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    Assistant Professor Karisa Butler-Wall

    Karisa Butler-Wall

    School of Media and Journalism
    Assistant Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Office Location:
    241L
    Contact Information
    Email:
    kbutlerw@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-2622

    Biography

    Karisa Butler-Wall, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Media and Journalism. She teaches courses in gender and communication, film studies, and critical media studies.

    Butler-Wall’s research and teaching interests focus on intersections of gender, sexuality, and disability in media and popular culture. Her scholarship explores the role of film, television, video, and digital media in shaping social and cultural norms, particularly in relationship to health and embodiment.

    Her work has been published in Women’s Studies Quarterly, Disability Studies Quarterly, Routledge History of American Sexuality, and Out History.

    Education

    University of Minnesota, PhD in American Studies
    Wesleyan University, BA in Sociology

    Affiliations

    • American Studies Association; Critical Ethnic Studies Association; National Women’s Studies Association; Society for Cinema and Media Studies; Society for Disability Studies; Phi Beta Kappa

    Documents

    PDF icon Butler_Wall_CV_1_21_21-ADA.pdf
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