y S tacey
A b b ott an d S i m on Brown . Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2007: xv - xvi i i .
 “A fterword . ” R ead in g 24: TV A g ain st th e Clock . Ed i ted b y S teven Peacock.
Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2006: 209 - 212.
 “A D ead wood En cycl op ed i a.” R ead in g D ead wood 203 - 22.
 “In trod u cti on : Davi d Mi l ch , D ead wood , an d Tel evi si on Creati vi t y." R ead in g
D ead wood 1 - 7.
 "'W' S tan d s for Wom en , or i s It Wi steri a?: Watch i n g D esp erate Hou sewive s
wi th Bu sh 43.” R ead in g Desp erate Hou sewi ves: Beyon d th e Wh ite Pick et
F en ce. Ed i ted b y Jan et McCab e an d K i m A kass. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2006:
21 - 36.
 “In trod u cti on : Can Th i s Be th e En d of Ton y S op ran o?” R ead in g Th e
S op ran os 3 - 14.
 “Joh n n y Carson .” A m erican Icon s : Peop le, Places, an d Th in g s Th at Have
S h ap ed Ou r Cu ltu re. V ol u m e 1. Ed i ted b y Den n i s an d S u san Hal l . Westp ort,
CT: Green wood Press, 2006: 114 - 119.
 “’Part of Pop u l ar Cu l tu re’: Th e Leg acy of S ein feld ” ( wi th S ara Lewi s
Du n n e) , Preface to S ei n fel d , Master of Its D om ain 1 - 9.
 “S ein feld Ep i sod e an d S i tu ati on Gu i d e.” S ei n fel d , Master of Its D om ain
232 - 54.
 “A fterword : R eread i n g S ein feld A fter Cu rb You r En th u siasm ” ( wi th Marc
Leverette) . S ei n fel d , Master of Its D om ain 203 - 19.
 ( R h on d a V . Wi l cox fi rst au th or) . “A fterword : Th e Dep th s of A n g el an d th e
Bi rth of A n g el S tu d i es.” R ead in g A n g el : Th e TV S p in off with a S ou l. Ed .
S tacey A b b ott. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2005: 221 - 2 9.
 “It's Not Tel evi si on , It's Mag i c R eal i sm : Th e Mu n d an e, th e Grotesq u e, an d
th e F an tasti c i n 6 F eet Un d er .” R ead in g S i x F eet Un d er: TV to D ie F or. Ed .
K i m A kass an d Jan et McCab e. Lon d on : I. B. Tau ri s, 2005. 19 - 33.
 “Drop p i n g th e Bod y: Th e X - F iles, Pop u l ar Cu l tu re, an d Exosom ati c
Evol u ti on .” Myth en d er K reativitaet. D as S ch oep ferisch e z wisch en
In n ovation u n d Hyb ris . F ran kfu rt: V erl ag Otto Lem b eck, 2003. 282 - 97.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Preface.” Wrestlin g Nation : Th e Myth of th e Mat in A m erican Pop u lar
Cu ltu re b y Marc Leverette . Lewi ston , NY: Ed wi n Mel l en , 2003. i - i i .
 “Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer. ” 50 K ey Television Prog ram m es. Ed . Gl en
Creeb er. Lon d on : A rn ol d , 2004. 31 - 35.
 “Th e S op ran os.” 50 K ey Television Prog ram m es. Ed . Gl en Creeb er. Lon d on :
A rn ol d , 2004. 188 - 92.
 “Twin Peak s. ” 50 K ey Television Prog ram m es. Ed . Gl en Creeb er. Lon d on :
A rn ol d , 2004. 222 - 26.
 “Th e X - F iles. ” 50 K ey Television Prog ram m es. Ed . Gl en Creeb er. Lon d on :
A rn ol d , 2004. 242 - 46.
 “R ooted i n th e A b sen ce of Pl ace: Th e Od yssey of Loren Ei sel ey.” A rt,
S cien ce, an d Morality : Creative Jou rn eys . Ed . Dori s B. Wal l ace. New York:
Pl en u m , 2005. 1 - 18.
 “Th e X - F iles. ” Con sp iracy Th eories in A m erican History : A n En cyclop ed ia .
Ed . Peter K n i g h t. V ol . 2. S an ta Barb ara: A BC Cl i o, 2003. 743 - 45.
 “Com i n g Heavy: Th e S i g n i fi can ce of Th e S op ran os.” Prol og u e to Th is Th in g
of Ou rs : In vestig atin g Th e S op ran os : xi - xvi i i .
 ( wi th R ob ert J. Th om p son ) . “Davi d Ch ase, Th e S op ran os, an d Tel evi si on
Creati vi ty.” Th is Th in g of Ou rs : In vestig atin g Th e S op ran os 18 - 25.
 A p p en d i x C: “In tertextu al Mom en ts an d A l l u si on s on Th e S op ran os. ” Th is
Th in g of Ou rs 235 - 55.
 A p p en d i x D: “ Th e S op ran os : A F am ily History. ” Th is Th in g of Ou rs 255 - 56.
 “Preh i story.” Telep arod y : Pred ictin g / Preven tin g th e TV D iscou rse of
Tom orrow . Lon d on : Wal l fl ower, 2002: 1 - 4.
 R evi ew of Californ icati on an d Cu ltu ral Im p erialism : Baywatch an d th e
Creati on of World Cu ltu re , ed i ted b y A n d rew A n g l op h on e. Telep arod y :
Pred ictin g / Preven tin g th e TV D iscou rse of Tom orrow. Lon d on : Wal l fl ower,
2002: 40 - 45.
 ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox) . “In trod u cti on .” F ig h tin g th e F orces : Wh at’s at S tak e
in Bu ffy th e V am p i re S l ayer . Bou l d er, CO: R owm an an d Li ttl efi el d , 2002:
xvi i - xxi x.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Th e Gen i u s of Joss Wh ed on .” A fterword to F ig h tin g th e F orces : Wh at’s at
S tak e in Bu ffy th e V am p i re S l ayer . Bou l d er, CO: R owm an an d Li ttl efi el d ,
2002: 251 - 56.
 “Li ke Li g h t: Th e Movi e Th eory of W. R . R ob i n son .” In S eein g Beyon d :
Movies, V ision s, an d V alu es . Ed i ted b y R i ch ard P. S u g g . New York: Gol d en
S tri n g Press, 2001: 346 - 63.
 “Gen erati on X: Th e X - F iles an d th e Cu l tu ral Mom en t” ( wi th A n g el a Hag u e
an d Marl a Ca rtwri g h t) . D en y A ll K n owled g e : R ead in g Th e X - F i l es . Ed . Davi d
Lavery, A n g el a Hag u e, an d Marl a Cartwri g h t. Th e Tel evi si on S eri es.
S yracu se: S yracu se U P, 1996: 1 - 21.
 “Th e S em i oti cs of Cob b l er: Twin Peak s’ In terp reti ve Com m u n i ty.” F u ll of
S ecrets : Critical A p p roach es to Twi n Peaks . Detroi t: Wayn e S tate U P,
1994: 1 - 23.
 “R em ote Con trol : Myth i c R efl ecti on s.” Th e R em ote Con trol D evice in th e
New A g e of Television . Ed . Jam es R . Wal ker an d R ob Bel l am y. New York:
Praeg er, 1993: 223 - 34.
 “Gn osti ci sm i n th e Cu l t F i l m . ” Th e Cu lt F ilm Exp erien ce : Beyon d A ll R eason .
Ed . J. P. Tel otte. A u sti n : U Texas P, 1991: 187 - 99.
E ssays and Reviews in Periodicals
 “Th e Top Ten S eri es on A m eri can Tel evi si on , Part 2 .” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( Novem b er 2011) <h ttp : / / cs ton l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 14>.
 “Th e Top Ten S eri es on A m eri can Tel evi si on , Part 1 .” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( Novem b er 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 13>.
 “En ti tl ed Tel evi si on : Notes an d Qu eri es .” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in
Television ( Octob er 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 12>.
 “Th e S tate of th e A m eri can S i tcom ( V ) : Mod ern F am ily. ” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( S ep tem b er 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 11>.
 “Th e S tate of th e A m eri can S i tcom ( IV ) : 30 R ock . ” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( A u g u st 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 10>.
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 “Th e S tate of th e A m eri can S i tcom ( III) : Th e Big Ban g Th eory. ” Teleg en ic.
Critical S tu d ies in Television ( Ju n e 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c 9>.
 “Th e S tate of th e A m eri can S i tcom ( II) : How I Met You r Moth er. ” Teleg en ic.
Critical S tu d ies in Television
Ju n e 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c -
8>.
 “Th e S tate of th e A m eri can S i tcom ( I) : Com m u n ity. ” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( May 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 7>.
 “Bi g F i sh .” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in Television ( May 2011)
<h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 6>.
 “Th e ‘Tel evi si on i s Better Th an th e Movi es” Mem e.” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( A p ri l 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 5>.
 “In fi n i te Im p ossi b i l i ti es?” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in Television ( March
2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - 4>.
 “Wh at’s My Moti vati on ?: Th e Meth od Goes Fan tasti c i n Tel evi si on A cti n g .
Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in Television ( March 2011)
<h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c - m eth od >.
 “Twen ty Years.” Critical S tu d ies in Television ( 6.1) S p ri n g 2011: 105 - 106.
 “Th e Nau g h ty, th e Bl asp h em ou s, an d A m eri can Tel evi si on .” Teleg en ic.
Critical S tu d ies in Television ( March 2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ tel eg en i c n au g h ty- b l asp h em ou s>.
 “S eri es/ S eason / S h ow.” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in Television ( F eb ru ary
2011) <h ttp : / / cston l i n e.tv/ seri es - season - sh ow>.
 “S arah Pal i n Meets S ein feld : Pol i ti cs an d A m eri can Tel evi si on .” Teleg en ic.
Critical S tu d ies in Television ( Novem b er 2010)
<h ttp : / / www.cri ti cal stu d i esi n tel evi si on .com / i n d ex.p h p ?si i d =13941>.
 R evi ew of Barb ara V i l l ez , Television an d th e Leg al S ystem ( R ou tl ed g e,
2010) . S tu d ies in Pop u lar Cu ltu re 33.1 ( F al l 2010) : 138 - 39.
 “Th e Ep h eb e of Tel evi si on .” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d i es in Television
( Octob er 2010)
<h ttp : / / cri ti cal stu d i esi n tel evi si on .com / i n d ex.p h p ?si i d =13873>.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Bad Qu al i ty: Break in g Bad as Basi c Cab l e Qu al i ty TV .” Teleg en ic. Critical
S tu d ies in Television ( S ep tem b er 2010)
<h ttp : / / www.cri ti cal stu d i esi n tel evi si on .com / i n d ex.p h p ?si i d =13805>.
 “God , Death , an d Pi z z a: S u p ern atu ral an d th e Death of God .” Teleg en ic.
Critical S tu d ies in Television ( A u g u st 2010)
<h ttp : / / www.cri ti cal stu d i esi n tel evi si on .com / i n d ex.p h p ?si i d =13794>.
 “Th i n ki n g In si d e th e Box: Hei sen b erg ’s In d eterm i n an cy Pri n ci p l e, th e
Parad ox of S ch röd i n g er’s Cat, an d Tel evi si on .” Teleg en ic. Critical S tu d ies in
Television ( Ju l y 2010)
<h ttp : / / cri ti cal stu d i esi n tel evi si on .com / i n d ex.p h p ?si i d =13721>.
 R evi ew of Ni ch ol as Mi rz oeff, S ein feld ( Bri ti sh F i l m In sti tu te, 2007) . Critic al
S tu d ies in Television 4.2 ( 2009) : 123 - 25.
 A n g el i n a K arp ovi ch an d Davi d Lavery. Life on Mars S ym p osi u m : A R ep ort.
Critical S tu d ies in Television 3.2 ( 2008) .
 “’S ecret S h i t’: Th e Un certai n ty Pri n ci p l e, Lyi n g , Devi an ce, an d th e Movi e
Creati vi ty of th e Coen Broth ers.” Post S crip t 27.2 ( 2008) : 141 - 153.
 R evi ew of Owen Barfield : R om an ticism Com es of A g e, A Biog rap h y b y
S i m on Bl axl an d - d e Lan g e. S even 25 ( Octob er 2008) : 92 - 93.
 “Decon stru cti on at Bat: Baseb al l vs. Cri ti cal Th eory i n North ern Exp osu re’s
’Th e Grad u at e.’” “Qu i rky Qu al i ty TV : R evi si ti n g North ern Exp osu re.” Critical
S tu d ies in Television 1.2 ( A u tu m n 2006) : 33 - 38 . R ep u b l i sh ed i n
Baseb all/ Literatu re/ Cu ltu re: Essays . Ed . R on al d E. K ates an d Warren
Torm ey. Jefferson , NC: McF arl an d , 2008: 98 - 104.
 “Heroes an d Com i c Book A esth eti cs.” In Med ia R es 11 A p ri l 2007:
<http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/videos/2007/04/11/heroes -and-comic-bookaesthetics/>.
 “Th e Cryi n g Gam e: Wh y Tel evi si on Bri n g s Us to Tears.” F low 5.9 ( March 9,
2007) <h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u tex as.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =2085.>
 “’No m ore u n exp l ored cou n tri es’: Th e Earl y Prom i se an d Di sap p oi n ti n g
Career of Ti m e - Lap se Ph otog rap h y.” F ilm S tu d ies ( sp eci al i ssu e on “F i l m
an d Ti m e” ed . S arah Card wel l ) . Issu e 9, Wi n ter 2006: 1 - 8.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 ( wi th Ji m m i e Cai n ) . “In tr od u cti on .’” “ Qu i rky Qu al i ty TV : R evi si ti n g
North ern Exp osu re .” Critical S tu d ies in Television 1.2 ( A u tu m n 2006) : 2 - 5.
 “24 : Ju m p i n g th e S h ark Every Mi n u te.” F low 4.11 ( S ep tem b er 8, 2006)
h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =1957.
 F i fty fi l m revi ews i n A ll th e R ag e ( h ttp : / / www.n ash vi l l erag e.com / ) , May
2002 —Ju l y 2006.
 “( TV ) an ti p ath y: A Prol eg om en a to th e Metap h ysi cs of Tel evi si on Hati n g ,“
Part Two. F low 4.6 ( Ju n e 16, 2006)
<h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =1923>.
 “( TV ) an ti p ath y: A Prol eg om en a to th e Metap h ysi cs of Tel evi si on Hati n g ,“
Part On e. F low 4.2 ( A p ri l 14, 2006)
<h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =1725>.
 “Cl i m ate Ch an g e: Tel evi si on Books, Th e S eri es.” “A eri al V i ew: Deb ati n g
Tel evi si on .” S p eci al Iss u e of Critical S tu d ies in Television : S ch olarly
S tu d ies on S m all S creen F iction s 1.1 ( S p ri n g 2006) : 97 - 103.
 “Th e A l l u si on s of Tel evi si on .” F low 3.10 ( Jan u ary 2006)
<h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =1391>.
 “Iron y Iron y: Th e Mi ssi on ( A cc om p l i sh ed ) of Th e D aily S h ow. ” F low 3.6
( Novem b er 2005)
<( h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =1275>.
 “Lost i n a Good S tory: S eri al Creati vi ty on a Desert Isl an d .” F low 3.2
( S ep tem b er 2005)
<h ttp : / / j ot.com m u n i cati on .u texas.ed u / fl ow/ ?j ot=vi ew&i d =939>.
 “A esop A fter Darwi n : Th e R ad i cal A n th rop om orp h i sm of Th e F ar S id e. ”
S tu d ies in Pop u lar Cu ltu re 28.1 ( Octob er 2005) : 71 - 83.
 “’I wrote m y th esi s on you ’: Bu ffy S tu d i es as an A cad em i c Cu l t.” S layag e:
Th e On lin e In tern ation al Jou rn al of Bu ffy S tu d i es, Nu m b ers 13 - 14 ( 2004) .
h ttp : / / www.sl ayag eon l i n e.com / essays/ sl ayag e13_14/ Lavery.h tm .
 “A p ocal yp ti c A p ocal yp ses: Th e Narrati ve Esch atol og y of Bu ffy th e V am p ire
S layer. ” S layag e: Th e On lin e In tern ation al Jou rn al of Bu ffy S tu d ies,
Nu m b er 9 ( 2003) .
h ttp : / / www .sl ayag eon l i n e.com / essays/ sl ayag e9/ Lavery.h tm .
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 R evi ew of A ction TV : Tou g h Gu ys, S m ooth Op erator an d F oxy Ch ick s, ed s.
Bi l l Osg erb y an d A n n a Gou g h - Yates Lon d on ( R ou tl ed g e 2001 ) . Jou rn alism &
Mass Com m u n ication Qu arterly ( 79.2) 2003: 467 - 468.
 R evi ew of A stri d Di en er, Th e R ole of Im ag in ation in Cu ltu re an d S ociety :
Owen Barfield ’s Early Work . Lei p z i g Exp l orati on s i n Li teratu re an d Cu l tu re
6. Myth lore 91 ( 24.1) 2003: 79 - 81.
 R evi ew of Cog ito Erg o S u m : Th e Life of R en é D escartes b y R i ch ard Watson .
Georg ia R eview 62.2 ( S u m m er 2003) : 436 - 39.
 R evi ew of Th e Television Gen re Book , ed . b y Gl en Creeb er. Television an d
New Med ia 4.3 ( 2003) : 335 - 37.
 “R esp on se to Jon ath an Gray.” F ilm - Ph ilosop h y 7.18 ( Ju l y 2003) :
h ttp : / / www.fi l m - p h i l osop h y.com / vol 7 - 2003/ n 18Lavery.
 R evi ew of TV Creators : Con versation s with A m erica’s Top Prod u cers of
Television D ram a, V ol u m e Two , b y Jam es Lon g worth , Jr. Television
Qu arterly 33.4 ( S p ri n g 2003) : 105 - 107.
 “A R el i g i on i n Narrati ve: Joss Wh ed on an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” S layag e:
Th e On lin e In tern a tion al Jou rn al of Bu ffy S tu d ies, Nu m b er 7 ( 2002) .
h ttp : / / www.sl ayag eon l i n e.com / essays/ sl ayag e7/ Lavery.h tm .
