Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Department of Communication
University of Arkansas
417 Kimpel Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
ljdecarv@uark.edu / (479) 575-5956
www.laurenjdecarvalho.com
EDUCATION
PhD
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MA
PhD
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PhD
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BA
PhD
PhD
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
University of Arkansas
August 2014-Present
Graduate Instructor
College of Communications
The Pennsylvania State University
Teaching Assistant
College of Communications
The Pennsylvania State University
COURSES TAUGHT
August 2013-Present (University of Arkansas)
COMM 1003: Film Lecture, class size: 190-200 undergraduate students
COMM 3983: Special Topics (Reel Women), class size: 30 undergraduate students
COMM 3983: Special Topics (Representational Issues in Film), class size: 30 undergraduate
students
COMM 3983/5193: British Film Culture and its Antecedents, class size: 10 undergraduate
students and 1 graduate student (Study Abroad Program at Oxford and Cambridge Universities)
COMM 4143: American Film Survey, class size: 27 undergraduates and 5 graduate students
COMM 490V/590V: The Global Impact of British Television, class size: 10 undergraduate
students and 1 graduate student (Study Abroad Program at Oxford and Cambridge Universities)
May 2013-August 2013 (The Pennsylvania State University)
COMM 205: Women, Minorities, and the Media, class size: 29-57 undergraduate students
COMM 205: Women, Minorities, and the Media (online course), class size: 24 undergraduate
students
COMM 411: Cultural Aspects of the Mass Media, class size: 53 undergraduate students
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (Forthcoming, 2016). Extended visiting hours: Deconstructing
identity in Netflixs promotional campaigns for Orange is the New Black. Already submitted the
final revisions for the article, which will be published in a special issue of Television & New
Media, March 2016.
Cox, N. B., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (Forthcoming, 2017). Ride free or die trying:
Hypermasculinity on FXs Sons of Anarchy. Manuscript has been accepted for publication in The
Journal of Popular Culture, August 2015.
McAllister, M. P., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2014). Sexualized branded entertainment and the male
consumer gaze. tripleC - Communication, Capitalism & Critique [special issue on Critical
visual theory], 12(1), 299-314.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013). Hannah and her entitled sisters: (Post)feminism, (post)recession, and
Girls. Feminist Media Studies, 13(2), 367-370.
Whiteside, E., Hardin, M., DeCarvalho, L. J., Martnez-Carrillo, N., & Nutter-Smith, A. (2013).
I am not a cow: Challenging narratives of empowerment in teen girls sports fiction. Sociology
of Sport Journal, 30(4), 415-434.
Book Chapters
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (2015). Queerness (un)shackled: Theorizing Orange is the New
Black. In A. Trier-Bieniek (Ed.), Feminist theory and pop culture (pp. 65-76). Boston, MA:
Sense Publishers. (Invited book chapter)
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2012). Head above Water: Applying Nussbaums capabilities approach to
Deepa Mehtas 2005 film. In A. Ruggerio (Ed.), Media depictions of brides, wives, and mothers
(pp. 103-114). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Book Reviews
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2011). Review of the book A feminine cinematics: Luce Irigaray, women and
film, by C. Bainbridge. Womens Studies in Communication, 34(1), 104-105.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2009). Review of the book The Japanese new woman: Images of gender
and modernity, by D. Lowy. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, 1(19).
Retrieved from http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue19/decarvalho_review.htm
Interviews
DeCarvalho, L. J. (Interviewer). (2014). Interview with Diane Negra and Yvonne Tasker,
Gendering the Recession. Books Arent Dead Monthly Podcast Series, Fembot Collective,
October 2014. Retrieved from http://fembotcollective.org/blog/category/bad/
Manuscript(s) in Revision Stage
Cox, N. B., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2016). The sexism of sons: A feminist critique of FXs Sons of
Anarchy. A revise and resubmit has been given by the Journal of Communications Media
Studies, January 2016.
