Melanie Kohnen
Associate Professor of Rhetoric & Media Studies
Mondays 4:30-5:15pm / Tuesdays 3:30-5pm / Please click here to schedule an appointment.
Melanie E.S. Kohnen is a media scholar who investigates the contemporary media industry and its audiences. How do media industries and audiences negotiate diversity in film, television, and digital media? How do industry and audiences interact at events like San Diego Comic-Con? How can media scholars reimagine the tools and platforms they use to analyze film and TV? These questions characterize her research on media industries, audiences, and digital platforms.
Melanie publishes scholarship in conventional venues such as journals and anthologies, but is also invested in exploring innovative digital formats, including the video essay and the associated methodology of videographic criticism, and Storymaps, a digital multimedia storytelling platform.
For more information on Melanie’s research, teaching, and digital projects, visit her website at https://melanieeskohnen.com/