 “Pu tti n g Tel evi si on on th e Map ” ( R evi ew of Television : Critical Meth od s an d
A p p lication s b y Jerem y G. Bu tl er) . Th e R eview of Com m u n ication 3.1
( 2003) : 83 - 84.
 ( wi th R ob ert J. Th om p son ) . “Davi d Ch ase, Th e S op ran os, an d Tel evi si on
Creati vi ty.” Television Qu arterly 33.2 - 3 ( S u m m er - F al l 2002) : 10 - 16.
 “’Em oti on al R eson an ce an d R ocket Lau n ch ers’: Joss Wh ed on 's
Com m en tari es on th e Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer DV Ds.” S layag e: Th e On lin e
In tern ation al Jou rn al of Bu ffy S tu d ies, Nu m b er 6 ( 2002) .
h ttp : / / www.sl ayag eon l i n e.com / essays/ sl ayag e6/ Lavery.h tm .
 R evi ew of Television Histories : S h ap in g Collective Mem ory in th e Med ia
A g e, ed . Gary R . Ed g erton an d Peter C. R ol l i n s. Television Qu arterly 32.2 - 3
( S u m m er- F al l 2001 ) : 99 - 100.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Th e S ou l of A n d y S i p owi cz : Dep th of Ch aracter an d th e Dep th of
Tel evi si on .” Pop Politics.com ( March 2001) :
h ttp : / / www.p op p ol i ti cs.com / arti cl es/ 2001 - 06 - 11 - si p owi cz .sh tm l .
 “Com i n g Heavy: In tertextu al i ty, Gen re, an d Th e S op ran os. ” Pop Politics.com
( March 2001) : h ttp : / / www.p op p ol i ti cs.com / arti cl es/ 2001 - 03 - 03 h eavy.sh tm l .
 R evi ew of In sid e Prim e Tim e b y Tod d Gi tl i n an d Teleliteracy : Tak in g
Television S eriou sly b y Davi d Bi an cu l l i . Television Qu arterly 32.1 ( S p r i n g
2001) : 88 - 90.
 R evi ew Essay of Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer : Th e Mon ster Book b y Gol d en ,
Bi ssette, an d S n i eg oski , Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer : Th e Watch er’s Gu id e ,
V ol . 2 b y Hol d er, Mari otte, an d Hart, an d Th e S op ran os : A F am ily History
b y A l an R u cker. Televis ion Qu arterly 31.4 ( Wi n ter 2001) : 89 - 92.
 “Th e Im ag i n ati on of In su ran ce: Wal l ace S teven s an d Ben j am i n Lee Wh orf at
th e Hartford .” Leg al S tu d ies F oru m 24( 3 & 4) ( 2001) : 481 - 92.
 “F rom Ci n esp ace to Cyb ersp ace: Zi on i sts an d A g en ts, R eal i sts an d Gam ers
i n Th e Ma trix an d eXisten Z. ” Th e Jou rn al of Pop u lar F ilm an d Television
28( 2000) : 150 - 57.
 “My Ten Years wi th Twin Peak s .” Wrap p ed in Plastic No. 46 ( A p ri l 2000) : 6 7.
 “S am e- o, S am e- o: Etern al R ecu rren ce i n Grou n d h og D ay .” S tu d ies in
Pop u lar Cu ltu re XXII.1 ( 1999) : 8 9 - 97.
 “Owen Barfi el d : A R ead ers Gu i d e.” S even 15 ( 1998) : 97 - 112.
 “No Box of Ch ocol ates: Th e A d ap tati on of F orrest Gu m p .“ Literatu re/ F ilm
Qu arterly 25 ( 1997) : 18 - 22.
 “Th e S tran g e Text of My Left F oot .” Literatu re/ F ilm Qu arterly 21.3 ( 1993) :
194 - 99.
 “Creati v e Work: On th e Meth od of Howard Gru b er.” Th e Jou rn al of
Hu m an istic Psych olog y 33 ( 1993) : 101 - 21.
 “Hom e Movi e 8½: Th e Beerd rin k er ’s Gu id e to F itn ess an d F ilm m ak in g .” Post
S crip t : Essays in F ilm an d th e Hu m an ities 11.3 ( 1992) : 47 - 53.
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “F u n cti on al an d Dysfu n ct i on al A u tob i og rap h y: Hop e an d Glory an d D istan t
V oices , S till Lives .” F ilm Criticism 15.1 ( 1990) : 39 - 48.
 “News F rom A fri ca: F el l i n i / Grotesq u e.” Post S crip t 9.1 & 2 ( 1990) : 82 - 98.
 “R em ote Con trol : Myth i c R efl ecti on s.” Jou rn al of Pop u lar F ilm an d
Television 18 ( 1990) : 65 - 71.
 “How To Gu t a Book.” Georg ia R eview 43 ( 1989) : 731 - 44.
 “Poetry as Ti m e - Lap se Ph otog rap h y.” Essays in th e A rts an d S cien ces 17
( 1988) : 1 - 27.
 “Detach ed R eti n as: ‘Cam era Man ’ an d th e Pri vate Eye Movi e.” To- Ward s 3.1
( F al l 1987) : 26 - 31.
 “Everyth i n g i s Tryi n g to Hi d e Us: R i l ke’s Poeti cs of Mi m i cry.” Th e Jou rn al of
Evolu tion ary Psych olog y 5.1 ( 1987) : 63 - 78.
 “Maj or Man : F el l i n i as an A u tob i og rap h er.” Post S crip t 6.2 ( 1987) : 14 - 28.
 “Dep artu re of th e Bod y S n atch ers, or th e Con fessi on s of a Carb on
Ch au vi n i st.” Th e Hu d son R eview 39 ( 1986) : 383 - 404. ( Nom i n ated for a
Pu sh cart Pri z e i n Non - fi cti on .)
 “Ep i g rap h s: Notes Toward a Th eory.” K en tu ck y Ph ilolog ical R eview . Bu l l eti n
of th e Th i rteen th A n n u al Meeti n g of th e K en tu cky Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on ,
March 7 an d 8, 1986, Western K en tu cky Un i versi ty: 12 - 18.
 “Th e A u d i ti on of Hi story an d th e V ocati on of Man : R efl ecti on s on Exti n cti on
an d Desti n y.” Mich ig an Qu arterly R eview 24 ( 1985) : 345 - 67 ( i n a sp eci al
i ssu e on “S ci en ce an d th e Hu m an Im ag e”) .
 R evi ew - Essay of A n n i e Di l l ard ’s Teach in g a S ton e to Talk , Livin g b y F iction ,
an d En cou n ters with Ch in ese Writers . R elig ion an d Literatu re 17.2 ( 1985) :
61 - 68.
 R evi ew of R ob ert K u g el m an n ’s Th e Win d ows of S ou l : Psych olog ical
Ph ysiolog y of th e Hu m an Eye an d Prim ary Glau com a . Literatu re an d
Med icin e ( sp eci al i ssu e on p sych i atry) 4 ( 1985) : 168 - 69.
 R evi ew of R ob ert R om an ysh yn ’s Psych olog ical Life : F rom S cien ce to
Metap h or . R e- V ision 7.2 ( 1984) : 104.
 R evi ew of Don al d Costel l o’s F ellin i ’s R oad . Post S crip t 3 ( 1984) : 85 - 87.
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 “S p ace Bo osters: R efl ecti on s on th e Marketi n g of Un earth l i n ess.” ETC .: A
Jou rn al of Gen eral S em an tics 41 ( 1984) : 388 - 97.
 “Del i ci ou s Prog ress: Wh i ten ess as an A tavi sm i n Con rad A i ken ’s ‘S i l en t
S n ow, S ecret S n ow.’“ Psych oan alytic R eview 70 ( 1983) : 235 - 39.
 “Th e Eye of Lon g i n g .” R e- V ision 6.1 ( 1983) : 22 - 33.
 “Th e Horror F i l m an d th e Horror of F i l m .” F ilm Criticism 7 ( 1983) : 47 - 55.
 “Th e More Th an R ati on al Di storti on i n th e Poetry of Wal l ace S teven s.” Th e
Wallace S teven s Jou rn al 7 ( 1983) : 1 - 7.
 “Th e Ten th S ym p h on y.” Georg ia R eview 35 ( 1981) : 583 - 93. F i n al i st for th e
1982 Pu sh cart Pri z e i n Non - fi cti on . ( Tran sl ated i n to Portu g u ese an d
rep u b l i sh ed i n Braz i l as “Deci m a S i n fon i a” i n Cu ltu ra , 1 A u g u st 1982.)
 “Di ssertati on s as F i cti on s.” Colleg e En g lish 31 ( 1980) : 675 - 79.
 “Dream i n g Noth i n g .” Parab ola 5.2 ( 1980) : 18 - 23.
 “Th e Eye as In sp i rati on i n Mod ern Poetry.” New Orlean s R eview 8 ( 1981) :
10 - 13.
 “Th e Gen i u s of th e S ea: Wal l ace S teven s’ ‘Th e Id ea of Ord er at K ey West,’
S tan i sl aw Lem ’s S olaris , an d th e Earth as Mu se.” Extrap olation 2 1 ( 1980) :
101 - 105.
