Address: Media Studies Department
Gainesville State College
171 Academic Building II
P.O. Box 1358
Gainesville, GA 30503
I. ACADEMIC HISTORY
Present Rank: Assistant Professor of Media Studies and English
Tenure Status: Non-tenured
Highest Degree: Ph.D., 2005, University of Georgia, Comparative Literature
Dissertation: Spectator – Culture – Character: A Cultural Approach to Character Engagement
Committee: Joel Black, James McGregor, Richard Neupert, Hyangsoon Yi, Karim Traore
Academic Positions:
2008-present Program Coordinator of Media Studies
2006-present Assistant Professor of Media Studies and English
Gainesville State College
2005-2006 Assistant to the Director of Franklin College Writing Intensive Program
The University of Georgia
Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant, Department of Theatre and Film Studies
2004-2005 Writing Instructor, Franklin College Writing Intensive Program
The University of Georgia
Fall 2004 Teaching Assistant, Graduate School
The University of Georgia
2001-2004 Teaching Assistant, Comparative Literature Department
The University of Georgia
1999-2000 Teaching Assistant, English Department
The University of Georgia
II. TEACHING
Gainesville State College (2006-present):
MDST 2300, Introduction to Film
Spring 2007 (N=29), Spring 2008 (N=27), Summer 2008 (N=26)
MDST 2301, Film History
Fall 2006 (N=27), Summer 2007 (N=27), Fall 2007 (N=56), Summer 2008 (N=23)
JOUR 1000, Introduction to Mass Communication
Spring 2008 (N=23)
CINE 1502, Film and Culture
Fall 2007 (N=24)
ENGL 2302, Film and Literature
Spring 2007 (N=15)
ENGL 2903, Special Topics: Digital Filmmaking
Fall 2007 (N=11)
ENGL 1101, Composition I
Fall 2006 (N=75), Spring 2007 (N=65), Summer 2007 (N=23), Fall 2007 (N=50), Spring 2008 (N=73), Summer 2008 (N=24)
ENGL 0099, Learning Support English
Fall 2006 (N=25)
The University of Georgia (1999-2006):
DRAM 2120, Introduction to Cinema
Spring 2006 (N=39)
CMLT 4610, East Asian Literature
Spring 2005 (N=30)
SPCM 4800, Intercultural Communication
Fall 2004 (N=22)
GRSC 7770, Teaching Seminar for New Teaching Assistants
Fall 2004 (N=7)
CMLT 2500, Comparative Ethnic American Literature
Ten sections of 294 students total, taught between Fall 2001 and Spring 2004
CMLT 2400, Asian American Literature
Summer 2003 (N=33)
CMLT 2212, World Literature II
Spring 2001 (N=16)
ENGL 1102, Introduction to Literature
Fall 2000 (N=41)
ENGL 1102X, Introduction to Literature and Film
Spring 2000 (N=34)
ENGL 1101, Introduction to Composition
Fall 1999 (N=43)
III. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
a. Publications
Journal Articles:
Marker, Jeff W. “A Mediated Family is a Happy Family: J.G. Ballard’s “Intensive Care Unit,” Journal of Popular Culture (forthcoming)
Book Reviews:
Marker, Jeff W. Review of Shakespeare on Film, ed. Robert Shaughnessy. Shakespeare Bulletin 18.2 (2000): 44.
Works submitted but not yet accepted:
Marker, Jeff W. (under review) “Sociocultural Schemas and Character: Contextualized Cognition.” Cinema Journal.
b. Conference presentations
International conferences:
Marker, Jeff W. (2007, March) Character and Culture: Expanding Murray Smith’s Structure of Sympathy. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, IL. (Accepted, unable to attend)
National conferences:
Marker, Jeff W. (2003, April). Hybridity and Identity Formation: The Aesthetics and Music of Ghost Dog. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Comparative Literature Association, San Marcos, CA.
Marker, Jeff W. (2000, January). Orson Welles’ Macbeth: Allegory of Anticommunism. Paper presented at the Florida State University Annual Conference on Literature and Film, Tallahassee, FL.
Regional conferences:
Marker, Jeff W. (2002, October) South Korean Cinema and Han. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Comparative Literature Association, Tuscaloosa, AL. Chaired panel titled, The Aesthetics of Nationalism in South Korean Cinema.
Local conferences and public discussions:
(2005, March) Panelist for a Discussion titled, Managing and Mentoring of Graduate Students by Faculty, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Event sponsored by the Lilly Teaching Fellows.
(2004, November) Panelist for a Roundtable Discussion titled, Kill Bill: Blood, Swords, and Pastiche, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Event sponsored by the Center for Humanities and Arts. Moderated by Dr. Richard Neupert.
Marker, Jeff W. (2003, April) And the Year Did Not Come to an End: The Open Closure of …and the Earth Did Not Devour Him. Paper presented at the Second Annual Latino/a Literature & Culture Student Symposium, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
c. Recognition and Outstanding Achievements
2006 Teaching Excellence Program Award, Gainesville State College
2002 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, The University of Georgia
2002 Awarded membership in Chi Gamma Lambda, The National Honor Society for Comparative Literature.
d. Areas in Which Research is Done
My research brings me into contact with multiple national cinemas, most prominently American and Korean, but focuses mainly on issues of cinema spectatorship. I use the framework of cognitive psychological theory to investigate how the viewer’s cultural experiences affect his or her engagement with the film text. I also draw heavily on the principles and methods of reception studies.
IV. SERVICE
a. Service to the Profession
Professional association and activities:
Reviewer for the Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2007
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Member, 2001-present
Popular Culture Association
Member, 2008-present
Modern Language Association
Member, 2002-present
American Comparative Literature Association
Member, 2003-2006
Southern Comparative Literature Association
Member, 2002-2006
b. Service to Gainesville State College
College:
Faculty Sponsor of the Film Club, 2006-present
Presented an Introduction to Screenwriting lecture/discussion to the GSC Writer’s Group, January 28, 2008
Served on search committee for new Media Studies hire, Spring 2008
Served on search committee for new Journalism hire, Spring 2008
Served on search committee for new Chair of Humanities and Fine Arts Division, Spring 2008
GSC Achievement Award Committee, Spring 2007
Judge for the Annual GSC Speech Contest, Spring 2007
Division of the Humanities and Fine Arts:
Faculty Mentor Program, 2007-2008
Sophomore Literature Committee, 2006-present
Media Studies Committee, 2006-present
Community:
Volunteer for the Georgia Future Problem Solving State Bowl, Spring 2008
Judge for the Georgia Future Problem Solving State Bowl, Spring 2007
