Popular Culture Review 29.2
Kim Idol is a writer / instructor partial to dogs , guns , rock climbing and travel . Her short stories are published in Danse Macabre , Portland Review , Toasted Cheese , Dead Neon , and Helen : A Literary Journal . She is working on a novel in between trips to the Middle East and Asia , her passion of late .
Patricia M . Kirtley earned a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the Vermont College of the Fine Arts in 2008 . She co-authored Healthy Grieving ( 2005 ), America Cries “ I ’ m Sorry ,” ( 2016 ), and Strategic Literacy Instruction ( 2017 ). Pat enjoys reading , writing , traveling , and learning .
William M . Kirtley earned a Doctor of Arts from Idaho State University . He wrote Politics of Death ( 2012 ), and co-authored Healthy Grieving ( 2005 ), America Cries “ I ’ m Sorry ,” ( 2016 ), and Strategic Literacy Instruction ( 2017 ). He and Patricia celebrated their 51 st wedding anniversary . He enjoys reading , writing , and learning from his grandchildren .
Maureen Salsitz is an instructor in Cultural Anthropology at California State University , Fullerton , as well as several community colleges in Orange County , California . With a PhD in Cultural Studies , her research interests have been focused on ethnicity , multiculturalism , representation , museums , Disney theme parks , and popular culture .
Brady Simenson is a Masters student and composition instructor at Northern Illinois University . His emphasis is in Film and Literature , but his work expands throughout all of popular culture studies , especially those involving issues of race and class . Beyond teaching , he has also recently accepted a position as a film writer with the online magazine , Pop Matters .
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