 “Noti cer: Th e V i si on ary A rt of A n n i e Di l l ard .” Massach u setts R eview 21
( 1980) : 255 - 70.
 “O Lu ck y Man ! an d th e Movi e as K oan .” Literatu re/ F ilm Qu arterly 8 ( 1980) :
35 - 40.
 “Ph oto- g rap h y - syn th esi s.” Georg ia R eview 34 ( 1980) : 397 - 403.
Films/ Videos
Owen Barfield : Man an d Mean in g , co- p rod u ced an d wri tten wi th G. B.
Ten n yson , UCLA ; Ben Levi n , Un i versi ty of North Texas, d i rector an d ed i tor
( 1994) . Wi n n er of th e Bron z e A ward for In d ep en d en t V i d eo at Worl d fest
Hou ston ( 1996) ; Hon orab l e Men ti on reci p i en t, Col u m b u s In tern ati on al F i l m
an d V i d eo F esti val ( 1996) . S creen ed at Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
( 1996) ; Owen Barfi el d Cen ten ary ( 1998) ; R ocky Mou n tai n Mod ern Lan g u ag e
A ssoci ati on ( 2000) , Corn erston e A rts F esti val ( 2003) .
Creative W riting
 “A n g el an d Dol l ” ( p oem ) . S alom e: A Literary D an ce Mag az in e . No. 22/ 23/ 24
( 1980) : 12.
 “Th e Pl easu re of th e Text” ( sh ort story) . Collag e, Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate
Un i versi ty, S p ri n g 1995.
Journals/Series Edited/Editorial Boards
 Mem b er, Ed i tori al Board , Jou rn al o f Pop u lar F ilm an d Television ( 2015 - ) .
 F ou n d i n g Co - Ed i tor, Critical S tu d ies in Television ( 2005 - ) .
 Mem b er, Ed i tori al Board , R ead i n g Con tem p orary Tel evi si on , I. B. Tau ri s
( 2006 - ) .
 Co- ed i tor, “ Qu i rky Qu al i ty Tel evi si on : R evi si ti n g North ern Exp osu re ,” wi th
Ji m m i e Cai n an d Joh n Zu b i z aretta. S p eci al i ssu e of Critical S tu d ies in
Television 1.2 ( A u tu m n 2006) .
 Mem b er, Ed i tori al Board , S tu d ies in Pop u lar Cu ltu re ( 1995 - ) .
 Mem b er of th e Ed i tori al Board , R efractory : A Jou rn al of En tertain m en t Med ia
( 2003 - ) .
 F ou n d i n g Co- Ed i tor ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox) , S layag e: Th e Jou rn al of th e
Wh ed on S tu d ies A ssociation ( h ttp : / / www.sl ayag eon l i n e.com ) ( 2001 - ) .
 Twin Peak s Issu e. Literatu re/ F ilm Qu arterly 21.4 ( 1993) .
 “A u tob i og rap h y an d F i l m .” Post S crip t 6.2 ( 1987) .
Conferences Organized
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 Co- Con ven er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox an d Tan ya Coch ran ) , Th e F i fth S layag e
Con feren ce on Th e Wh ed on verses ( Un i versi ty of Bri ti sh Col u m b i a,
V an cou ver, Can ad a, S u m m er, 2012) .
 Con ven er, LOS T: Th e Mi n i - Con feren ce ( h el d i n con j u n cti on wi th Pop u l ar
Cu l tu re A ssoc i ati on i n th e S ou th , New Orl ean s, LA , Octob er 2011) .
 Co- Con ven er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox an d Tan ya Coch ran ) , Th e F ou rth S layag e
Con feren ce on Th e Wh ed on verses ( F l ag l er Col l eg e, S t. A u g u sti n e, F L, Ju n e,
2010) .
 Co- Con ven er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox) , Th e Th i rd S layag e Con feren ce on Th e
Wh ed on verses ( Hen d erson S tate Un i versi ty, A rkad el p h i a, A R , Ju n e, 2008) .
 Th e S op ran os : A Wake ( F ord h am Un i versi ty, New York, May 2008, a
con feren ce co - sp on sored b y Bru n el Un i versi ty) .
 Co- Con ven er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox) , Th e S econ d S layag e Con feren ce on th e
Wh ed on verses ( Gord on Col l eg e, Barn esvi l l e, GA , May 2006) .
 Co- Con ven er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox) , Th e S layag e Con feren ce on Bu ffy th e
V am p ire S layer ( Nash vi l l e, Ten n essee, May 2004) .
Keynotes and Invited Lectures
Keynotes
 “Twin Peak s’ V i si on ( “as d i sti n g u i sh ed from a d ream wh i ch i s m ere sorti n g
an d catal og i n g of th e d ay's even ts b y th e su b con sci ou s, . . . fresh an d
cl ear as a m ou n tai n stream —th e m i n d reveal i n g i tsel f to i tsel f”) an d th e
Di scovery of Tel evi si on Creati vi ty .” Keynote , “’I’l l S ee Yo u A g ai n i n 25
Years’: Th e R etu rn of Twin Peak s an d Gen erati on s of Cu l t TV ” ( U n i versi ty of
S al ford , Man ch ester, UK , May 2015) .
 “A m eri ca Need s Wh o: Two Cou n tri es Un i ted b y a Com m on D octor.’
Keynote, “D octor Wh o: Wal ki n g i n Etern i ty” ( Un i versi ty of Hertford sh i re,
UK , S ep tem b er 2013) .
 “Postm od ern Myth i c Tel evi si on : Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer, D octor Wh o,
S u p ern atu ral, an d Lost .” Keynote , “Postm od ern Mi l l en n i al Myth m aki n g an d
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
R em aki n g ” Lectu re S eri es ( Col u m b i a S tate Com m u n i ty Col l eg e, S p ri n g
2012) .
 ‘V erses: Th e Cr eati on an d Destru cti on of Tel evi si on ’s Im ag i n ary Worl d s.”
Keynote , En g l i sh Grad u ate S tu d en t Org an i z ati on ( EGS O) Con feren ce:
"F ai ry Tal es, Myth s, an d Leg en d s" ( Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty,
S ep tem b er 2011) .
 “Th e Im ag i n ati on wi l l b e Tel evi sed : S h owru n n i n g an d th e R e - an i m ati on of
A u th orsh i p i n 21 s t A m eri can Tel evi si on .” Keynote , R em ed i ate Tel evi si on
S ym p osi u m ( Merz A cad em y, S tu ttg art, Germ an y, Jan u ary 2010) .
 “K eep i n g th e F ai th : Joss Wh ed on ’s ‘R el i g i on i n Narrati ve’ an d Con tem p orary
Tel evi si on .” Keynote , Bu ffy Hereafter: F rom th e Wh ed on verse to th e
Wh ed on esq u e, Istan b u l , Tu rkey ( Octob er 2007) .
 "’Hol y F u cki n g S h i t’: Profan ati on , Parod y, an d Bl eep i n g A m eri can Un real i ty
i n Th e On ion , Th e D aily S h ow , an d Th e Colb ert R ep ort .” Keynote , Gi vi n g
an d Taki n g Offen ce, Un i versi ty of A vei ro, Portu g al ( Ju n e 2007) .
 “’I On l y Had a Week’: TV Creati vi ty an d Qu al i ty Tel evi si on .” Keynote
A d d ress: Con tem p orary A m eri can Qu al i ty Tel evi si on : A n In tern ati on al
Con feren ce, Tri n i ty Col l eg e, Du b l i n ( March 2004) .
 “’I wrote m y th esi s on yo u ! ’ Bu ffy S tu d i es as an A cad em i c Cu l t.” Keynote ,
S on i cs/ S yn erg i es: Creati ve Cu l tu res. Un i versi ty of S ou th A u stral i a,
A d el ai d e, A u stral i a ( Ju l y 2003) .
Invited Lectures
 “Neveren d i n g S tory: Ti m e Lord s an d Narrati ve Ti m e i n D octor Wh o .” In vi ted
Lectu re, Bel m on t Un i versi ty Hu m an i ti es F oru m ( Nash vi l l e, TN, S ep tem b er
2014) .
 “’Th e fan th at g ot th e cl osest’: Joss Wh ed on ’s Pop Cu l tu re Gen i u s.” In vi ted
Lectu re, V S CC Hon ors Lectu re S eri es ( V ol u n teer S tate Com m u n i ty Col l eg e,
Octob er 2013) .
 “Cavem an vs. A stron au t: Joss Wh ed on vs. Mi ch ael Bay, Weap on s to b e
Determ i n ed .” ( Western K en tu cky Un i versi ty, Octob er 2013) .
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 “Deep Wri ti n g for th e F l at S creen .” Tal k Gi ven to Th e Wri ter’s Loft ( Mi d d l e
Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty, Jan u ary 2013) .
 “Th e D octor’s Lon d on .” Hon ors Lectu re S e ri es: Th e Ci ty ( Mi d d l e Ten n esee
S tate Un i versi ty, Novem b er 2012) .
 “Wh at Was Lost ? Wh ere Tel evi si on ’s Most Extraord i n ary S eri es Cam e F rom
an d Wh ere It Took Us.” Pu b l i c Lectu re ( Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty,
Octob er 2010) .
