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Christopher Olson

  • Fellow, English

Education

  • MA, Media and Cinema Studies, DePaul University, 2014
  • BA, Film Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2006

Courses Taught

  • ENGLISH 101 - Introduction to College Writing
  • CAS 217 - Race and Communication (Dominican University, River Forest, IL)
  • CAS 286 - Masculinity and Communication (Dominican University, River Forest, IL)
  • CAS 336 - Cult Cinema (Dominican University, River Forest, IL)
  • LAS 432 - The Ethical Superhero (Dominican University, River Forest, IL)
  • Fine Arts 104 - The World of Cinema (Harry S. Truman College, Chicago, IL)
  • MST 3104: Playing Games (Governors State University, University Park, IL)

Research Interests

  • Cult cinema
  • Cult television
  • Professional wrestling
  • Masculinity studies
  • Transnational/transcultural cinema

Academic Awards

  • Chancellor’s Award, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2017
  • Fred E. H. Schroeder Paper Award, Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, 2016
  • Merit Scholarship, Media and Cinema Studies, DePaul University, 2013

Selected Publications

Olson, C. J. & Reinhard, C. D. (2019) 100 Greatest Cult TV Shows. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Olson, C. J. (2019) “‘An Unadulterated Cultural Expressway for the Arts’: Exploring the Theoretical Possibilities of byNWR.com.” The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, online.
Reinhard, C. D. & Olson, C. J. (Eds.) (2019). Convergent Wrestling: Participatory Culture, Transmedia Storytelling, and Intertextuality in the Squared Circle. New York, NY: Routledge.
Reinhard, C. D., Castleberry, G., Foy, M. & Olson, C. J. (2018). “Introduction: Why Professional Wrestling Studies Now? Legitimizing a Field of Interdisciplinary Study.” The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, online.
Olson, C. J. (2018). “Twitter, Facebook, and Professional Wrestling: Indie Wrestler Perspectives on the Importance of Social Media.” The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, online.
Olson, C. J. (2018). 100 Greatest Cult Films. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Reinhard, C. D. & Olson, C. J. (Eds.) (2017). Heroes, Heroines and Everything in Between: Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children’s Entertainment Media. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books
Olson, C. J. (2016). “Shakespeare, Didgeridoos, and Samurai Cowboys: Remixing National and Cultural Identities in Sukiyaki Western Django.” The Popular Culture Studies Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1&2, online.
Olson, C. J. & Reinhard, C. D. (2016). Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Films. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Reinhard, C. D. & Olson, C. J. (Eds.) (2016). Making Sense of Cinema: Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing.