Michael Newman
- Professor, English
- Professor, Film Studies Program
Education
- PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BA, McGill University
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH 290-001 | Introduction to Film Studies | MW 10am-11:15am |
| ENGLISH 383-001 | Cinema, Television, and Genre: American Screen Comedy | MW 11:30am-12:45pm |
| FILMSTD 290-001 | Introduction to Film Studies | MW 10am-11:15am |
| FILMSTD 383-001 | Cinema, Television, and Genre: American Screen Comedy | MW 11:30am-12:45pm |
Courses Taught
- AMS 101 - Introduction to Mass Media
- ENGLISH 290 - Introduction to Film Studies
- FILMSTD 290 - Introduction to Film Studies
- JAMS 262 - Principles of Media Studies
- JAMS 562 - Media Studies and Culture
- JAMS 660 - Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Media Studies - New Media History
- JAMS 855 - Topics in New Media - Old Media as New Media
- JAMS 855 - Topics in New Media - What is the Internet?
- JAMS 855 - Topics in New Media - Children and New Media
- JAMS 860 - Seminar in Mass Communication: Indie Culture
- JAMS 860 - Seminar in Mass Communication: New Media
- JAMS 860 - Seminar in Mass Communication: Video Games
Research Interests
- American cinema and television
- Early video games
- Media history, theory, and criticism
- Media studies
Selected Publications
Newman, Michael Z. The Media Studies Toolkit Routledge. 2022: 286
Newman, Michael Z. Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2017.
Newman, Michael Z. Video Revolutions: On the History of a Medium Columbia University Press. 2014.
Newman, Michael Z., and Levine, Elana. Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status Routledge. 2011.
Newman, Michael Z. Indie: An American Film Culture Columbia University Press. 2011: 304 pages
Newman, Michael Z. “From Beats to Arcs: Toward a Poetics of Television Narrative,” The Velvet Light Trap 58 (Fall 2006), 16-28.