 “’We d o th e wei rd stu ff’: Joss Wh ed on ’s Nau g h ty S i d e.” Wh ed on F est 2
( S cottsvi l l e, K en tu cky, A u g u st 2010) .

“Th e Mag i c Box: Lost an d F an Exp ectati on .” Gu est Lectu re, K i n g ston
Un i versi ty, UK ( Novem b er 2007) .

“Joss Wh ed on vs. Mi ch ael Bay, ‘Weap on s to b e Determ i n ed .’” Gu est
Lectu re, F i l m an d Med i a R esearch S em i n ar, Un i versi ty of Hu l l , UK
( Novem b er 2007) .

“Life on Mars, Lost, Heroes , an d th e F u tu re of Tel evi si on Narrati ve.”
In vi ted Tal k, Tel evi si on F u tu res Con feren ce, Un i versi ty of S u rrey R oeh am p ton ( May 2007) .
 “Ou t of th e Box: Th e ( Dead ) Bo d y of Tel evi si on an d th e R etu rn of th e
R ep ressed i n Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer an d S ix F eet Un d er. ” In vi ted l ectu re,
"Dead Bod i es. Presen tati on an d R ep resen tati on ," a sym p osi u m h el d at th e
Un i versi ty of Hei d el b erg , Hei d el b erg , Germ an y ( Decem b er 2005) .
 “’I Wrote My Th esi s on You ’: Bu ffy S tu d i es as an A cad em i c Cu l t.” MTS U
Hon ors Prog ram Lectu re S eri es on Pop u l ar Cu l tu re ( S ep tem b er 2004) .
 “’Dead for th e Un d ead ’: Tri ck or Treati n g wi th Bu ffy .” Presen tati on at th e
Li n eb au g h Pu b l i c Li b rary, Mu rfreesb oro, TN ( Octob e r 2003) .
 R esp on d en t, Lectu re b y Davi d Marc ( “Th e Hu m an i ti es i n th e Com m u n i cati on
A g e: Can We Ou tl ast R em ote Con trol ?”) , Marcu s W. Orr Cen ter for th e
Hu m an i ti es, Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s ( S ep tem b er 2003) .
 “F atal En vi ron m en t’: Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer an d A m eri can Cu l tu re.”
S taki n g a Cl ai m : Exp l ori n g th e Gl ob al R each of Bu ffy , A d el ai d e, A u stral i a
( Ju l y 2003) .
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 F eatu red S em i n ar Lead er: “R ooti n g for Bu ffy : Wh y Bu ffy th e V am p ire
S layer In sp i res Ou r F ai th ” an d “R e - Weavi n g th e R ai n b ow: Th e A ch i evem en t
of Owen Barfi el d .” Corn erston e A rts F esti val , Bu sh n el l , Il l i n oi s ( Ju l y 2003) .
 “’A R el i g i on i n Narrati ve’: Joss Wh ed on , Davi d Ch ase, an d Tel evi si on
Creati vi ty.” In vi ted l ectu re, Un i versi ty of Card i ff, Wal es ( Octob er 2002) .
 In vi ted Parti ci p an t, Pan el on Th e S op ran os, F ord h a m Un i versi ty, New York,
NY ( S ep tem b er 2002)
 “Drop p i n g th e Bod y: Th e X - F iles, Pop u l ar Cu l tu re, an d Exosom ati c
Evol u ti on .” “Myth s of Creati vi ty: Between In n ovati on an d Hu b ri s”
sym p osi u m , Un i versi ty of Hei d el b erg , Hei d el b erg , Germ an y ( Novem b er
2001) .
 In vi ted Pu b l i c R ead i n g ( of “How to Gu t a Book”) at Georg ia R eview’s 50 t h
A n n i versary Cel eb rati on , A th en s, GA ( May 1997) .
 “Th e Movi es an d th e Psych e.” A sem i n ar g i ven d u ri n g a week’s stay as a
vi si ti n g sch ol ar wi th th e Un i versi ty of Dal l as’ d octoral p sych ol og y p rog ram
( Novem b er 1983) .
 “Th e Earth an d th e Im ag i n ati on .” A sem i n ar g i ven d u ri n g a week’s stay as
a vi si ti n g sch ol ar wi th th e Un i versi ty of Dal l as’ d octoral p sych ol og y
p rog ram ( Novem b er 1982) .
Conference Papers and Other Presentations
 R esp on d en t, “New Persp ec ti ves on Davi d Lyn ch .” S oci ety for Ci n em a an d
Med i a S tu d i es ( Mon treal , March 2015) .
 “Tru e D etective ’s “F orm an d V oi d ” an d th e Tel evi si on F i n al e .” Pop u l ar
Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( New Orl ean s, Octob er 201 4 ) .
 Mem b er of a Pan el on Ed i ti n g S ch ol arl y J ou rn al s. Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on
i n th e S ou th ( New Orl ean s, Octob er 201 4 ) .
 “I wrote m y th esi s on you ” 2, th e R eckon i n g : R efl ecti on s on th e Bi rth ,
Growth , an d Natu re of Wh ed on S tu d i es .” S layag e Con feren ce on th e
Wh ed on verses 6, Cal i forn i a S tate Un i versi ty at S acram en to ( S acram en to,
CA , Ju n e 2014) .
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Not You r Moth er’s Hal l m ark: S om e ECard s, Iron y, an d K i erkeg aard ’s
S trasb u rg Goose.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( S avan n ah ,
Octob er 2013 ) .
 “M ee- m o’s an d Master Pl an s, Batm an an d Tru ffl es: Joss Wh ed on ’s Occasi on al
Wri ti n g s .” Joss i n Ju n e Con feren ce , Cl evel an d Com m u n i ty Col l eg e ( S h el b y,
NC, Ju n e 2013) .
 “V i n ce Gi l l i g an , Break in g Bad , an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( Nash vi l l e, S ep tem b er 201 2 ) .
 “Cu l t - i vati n g th e A m er i can S i tcom : Com m u n ity, Th e Big Ban g Th eory, an d
How I Met You r Moth er .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( New
Orl ean s, Octob er 2011) .
 “Carver Ed l u n d : Jerem y Carver, Ben Ed l u n d , Ch u ck, an d S u p ern atu ral
A u th orsh i p .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( S avan n ah , Octob er
2010) .
 “’We d o th e wei rd stu ff’: Joss Wh ed on ’s Nau g h ty S i d e.” Wh ed on F est 2
( S cottsvi l l e, K en tu cky, A u g u st 2010) .
 “Joss Wh ed on : Con versati on al i st.” S layag e Con feren ce on th e Wh ed on verses
4. F l ag l er Col l eg e ( S ai n t A u g u sti n e, Ju n e 2 010) .
 “Basi c No More: Basi c Cab l e an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( Wi l m i n g ton , NC, Octob er 2009) .
 Mem b er, Cri ti cs’ Tab l e, Georg e Li n d sey UNA F i l m F esti val ( Un i versi ty of
North A l ab am a, March 2009) .
 “’Of th e Devi l ’s Part y’: Em b raci n g Bad Men i n Con tem p orary A m eri can
Tel evi si on .” Tel evi si on an d th e Nati on al Con feren ce, La Trob e Un i versi ty
( Mel b ou rn e, A u stral i a, Novem b er 2008) .
 "’Th e fi n est fi l m ever n ot typ ed yet’: Joss Wh ed on 's Un m aki n g of Won d er
Wom an .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( Lou i svi l l e, K Y, Octob er
2008) .
 “Th e R eal Hel l Di m en si on : Joss Wh ed on ’s Movi e Career.” S layag e Con feren ce
on th e Wh ed on verses 3. Hen d erson S tate Un i versi ty ( A rkad el p h i a, A R , Ju n e
2008) .
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 “F rom Mad e Men to Mad Men : Wh at Matt Wei n er Le arn ed from Davi d Ch ase.”
Th e S op ran os : A Wake. F ord h am Un i versi ty, New York ( May 2008) .
 Ch ai r, In d u stry Pan el Di scu ssi on . Life on Mars S ym p osi u m . A TR i u m Card i ff
S ch ool of Creati ve an d Cu l tu ral In d u stri es, Un i versi ty of Gl am org an
( Card i ff, Wal es, Novem b er 2 007) .
 "Cu l t - i vati n g A m eri can Tel evi si on from Twin Peak s to Lost ." Ci n e- Excess: A n
In tern ati on al Con feren ce on Gl ob al Cu l t F i l m Trad i ti on s, Lon d on ( May
2007) .
 Mod erator, d i scu ssi on b etween Davi d Bi an cu l l i an d Mark Lawson . TV F i cti on
Exch an g e: Local / R eg i on al / Nati on al / Gl ob al . A n In tern ati on al Con feren ce.
Man ch ester Metrop ol i tan Un i versi ty, Man ch ester, En g l an d ( S ep tem b er
2006) .
 “Won d er Boy: Th e Im ag i n ati on of Joss Wh ed on .” Th e S layag e Con feren ce on
th e Wh ed on verses. Gord on Col l eg e, Barn esvi l l e, GA ( May 2006) .
 “Is Th ere an ( A n cestor) Text on Th i s Isl an d ? Lost, Bl oom i an Mi sread i n g , an d
Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on A n n u al Meeti n g , A tl an ta,
GA ( A p ri l 2006) .
 “Decon stru cti on at Bat: Baseb al l vs. Cri ti cal Th eory i n North ern Exp osu re’s
’Th e Grad u a te.’” Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Davi d Li p scom b
Un i versi ty, Nash vi l l e, TN ( F eb ru ary 2006) .
 “Lost i n a Good S tory: S eri al Creati vi ty on a Desert Isl an d .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th , Jackson vi l l e, F L ( Octob er 2005) .
 "’Not Dri vi n g S ti ck A n ym ore’: Th e Nau g h ti n ess of Bu ffy .” In vi ted tal k g i ven
to th e MTS U Ch ap ter of S i g m a Tau Del ta ( Octob er 2004) .
 “Joss Wh ed on Di rects.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th , New
Orl ean s, LA ( S ep tem b er 2004) .
 In tervi ews ( con cern i n g seri es tel evi si on , com m erci al b reaks) , F ron t R ow,
BBC R ad i o, A p ri l 15, 2004, S ep tem b er 26, 2007) .
 “En d i n g Tel evi si on : TV ’s S en se of a En d i n g .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n
th e S ou th , Jackson vi l l e, F L ( Octob er 2003) .
 In tervi ew ( con cern i n g Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer ) , Talk of th e Nation on
Nati on al Pu b l i c R ad i o ( May 2003) .
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 In tervi ew ( con cern i n g Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer ) , Th e Cu rren t on Can ad i an
Broad casti n g Corp orati on R ad i o ( May 2003) .
 In tervi ew ( con cern i n g Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer ) , A ll Th in g s Con sid ered on
Nati on al Pu b l i c R ad i o ( May 2003) .
 “Th e Gen eva S ch ool R evi si ted .” Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Trevecca
Naz aren e Un i versi ty, Nash vi l l e, TN ( F eb ru ary 2003) .
 “’A R el i g i on i n Narrati ve’: Joss Wh ed on an d Tel evi si on Creati vi ty.” Bl ood ,
Texts, an d F ears: R ead i n g A rou n d Bu ffy t h e V am p ire S layer. Un i versi ty of
East A n g l i a, UK ( Octob er 2002) .
 "Joss Wh ed on : Tel evi si on A u teu r." Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ,
Ch arl otte, NC ( Octob er 2002) .
 Ch ai r of th e Owen Barfi el d S essi on . R ocky Mou n tai n Mod ern Lan g u ag e
A ssoci ati on , S cott sd al e, A Z ( Octob er 2002) .
 “Poeop i cs: Th e Movi es an d th e Li ves of Poets.” R ocky Mou n tai n Mod ern
Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , S cottsd al e, A Z ( Octob er 2002) .
 “TV Gen i u s: F ou r A rg u m en ts for th e Im ag i n ati on of Tel evi si on .” Med i a
Ecol og y A ssoci ati on Con ven ti on , Man h att an Marym ou n t Col l eg e, New York,
NY ( Ju n e 2002) .
 “’In a S i n g l e Man Con tai n ed ’: Wal l ace S teven s as an A u tob i og rap h i cal Poet.”
Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty,
Mu rfreesb oro, TN ( F eb ru ary 2002) .
 “’A fter th e S m ash ’: Dash b o ard K n owl ed g e i n th e Th ou g h t of Owen Barfi el d .”
R ocky Mou n tai n Mod ern Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , V an cou ver, Bri ti sh Col u m b i a
( Octob er 2001) .
 Org an i z er an d ch ai r of a sessi on on Th e S op ran os. Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th , Jackson vi l l e, F L ( Octob er 20 01) ; p resen ted a
p ap er en ti tl ed “Lost i n th e F u n h ou se: Tal ki n g F i sh , Proz ac Ni g h tm ares, an d
th e Dream - Li fe of Th e S op ran os. ”
 “’Com i n g Heavy’: In tertextu al i ty an d Gen re on Th e S op ran os. ” Pop u l ar
Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th , Nash vi l l e, TN ( Octob er 2000) .
 “Log om orp h i sm i n th e Th ou g h t of Owen Barfi el d .” R ocky Mou n tai n Mod ern
Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , Boi se, Id ah o ( Octob er 2000) .
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 Presen ter, Evil Gen iu s : A n Exp erim en t in F an tastic Ph ilosop h y ( a h yp ertext
fi cti on ) . F acu l ty R esearch S ym p osi u m , MTS U ( A p ri l 2000) .
 Org an i z er an d ch ai r of a sessi on on Wal l ace S teven s. Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal
A ssoci ati on , Ten n essee Tech n ol og i cal Un i versi ty ( F eb ru ary 2000) .
 In tervi ew ( con cern i n g NYPD Blu e ) on th e Davi d Bren er S h ow, CK NW R ad i o,
V an cou ver, Can ad a ( Jan u ary 2000) .
 “Th e S ou l o f A n d y S i p owi cz : Dep th of Ch aracter an d th e Dep th of
Tel evi si on .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on of th e S ou th , R oan oke, V A
( Octob er 1999) .
 “’Mag i c Term i n al Tri p ’: Th e Creati ve Li fe of Dr. A l i ce S h el d on .” Wom en an d
Power Con feren ce, MTS U, ( F eb ru ary 1999) .
 “How Barfi el d Th ou g h t: Th e Creati ve Li fe of Owen Barfi el d .” Owen Barfi el d :
A Cen ten n i al Con feren ce, Col u m b i a Un i versi ty an d Drew Un i versi ty
( Decem b er 1998)
 “Bi og rap h i cal an d A u tob i og rap h i cal F i l m s.” S essi on org an i z ed an d ch ai red b y
m e, S A MLA , A tl an ta ( Novem b er 1998) .
 “A d ap ted Li ves: Li terary i n to Ci n em ati c A u tob i og rap h y i n R ecen t F i l m s.”
S ou th A tl an ti c Mod ern Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , A tl an ta, GA ( Novem b er
1997) .
 “Un i versal Lan g u ag e: A m eri can Movi es an d Mon ocu l tu re at th e En d of th e
Mi l l en n i u m .” S ou th Cen tral Mod er n Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , Dal l as, TX
( Octob er 1997) .
 Pan el Mem b er, “F an s, S ch ol ars an d S ci en ce F i cti on Tel evi si on .” S ou th ern
F esti val of Books, Nash vi l l e, TN ( Octob er 1997) .
 R ad i o In tervi ew ( con cern i n g D en y A ll K n owled g e ) , R ad i o S cotl an d ( May
1997) .
 “‘Th e O th er S i d e i s Myth ’: Wi l l i am Irwi n Th om p son , th e F in - d e- S iècle, an d
th e Evol u ti on of Con sci ou sn ess.” S ou th A tl an ti c Mod ern Lan g u ag e
A ssoci ati on , S avan n ah , GA ( Novem b er 1996) .
 “Prop h eti c/ Prop h yl acti c Th eory: A n ti ci p ati n g / Preven ti n g / Parod yi n g th e
Tel evi si on D i scou rse of Tom orrow,” sessi on co - org an i z ed an d ch ai red wi th
Ji l l Hag u e. Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on , Las V eg as, NV ( March 1996) ; g ave
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
a p ap er en ti tl ed “A R evi ew of Californ ication an d Cu ltu ral Im p erialism :
Baywatch an d th e Creation of World Cu ltu re .”
 “No Box of Ch ocol ates: Th e A d ap tati on of F orrest Gu m p .“ Ten n essee
Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Davi d Li p scom b Un i versi ty, Nash vi l l e, TN
( F eb ru ary 1996) .
 “‘Th e Ol d S tory’ an d ‘Th e New S tory’ i n th e Movi e Th eory of W. R . R ob i n son .”
F l ori d a S tate Un i versi ty Con feren ce on Li teratu re an d F i l m , Tal l ah assee, F L
( Jan u ary 1996) .
 In tervi ew, wi th Ch arl es Wol fe, on A m eri can Pop u l ar Cu l tu re. Talk in g to
A m erica ( a rad i o tal k/ cal l - i n sh ow, b road cast worl d - wi d e) . V oi ce of A m eri ca
( Novem b er 1995) .
 “Th e Mi n d of Ben j am i n Wh orf.” Li n g u i sti cs S ecti on , S ou th A tl an ti c Mod ern
Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , A tl an ta, GA ( Octob er 1995) .
 “‘Th e Li g h t Is i n Us: S u san Gri ffi n ’s Meth od i n Wom an an d Natu re : Th e
R oarin g In sid e Her .” Mi d d l e Ten n essee Un i versi ty Wom en ’s S tu d i es
Con feren ce, Mu rfreesb oro, TN ( M arch 1995) .
 Org an i z er of a sessi on on Wal l ace S teven s. Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal
A ssoci ati on , Un i versi ty of Ten n essee at Marti n ( F eb ru ary 1995) .
 “Owen Barfi el d : Man an d Mean i n g .” Lectu re an d V i d eo Presen tati on , Hon ors
Prog ram Lectu re S eri es. Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty ( F eb ru ary
1995) .
 “S am e- o, S am e- o: Etern al R ecu rren ce i n Grou n d h og D ay .” F l ori d a S tate
Un i versi ty Con feren ce on Li teratu re an d F i l m , Tal l ah assee, F L ( Jan u ary
1995) .