Rodino-Colocino, M., Antunovic, D., DeCarvalho, L. J., & Heresco, A. (2015). Man Caves new
domestic masculine ideal: Re/modeling flight masculinity after the double apocalypse. A
second revise and resubmit has been given by Television and New Media, October 2015.
Manuscript(s) In Progress
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (December 2015). Title omitted for blind review process.
Manuscript is being prepared for Critical Studies in Media Communication.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (December 2015). Title omitted for blind review process. Manuscript is being
prepared for Communication, Culture & Critique.
CONFERENCES
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Martnez-Carrillo, N. I. (Forthcoming, 2016). A recipe for disaster: A close
look at Netflixs food truck campaign in the U.S. and Mexico. Paper to be presented at the annual
meeting of Console-ing Passions, Notre Dame, IN.
Cox, N. B., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2016, April). The Sexism of Sons: A Feminist Critique of FXs
SONS OF ANARCHY. Paper presented at the meeting of Southern States Communication
Association, Gender Studies Division, Austin, TX.
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (2016, April). We Do Everything Around Here:
An Analysis of Litchfield Penitentiary as a Workplace on ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Paper
presented at the meeting of Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Atlanta, GA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2016, March). Once you go to psych, you get lost in psych: Representations
of mental health issues in female prison dramas. Paper presented at the meeting of Popular
Culture Association and American Culture Association, Seattle, WA.
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (2015, June). Extended visiting hours: Deconstructing identity
in Netflixs promotional campaigns for ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. Paper presented at the
meeting of Console-ing Passions, Dublin, UK.
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (2015, April). Queerness (un)shackled: Theorizing ORANGE IS
THE NEW BLACK. Paper presented at the meeting of Southern States Communication
Association, Gender Studies Division, Tampa, FL.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2014, November). Rethinking todays post-recessionary moment: An
examination of a 2009 NBC viewing strip of women in work sitcoms. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Communication Association, Feminist and Womens Studies Division,
Chicago, IL.
Cox, N. B., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2014, November). Ride free or die trying: Hypermasculinity
on FXs Sons of Anarchy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Communication
Association, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, Chicago, IL.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2014, November). Its real life, lower your expectations: The working
women of sitcom and post-recessionary hardship. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Womens Studies Association, San Juan, PR.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, November). Girls and bitches: The portrayal of twenty-something,
economically-struggling women in post-recessionary-influenced broadcast sitcoms. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Film & History Organization, Madison, WI.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, November). Student encounters with womens studies. Roundtable
discussion at the meeting of the National Womens Studies Association, Cincinnati, OH.
McAllister, M. P., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, June). Sexualized branded entertainment and the
male consumer gaze. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Communication
Association, Feminist Scholarship Division, London, UK.
McAllister, M. P., & DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, June). Brands as media: Commercial, ideological
and scholarly extensions. Presented at the pre-conference seminar, Beyond the Brand, of the
International Communication Association, London, UK.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, March). HBOs GIRLS as postfeminist/post-recession text. Paper
presented at the meeting of the Communication Grad Forum, University Park, PA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2013, March). Sex (and survival) and the city: HBOs GIRLS as
postfeminist/post-recession text. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Cinema and
Media Studies, Chicago, IL.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2012, November). ENLIGHTENED sexism?: A closer look at neoliberalism
and postfeminism within the HBO series. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Womens Studies Association, Oakland, CA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2012, July). Whos really laughing and at what?: Irony, satire, and the
punishment of feminist sensibilities on NBCs 30 ROCK. Paper presented at the meeting of
Console-ing Passions, Boston, MA.
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Nutter Smith, A. (2012, May). A world of possibility: Employing a
feminist methodology to textual analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the International
Communication Association, Feminist Scholarship Division, Phoenix, AZ.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2011, November). Head above WATER: Applying Nussbaums capabilities
approach to Deepa Mehtas 2005 film. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Communication Association, Feminist and Womens Studies Division, New Orleans, LA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2011, November). A postfeminist COMMUNITY: The packaging, promotion,
and representation of postfeminism within NBCs situation comedy. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Womens Studies Association, Atlanta, GA.
Whiteside, E., Hardin, M., DeCarvalho, L. J., Martinez-Carrillo, N., & Nutter Smith, A. (2011,
November). Fictional empowerment: An examination of sporting narratives in teen girls sports
novels. Paper presented at the meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport,
Minneapolis, MN.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2011, May). Invisible identities: A closer look at gender and nationalism in
Siddiq Barmaks OSAMA. Paper presented at the virtual meeting of the International
Communication Association, Feminist Scholarship Division, Boston, MA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2011, February). Applying Nussbaums political critique to portrayals of
women in film. Paper presented at the meeting of the Womens Studies Graduation Organization,
State College, PA.
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2010, October). Not many little girls dream: The portrayal (and
punishment) of ambitious, career-minded women on NBCs THE OFFICE. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Union for Democratic Communications, State College, PA.
Conference Submission(s) Under Review
DeCarvalho, L. J. (2016). Title omitted for blind review process. Full paper has been submitted
to the Feminist and Womens Studies Division for the meeting of the National Communication
Association, Philadelphia, PA.
DeCarvalho, L. J., & Cox, N. B. (2016). Title omitted for blind review process. Full paper has
been submitted to the Critical and Cultural Studies Division for the meeting of the National
Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Community Research Award
The Bernice Jones Endowed Chair and the Community and Family Institute
University of Arkansas
March 2016
March 2016
April 2014
April 2012
April 2012
March 2011
August 2007-2009
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Invited External Reviewer
Media Studies Student Learning Assessment, Penn State University
March 2016-Present
Member (Nominated)
March 2015-Present
Fembot Collective, sponsored by the University of Oregons School of Journalism and
Communication, the University of Oregons Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the
University of Oregons Libraries
Invited Advisory Board and Scientific Committee Member
Journal of Media Critiques
Invited Consultant, Jury Member, and Participant
The Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) First Annual
Invited Reviewer for a Book Proposal
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
January 2015-Present
December 2014-May 2015
February-March 2015
Judge
December 2014-January 2015
Women and Minorities in Media (WAMM) Festival, Towson University
Invited Manuscripts Reviewer
Feminist Media Studies
March-October 2014
March 2013
Moderator
November 2012
Panel: Building a Feminist Future through Decolonizing Undergraduate Scholarship
33rd Annual Conference, National Womens Studies Association (Oakland, CA)
Manuscript Reviewer
Feminist and Womens Studies Division, National Communication Association
April 2011
UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE
Adopt-a-Prof Program (invited)
The University of Arkansas
Student Affairs, Northwest Quad
September 2015-Present
Member
September 2011-May 2013
Commission for Women
The Pennsylvania State University
Subcommittees: Personal Safety and Sexual Assault Awareness Issues; and Family Leave Issues
COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Director of Development
University of Arkansas
Department of Communication
December 2015-Present
September 2015-Present
September 2014-Present
August 2014-Present
Advisor
Film Appreciation Society
University of Arkansas
Department of Communication
February 2014-Present
September 2013-Present
President
Womens Studies Graduate Organization
The Pennsylvania State University
Womens Studies Department, College of Liberal Arts
May 2011-2012
May 2010-2011
Miscellaneous Activities
Organizer
December 2015-March 2016
Speaking Engagement: Geena Davis, Academy-Award winning actor, founder of the Geena
Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and co-founder of the Bentonville Film Festival, gave a
guest lecture on campus on March 10, 2016. Her talk focused on representations of women
onscreen and behind the scenes. The event was sponsored by the Department of
Communications Film Appreciation Society and was extremely successful as the venue reached
its maximum occupancy rate (with 290 people in attendance).
Invited Presenter
University of Arkansas, Gender Studies Program
Sex Education Week 2015
Screening and Post-Filmic Discussion of The Watermelon Woman (1996)
September 2015
Selected Participant
University of Arkansas, 2015 Teaching Camp
Sponsored By: The Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center
Organizer
December 2014-April 2015
Speaking Engagement: Liz Spaulding, the New York Director of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Foundation, kindly accepted my invitation to speak here at the U of A in April 2015. Her lecture
was entitled The Business of The Biz: Film Economics and the Changing Nature of the Film
and Television Industry and was attended by around 150 people in Giffels Auditorium.
Moderator
November 2014
Panel: Its Real Life, Lower Your Expectations: Gender(ed) Performances in PostRecessionary Situation Comedies and Reality Television
2014 NWSA Conference, National Womens Studies Association
Co-Organizer (with Dr. Frank Scheide)
July-October 2014
Film Event: A Screening of the recently restored silent film, Ramona (1928), accompanied by the
Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra for Indigenous Peoples Day
Invited Presenter
University of Arkansas, Gender Studies Program
Sex Education Week 2014
Screening and Post-Filmic Discussion of The Invisible War (2012)
Moderator
Panel: Technology: Speaking Up 2.0
12th Annual WSGO Conference, Womens Studies Graduate Organization
September 2014
February 2013
Invited Presenter
February 2013
Presentation: The Work of Prime-Time (Post)Feminism: Gender and Television Sitcoms in the
Post-Recession Era of the 2010s
Graduate Student Research Presentations, College of Communications
Film Consultant
October 2012-December 2012
Film Title: Unreported (student-made documentary on sexual assault and college campuses)
PS Umatter. (organization), Stephanie Wain (founder of organization; director of film)
Moderator
Panel: Literature and Feminist Textual Analysis
11th Annual WSGO Conference, Womens Studies Graduate Organization
March 2012
May 2015-Present
Reader
February 2015-Present
Brooke Bennett, Undergraduate Student (English), University of Arkansas
Reader
October 2014-April 2015
Ryan Gliszinski, Graduate Student (Communication), University of Arkansas
Reader
October 2014-April 2015
Jocelyn Murphy, Undergraduate Student (Journalism), University of Arkansas
Reader
September 2014-April 2015
Erin Hensley, Graduate Student (Communication), University of Arkansas
Reader
August 2014-April 2015
Michelle Betzner, Undergraduate Student (Psychology), University of Arkansas
Reader
August 2014-April 2015
Juniper Patel, Undergraduate Student (English), University of Arkansas
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fembot Collective
http://fembotcollective.org/
Southern States Communication Association
http://www.ssca.net/
Film & History Organization
http://www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory/index.php
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
http://www.cmstudies.org/
Console-ing Passions
http://www.console-ingpassions.org/
National Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org/
National Womens Studies Association
http://www.nwsa.org/
International Communication Association
http://www.icahdq.org/
Union for Democratic Communications
http://www.democraticcommunications.net/
CERTIFICATIONS
OL 2000: Effective Teaching Online Certificate
June 2013
For demonstrating knowledge of the technologies and methodologies of online and blended
learning
The Graduate School Teaching Certificate
September 2012
The Pennsylvania State University
For demonstrating a commitment to college teaching
Teaching with Technology Certificate
College of Communications
The Pennsylvania State University
For demonstrating innovative use of technology in the classroom
REFERENCES
Dr. Matthew P. McAllister
Professor, College of Communications
Graduate Programs Chair
The Pennsylvania State University
209 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: mattmc@psu.edu / Work: (814) 863-3322
Dr. Matthew F. Jordan
Associate Professor, College of Communications
The Pennsylvania State University
311 Willard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: mfj3@psu.edu / Work: (814) 863-1243
Dean Marie Hardin
Dean, College of Communications
Associate Director for Research, John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
The Pennsylvania State University
222 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: mch208@psu.edu / Work: (814) 865-1395
Dr. Michelle Rodino-Colocino
Associate Professor, College of Communications
The Pennsylvania State University
117 Carnegie Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: michelle@psu.edu / Work: (814) 863-2370
August 2012