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research interests center on the interdisciplinary intersection of academic theory and creative practice often with a focus on communication / media studies , visual arts and popular culture .
Colby Y . Miyose is an instructor at the University of Hawai ’ i , Hilo , and a PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication , at the University of Massachusetts , Amherst . His research interests pertain to various forms of representation in media . In particular , he is interested in portrayals of masculinity and how they intersect with ideas of love , romance , and sexuality in South East Asian film and television , such as the K-Drama ( Korean Drama ). He is also interested in how Pacific Islander culture , specifically Native Hawaiian culture , is displayed in film and television , and how these portrayals may influence Native Hawaiian identity formation .
Keith Moser is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Mississippi State University . He is the author of five full-length book projects . His latest monograph is entitled The Encyclopedic Philosophy of Michel Serres : Writing the Modern World and Anticipating the Future ( 2016 ). Moser has also contributed sixty-two essays to peer-reviewed publications representing many divergent fields including French and Francophone studies , environmental ethics , ecocriticism , ecolinguistics , biosemiotics , social justice , popular culture , and Maghrebi / Harki literature .
Carl Rollyson is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and the Writing Professions , Baruch College , CUNY . His biographies include American Isis : The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath ; A Real American Character : The Life of Walter Brennan ; Amy Lowell Anew : A Biography . The Last Days of Sylvia Plath and The Life
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