 R esp on d en t, S p eci al S essi on on Twin Peak s . F l ori d a S tate Un i versi ty
Con feren ce on Li teratu re an d F i l m ( Jan u ary 1995) .
 “Li ke Li g h t: Th e Movi e Th eory of W. R . R ob i n son .” S ou th A tl an ti c Mod ern
Lan g u ag e A ssoci ati on , Bal ti m ore, MD ( Octob er 1994) .
 “Th e F ren ch Di sease an d Germ an Measl es: Eu rop ean Mem es an d th e
In fecti on of Western Th ou g h t.” Tal k g i ven to th e Eu rop ean S tu d i es
Di scu ssi on Grou p , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty ( S ep tem b er 1994) .
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 “Im ag i n ati on an d In su ran ce: Wal l ace S teven s an d Ben j am i n Wh orf at th e
Hartford .” Ten n essee Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty,
Nash vi l l e, TN ( March 1994) .
 “V i rtu al R eal i ty an d S ci en ce F i cti on ( Pop u l ar) Cu l tu re.” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on of th e S ou th , Nash vi l l e, TN ( Octob er 1993) .
 In tervi ew ( wi th Zöe S ou fou l i s) con cern i n g Late for th e S k y an d th e sp ace
p rog ram . Late Nig h t Live . A u stral i an Broad casti n g Corp orati on ( May 1992) .
 “Th e S tran g e Text of My Left F oot .” In vi ted Lectu re, S al i sb u ry S tate
Un i versi ty ( March 1992) .
 “Ci n em a’s ‘ Le Pacte A u tob iog rap h iq u e .’” F l ori d a S tate Un i versi ty Con feren ce
on Li teratu re an d F i l m , Tal l ah assee, F L ( F eb ru ary 1992) .
 “Twin Peak s an d Cu l t TV .” In tern ati on al Tel evi si on S tu d i es Con feren ce,
Lon d on , En g l an d ( Ju l y 1991) .
 “Lan g u ag e i n th e A g e of El ectron i c Med i a.” Lan g u ag e: F u tu re Ten se,
Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s ( S ep tem b er 1990) .
 “Th e R evol u ti on of th e Earth .” In vi ted l ectu re. Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s Cen ter
for th e Hu m an i ti es Lectu re S eri es: “R evol u ti on s: Con ti n u i ty an d Ch an g e”
( A p ri l 1990) .
 “Cu tti n g th e Ton g u e: Bi - Li n g u al i sm an d th e Di scovery of V oi ce i n Maxi n e
Hon g K i n g ston ’s Wom an Warrior an d R i ch ard R od ri g u ez ’ Hu n g er of
Mem ory .” S ou th ern S tates Com m u n i cati on A ssoci ati on , Bi rm i n g h am , A L
( A p ri l 1990) .
 “Cen tered i n th e Eccen tri c: Th e Im ag i n ati on of Bi l l F orsyth .” K en tu cky
Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , North ern K en tu cky Un i versi ty, Hi g h l an d Hei g h ts,
K Y ( March 1990) .
 Ch ai r of a S ecti on on “Th e R h etori c of th e S p ace A g e” ( g ave p ap er en ti tl ed
“In fi n i te Presu m p ti on ”) . S p eech Com m u n i cati on A ssoci ati on A n n u al
Con ven ti on , S an F ran ci sco, CA ( Novem b er 1989) .
 “Th e V en tri l oq u i st.” S p eech Com m u n i cati on A ssoci ati on A n n u al Con ven ti on .
S an F ran ci sco, CA ( Novem b er 1989) .
 “R em oten ess: A Ph en om en ol og i cal A p p roach .” S p eech Com m u n i cati on
A ssoci ati on A n n u al Con ven ti on , S an F ran ci sco, CA ( Novem b er 1989) .
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “Nem esi s an d NA S A : Th e A m eri can Trag ed y of th e Ch allen g er .” S ou th ern
S tates Com m u n i cati on A ssoci ati on , Lou i svi l l e, K Y ( A p ri l 1989) .
 “Th e Mem e an d th e S em e.” Th i rteen th A n n u al Meeti n g of th e S em i oti c
S oci ety of A m eri ca, Un i versi ty of Ci n ci n n ati ( Octob er 1988) .
 “Th e R ad i cal A n th rop om orp h i sm of Th e F ar S id e .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on of th e S o u th , K n oxvi l l e, TN ( Octob er 1988) .
 “Ch i n ese - A m eri can Ci n em a.” K en tu cky F orei g n Lan g u ag e Con feren ce,
Un i versi ty of K en tu cky ( A p ri l 1988) .
 “Th e Pl easu re of th e Text.” K en tu cky Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Moreh ead
S tate Un i versi ty ( March 1988) ; ch osen as “Best of S ecti on .”
 “’You r Hol i est In sp i rati on ’: Li teratu re an d th e Exp eri en ce of Death .”
K en tu cky Hu m an i ti es Cou n ci l In sti tu te on th e Near - Death Exp eri en ce,
North ern K en tu cky Un i versi ty ( F eb ru ary 1988) .
 “How to Gu t a Book.” K en tu cky Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on , Un i versi ty of
Lou i svi l l e ( March 1987) .
 “A R oom of On e’s Own : Li teratu re an d th e Evol u ti on of Con sci ou sn ess i n th e
Poeti cs of Owen Barfi el d .” S A MLA A n n u al Con ven ti on , A tl an ta, GA
( Novem b er 1986) .
 In tervi ew ( con cern i n g “Dep artu re of th e Bod y S n atch ers”) on Nati on al Pu b l i c
R ad i o’s A ll Th in g s Con sid ered ( A p ri l 1986) .
 “Ep i g rap h s: Notes Toward a Th eory.” K en tu cky Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on
Meeti n g ( March 1986) ; ch osen as “Best of S ecti on .”
 Ch ai r of a secti on on “Loren Ei sel ey an d th e S ci en ti st as A u tob i og rap h er.”
MMLA A n n u al Con ven ti on , S t. Lou i s, MO ( Novem b er 1985) .
 Ch ai r of a secti on on Owen Barfi el d : Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on of th e
Carol i n as, Wake F orest Un i versi ty ( March 1985) .
 Ch ai r of a secti on on “Earth an d S p ace i n Mod ern A m eri can Pop u l ar Cu l tu re.”
Pop u l ar Cu l t u re A ssoci ati on of th e S ou th , K n oxvi l l e, TN ( Octob er 1984) .
Gave a p ap er on “S p ace Boosters: Th e Marketi n g of Un earth l i n ess.”
 “Th e F l awed Natu re of Perfecti on : A n n i e Di l l ard an d th e F al l .” Con feren ce on
Ch ri sti an i ty an d Li teratu re, Mi d east R eg i on , Bowl i n g Green Un i versi ty
( Octob er 1984) .
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Professor of En g l i sh , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
 “News from A fri ca: F el l i n i ’s Grotesq u e Cosm ol og y.” A m eri can A ssoci ati on for
Ital i an S tu d i es A n n u al Con ven ti on , Un i versi ty of In d i an a ( A p ri l 1984) .
 “F el l i n i ’s A u tob i og rap h i cal Jou rn ey.” Ph i l ol og i cal A ssoci ati on of th e
Carol i n as, Un i versi ty of North Carol i n a ( March 1984) .
 “Detach ed R eti n as: S om e Iron i es of V i si on i n th e Pri vate - Eye Movi e.” S A MLA
Con ven ti on , A tl an ta, GA ( Octob er 1983) .
 Ch ai r of a secti on on “Th e F u tu re of th e Psych e.” S ou th eastern Meeti n g ,
A m eri can F u tu re S oci ety, Hu n tsvi l l e, A L ( March 1983) .
 “S ci en ce F i cti on an d th e F i cti on of S ci en ce.” Tal ks g i ven i n fou r A l ab am a
ci ti es as a Hu m an i ti es S ch ol ar for th e Com m i ttee for th e Hu m an i ti es i n
A l ab am a ( S u m m er 1982) .
 Ch ai r of a secti on on “Th e A m b i g u i ti es of F i cti on an d Non - F i cti on .” F l ori d a
S tate Un i versi ty Con feren ce on Li teratu re an d F i l m ( Jan u ary 1982) .
 “A m eri ca as a S i m u l ator: Th e A m eri can Dream an d th e S p ace Prog ram .”
Presen tati on to th e Hon ors Col l oq u i u m , Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s ( Decem b er
1981) .
 “Cosm i c Gam e - K eep i n g : Th e F i cti on s of Ital o Cal vi n o.” Un i versi ty of
Lou i svi l l e Con feren ce on Gam es i n Twen ti eth Cen tu ry Li teratu re ( F eb ru ary
1979) .
 “En trop y i n th e A m eri can Grai n : Th e F i l m s of Bob R afel son .” Pop u l ar Cu l tu re
A ssoci ati on Nati on al Con ven ti on , Pi ttsb u rg h , PA ( Marc h 1979) .
 “Poetry as Ti m e - Lap se Ph otog rap h y.” F l ori d a S tate Un i versi ty Con feren ce on
Li teratu re an d F i l m ( Jan u ary 1979) .
Honors, Awards, Offices Held, Professional Service,
Accomplishments
 Web m aster, En g l i sh Dep artm en t ( 2014 - ) .
