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Elana Levine

Professor
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
 Bolton Hall 586
Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin–Madison
MA, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin–Madison
BA, English and Telecommunications, Indiana University

Courses Taught

JAMS 101 — Introduction to Mass Media
JAMS 142 — Television and Radio in American Society
JAMS 262 — Principles of Media Studies
JAMS 562 — Media Studies and Culture
JAMS 700 — Approaches to Media Studies
JAMS 860 — Gender and Popular Culture

Research Interests

Television history, theory and criticism; media convergence; media production studies; media audience studies; gender, sexuality and media

Teaching Areas

Media analysis, history, and theory; gender, sexuality, race, and class in media; media industries; cultural studies and cultural theory

Other Activities

Board member, Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television, Audio, Video, New Media and Feminism
Affiliated Faculty Member, Women’s and Gender Studies

Selected Publications

Levine, Elana H., ed. Cupcakes, Pinterest, and Ladyporn: Feminized Popular Culture in the Early 21st Century. University of Illinois Press, 2015.
Newman, Michael Z., and Levine, Elana H. Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status. Routledge, 2012.
Levine, Elana H., and Parks, Lisa, eds. “Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Undead TV: Essays on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Duke University Press, (2007).
Levine, Elana H. “Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television.” Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television. Duke University Press, (2007).