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Melanie E.S. Kohnen is a Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture.

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Ph.D., American Civilization, Brown University

M.A., English Languages and Literatures, Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet, Duesseldorf, Germany

Her research focuses on television, film, and new media studies with an emphasis on how intersecting discourses of race and sexuality shape media content, form, and reception.

Recent courses include Transmedia Television, Digital Media and Participatory Culture, and Technology / Media / Everyday Life. All classes combine media theory with media practice: in addition to traditional written essays, students produce photography, videos, podcasts, websites and music remixes.