 Mem b er, Un i versi ty F acu l ty R esearch an d Creati ve A cti vi ty Com m i ttee
( 2014 - 2016) .
 Mem b er, En g l i sh Dep artm en t Ch ai r S earch Com m i ttee ( 2013 - 2014) .
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 Th e Essen tial S op ran os R ead er n om i n ated for Ou tstan d i n g Ed i ted Col l ecti on
b y th e S oci ety for Ci n em a an d Med i a S tu d i es ( 2011) .
 Exp ert Wi tn es s, Bel l i sari o vs. CBS S tu d i os, In c. ( l awsu i t ) , 2011 - 2013 .
 Co- F ou n d er ( wi th R h on d a Wi l cox an d Tan ya Coch ran ) of th e Wh ed on S tu d i es
A ssoci ati on ( 2010) .
 Ju d g e, 2006 Ch i n ese Docu m en tari es S el ecti on for In tern ati on al F i l m
F esti val s, Lu z h ou , Ch i n a, Octob er 2006.
 Ou tstan d i n g R esearch er A ward , Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty, A u g u st
2006.
 In vi ted col u m n i st for th e on l i n e j ou rn al F low ( S ep tem b er 2005 - 2007) .
 Mr. Poi n ty A ward for Bu ffy S tu d i es S ch ol arsh i p ( for “’I wrote m y th esi s on
you ’: Bu ffy S tu d i es as an A cad em i c Cu l t”) . A ward ed b y S layag e: Th e On lin e
In tern ation al Jou rn al of Bu ffy S tu d ies ( Ju n e 2005) .
 Extern al Ten u re an d Prom oti on R evi ewer for Th e Un i versi ty of Tol ed o ( F al l
2005 an d F al l 2011) ; Th e Oh i o S tate Un i versi ty ( F al l 2011) ; F ord h am
Un i versi ty ( S p ri n g 20 11) ; th e Un i versi ty of North ern Bri ti sh Col u m b i a
( 2009) ; Bowl i n g Green S tate Un i versi ty ( 2009) ; R oeh am p ton Un i versi ty
( 2009) ; Un i versi ty of S taten Isl an d , CUNY ( S p ri n g 2007) ; Bi rkb eck Col l eg e,
Un i versi ty of Lon d on ( S p ri n g 2007) ; Un i versi ty of Hu l l ( S p ri n g 2007) ;
Bru n el Un i versi ty ( S p ri n g 2006) ; LaTrob e Un i versi ty, Mel b ou rn e, A u stral i a
( F al l 2005) ; Un i versi ty of Bu ffal o ( F al l 2003) ; Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s ( F al l
2002) .
 Man u scri p t R evi ewer: S yracu se U P, Col u m b i a U P, S ou th ern Il l i n oi s U P,
Berg Pu b l i sh ers, S t. Marti n ’s Press, Green wood Pu b l i sh i n g , In d i an a U P,
R ou tl ed g e, Television an d New Med ia, S tu d ies in Pop u lar Cu ltu re, S tu d ies in
A m erican Cu ltu re, Critical S tu d ies in Television , S A GE, Jou rn al of Cold War
S tu d ies , Th esis 11 .
 In tervi ewed b y a vari ety of m ed i a ou tl ets con cern i n g th e fi n al ep i sod e of
Bu ffy th e V am p ire S layer, May 2003: Nati on al Pu b l i c R ad i o, Can ad i an
Broad casti n g Corp orati on R ad i o, Th e Wash in g ton Post, Th e D en ver Post,
R ad i o A m eri ca .
 Web m aster for th e Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( 2 002 - 2006;
2008 - ) .
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 A ward ed a F acu l ty Devel op m en t Gran t to su p p ort p resen tati on of an i n vi ted
l ectu re i n Hei d el b erg , Germ an y ( F al l 2001) .
 A ttai n ed d octoral facu l ty statu s at Mi d d l e Ten n essee S tate Un i versi ty
( Decem b er 2001) .
 A ward ed a F acu l ty R esearch an d C reati ve A cti vi ty Travel Gran t to m ake tri p s
to Hartford , CT, Ith aca, NY, an d New York, NY ( to work on Gen iu s at Work )
( May 2001) .
 A ward ed an MTS U Non - In stru cti on al A ssi g n m en t for 2001 - 2002.
 Con su l tan t for Th e Greatest A ch ievem en ts of th e 20 t h Cen tu ry , an A rn ol d
S h ap i ro Prod u cti on s fi l m for Th e Learn i n g Ch an n el ( 1999) .
 In tervi ewed for an d ci ted i n “Year i n R evi ew Issu e” of Peop le Mag az in e
( Decem b er 1998) .
 A n Owen Barfield Prim er , an i n tern et resou rce, ad d ed ( i n p ri n t form ) to th e
Mari on E. Wad e Col l ecti on , W h eaton Col l eg e, Wh eaton , IL
 R ead er, Hon ors Th esi s, Un i versi ty of Western A u stral i a ( Wi n ter 1998) .
 Ch osen for i n cl u si on i n th e referen ce work Con tem p orary A u th ors ( Wi n ter
1998) .
 R eci p i en t, En g l i sh Dep artm en t R esearch A ssi g n m en t ( for stu d yi n g Owen
Barfi el d ) ( S p ri n g 1998) .
 Ch ai r, S A MLA fi l m d i vi si on ( 1998 - 99) ; was S ecretary of sam e ( 1997 - 98) .
 R eci p i en t, S u m m er R esearch Gran t ( for stu d yi n g Owen Barfi el d ) ( MTS U
1997) .
 Mem b er, Ed i tori al Board , S tu d ies in Pop u lar Cu ltu re ( 1997 - ) .
 Di rector. Irel an d / S cotl an d Prog ra m , Coop erati ve Cen ter for S tu d y i n Bri tai n
( Ju n e- Ju l y 1996) .
 Nom i n ee ( on fou r occasi on s) for th e Pu sh cart Pri z e i n Non - fi cti on .
 Col l eg e of Com m u n i cati on an d F i n e A rts Nom i n ee, Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s
“Ou tstan d i n g R esearch er A ward ” ( 1992) .
 Proj ect Di rector/ Ch i ef Hu m an i ti es S ch ol ar, “Con tem p orary Bri ti sh F i l m ,” a
fi l m / d i scu ssi on seri es, co - sp on sored b y th e Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s an d th e
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Mem p h i s Pu b l i c Li b rary, fu n d ed b y a $1500 g ran t from th e Ten n essee
Hu m an i ti es Cou n ci l .
 Con tri b u ti n g Ed i tor, Literatu re/ F ilm Qu a rterly ( 1992 - 1998) .
 Nam ed “Ou tstan d i n g A l u m n u s,” V en an g o Cam p u s, Cl ari on Un i versi ty ( May
1991) .
 R eci p i en t, Professi on al Devel op m en t A ssi g n m en t ( a sem ester’s l eave to work
on Gen iu s at Work ) , Col l eg e of Com m u n i cati on an d F i n e A rts, Un i versi ty of
Mem p h i s ( S p ri n g 1991) .
 “Th e V en tri l oq u i st” sel ected i n “Deb u t Pap ers i n In terp retati on ” com p eti ti on
for Novem b er 1989 S p eech Com m u n i cati on A ssoci ati on Con ven ti on .
 Prop osed “wri ti n g across th e cu rri cu l u m ” cou rse, Tel evi si on an d Cu l tu re,
sel ected as b est i n th e Un i vers i ty ( F al l 1989) .
 R eci p i en t, Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s F acu l ty R esearch Gran t ( for Late for th e
S k y) ( S p ri n g 1989) .
 Nom i n ee, 1989 NEH S u m m er S ti p en d Com p eti ti on , Un i versi ty of Mem p h i s
( Octob er 1988, 1989) .
 Ch ai r, S A MLA fi l m d i vi si on ( 1987 - 88) ; was S ecretary of sam e ( 1986 - 87) .
 R eci p i en t, NK U F acu l ty S u m m er F el l owsh i p ( 1986) .
 R evi ew Pan el i st, Nati on al En d owm en t for th e Hu m an i ti es, Wash i n g ton , D.C.
( A p ri l 1985) .
 R eci p i en t, NK U F acu l ty Proj ect Gran t ( 1985) .
 Nom i n ee, 1983 NEH S u m m er S ti p en d Com p eti ti on , North ern K en t u cky
Un i versi ty ( Octob er 1983) .
 NEH S u m m er S em i n ari an : “Th e F orm s of A u tob i og rap h y” wi th Prof. Jam es
Ol n ey, Un i versi ty of North Carol i n a at Ch ap el Hi l l ( 1983) .
 Teach er of th e Year, Un i versi ty of A l ab am a i n Hu n tsvi l l e ( 1983) .
 Ph i Beta K ap p a, Un i versi ty of F l ori d a ( 1979) .
 Teach i n g A ssi stan t of th e Year, Un i versi ty of F l ori d a ( 1978) .
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Organizations, Professional Memberships
 Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on ( PCA )
 Pop u l ar Cu l tu re A ssoci ati on i n th e S ou th ( PCA S )
 Wal l ace S teven s S oci ety ( WS S )
 S oci ety for Ci n em a an d Med i a S tu d i es ( S CMS )
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