My full curriculum vitae is below or available as a PDF file. Last update: May 26, 2010.

nina b. huntemann, ph.d.

Associate Professor, Communication & Journalism
Suffolk University, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02108
617-573-8767 (office) 617-742-6982 (fax)
nina.huntemann (at) suffolk (dot) edu

education:

Ph.D., Communication, February 2005. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dissertation: "Policy and Culture in the Digital Age: A Cultural Policy Analysis of the US Commercial Radio Industry".

Feminist Studies Certificate, Women’s Studies, September 2001. University of Massachusetts Amherst. A graduate-level program of study for advanced course work and research in Feminist Studies.

M.A., Communication, September 1997. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Thesis: "Creating Safe Cyberspace: Feminist Political Discourse on the Internet".

B.A., Mass Communications, May 1992. Pennsylvania State University.

teaching experience:

Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, Suffolk University, Fall 2003 – present.

Tenure-track faculty position with a 3/2 course load, academic advising and department and university committee work. Undergraduate courses: Introduction to Media; Media Effects; Media History; The Business of Media; New Media & New Markets; Media Literacy; Documentary Film; and Honors Seminar in Communication. Graduate courses: Internet Research; Media Literacy; and Cultural Studies.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Fall 2000 – Spring 2002.

Teaching responsibilities included a 4/4 course load, academic advising and department committee work. Courses: English Composition; Introduction to Mass Communication; Communication History; Media, Technology & the Future; Introduction to Digital Media Production and Interactive Communication Design.

awards and grants:

Graduate Research Assistant, 2008-2009.

Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences. Awarded a one-year graduate research assistant for the documentary film project, Game Over 2: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games.

Service Learning Faculty Fellow, 2006-2007

Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, Suffolk University. Awarded a stipend and appointment to the Service Learning Advisory Board. Responsibilities include advocating for additional service learning courses, developing a strategic plan for service learning at the University, designing service learning assessment tools for faculty, and mentoring faculty who are implementing service learning in their courses.

Service Learning Mini Seed Grant, September 2005.

Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, Suffolk University. Awarded a course development grant to create a first-year college seminar which integrates service learning activities with course content.

Samaritan Award, November 2004.

University Counseling Center, Suffolk University. Awarded, with student-run WSUB-TV, video production expenses to script, film and edited three public service announcements about the campus depression awareness program, ADAPT.

publications: edited books

Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games. Eds. Nina B. Huntemann and Matthew Thomas Payne. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2010.

publications: book chapters

"Media & Identity Development" with Michael Morgan. Handbook of Children & the Media, 2nd Edition. Eds. Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer. Thousand Oaks: Sage (in press).

"Playing with Fear." In Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games. Eds. Nina B. Huntemann and Matthew Thomas Payne. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2010: 223-236.

"Introduction" with Matthew Thomas Payne. In Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games. Eds. Nina B. Huntemann and Matthew Thomas Payne. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2010: 1-18.

"Pixel Pinups: Images of Women in Video Games.” In Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content and Producers, 2nd Edition. Ed. Rebecca Lind. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2010: 250-257.

"Seminar for Freshmen: Media Literacy.” In Civic Engagement in the First Year of College. Ed. Martha J. LaBare. New York, NY: The New York Times Knowledge Network and The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the University of South Carolina, 2008: 91-92.

"Pixel Pinups: Images of Women in Video Games." In Race/Gender/Media: Considering Diversity Across Audiences, Content and Producers. Ed. Rebecca Lind. Boston: AB-Longman, 2004: 251-258.

"A Promise Diminished: The Politics of Low-Power Radio in the Deregulation Era." In Communities of the Air: Radio Century, Radio Culture. Ed. Susan M. Squier. Duke University Press, 2003: 76-90.

"The Effects of Telecommunications Reform on US Commercial Radio." In Critical Cultural Policy Studies. Eds. Justin Lewis and Toby Miller. Blackwell Publishers, 2003: 71-79.

"Mass Media and Identity Development" with Michael Morgan. Handbook of Children & the Media. Eds. Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2001: 309-322.

"Raising Consciousness" and "All the News That’s Fit to Upload." The Women’s Guide to the Wired World: A User-friendly Handbook and Resource Directory. Ed. Shana Penn. New York: CUNY Feminist Press, 1997: 158-174 and 252-264.

publications: articles and reviews

"An Embarrassment of Riches: Video Games and the Recession." Popular Communication (in press).

"The Tester." (January 31, 2010). Antenna.

"Irreconcilable Differences: Gender and Labor in the Video Game Workplace." (January 22, 2010). FLOW TV.

"Gender in the Media Studies Blogosphere" with Melissa A. Click. (May 28, 2009). FLOW TV: Special Social Media Issue.

"Enlisting Players from Console to Mall." (April 28, 2009). In Media Res.

“Review: The Meaning of Video Games: Gaming and Textual Strategies.” Cinema Journal, Vol. 48. No. 3. 2009: 145-147.

“Pink Slips for Booth Babe? No Way! Re-train and Re-skill.” (February 13, 2007). FLOW TV: Special Video Games Issue.

"Corporate Interference: The Commercialization and Concentration of Radio Post the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Journal of Communication Inquiry. Vol. 23. No. 4. 1999: 309-407.

"After the Walls: Breaking NEWW Ground in Electronic Communication." Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women’s Studies Resources. Vol. 17. 1996: 18-20.

"Discourse Analysis of the Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Movement: Representations in Western Mainstream Media." Comm/Oddities: A Journal of Communication and Culture. Vol. 2. 1995: 36-43.

video production

"Game Over: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games." Media Education Foundation, 2000.

Producer of a 40-minute educational documentary exploring the representations of gender and race in video games and the influence of violent games on children.

Competitively selected for presentation at:

The Popular Culture Association in the South & the American Culture Association in the South joint meeting, Nashville, TN (October 5, 2000).

Marxism 2000: Rethinking Marxism’s Fourth International Gala Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (September 23, 2000).

Console-ing Passions: International TV, Video & Feminism Conference, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (May 11, 2000).

invited speaker:

Keynote. Media Awareness Day, Department of Communication, Niagara University, Niagara, NY (March 10, 2010).

"Joystick Soldiers: Video Games and the Military," Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (February 25, 2010).

"Joystick Soldiers: Video Games and the Military," Worcester State College, Worcester, MA (February 25, 2010).

“Obama and the Fourth Estate,” Obama’s First 100 Days panel, CAS Dean’s Office, Suffolk University, Boston, MA (April 23, 2009).

“Play Like a Man: Masculinity in Video Games,” Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Suffolk University, Boston, MA (March 10, 2009).

“New Media, Democracy, and Technology.” Boston Athenaeum, Boston MA (February 26, 2009).

Colloquium. Department of Communication, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (October 5, 2007).

"Armchair Soldiers: Masculinity and Warfare in Video Games." Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (November 21, 2006).

"Clear Cutting Culture: The Global Domination of Clear Channel’s Billboard and Live Entertainment Properties." University of Hartford, Hartford, CT (April 26, 2005).

"The Clear Channel Effect: Music, Money & the Myth of Choice." The 8th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (April 22, 2004).

"Play Like a Man: Understanding Video Game Violence." Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (January 23, 2004).

"Game Over: Three Years Later." Clark University, Worcester, MA (October 2, 2003).

"Violence in Video Games." Meeting the Needs of Children, Youth and Families in a Media Age, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (May 30, 2003).

Master’s Tea. Calhoun College, Yale University, New Haven, CT (January 23, 2003).

"Video Game Violence: It’s Not What You Think." Susquehanna University, Susquehanna, PA (October 28, 2002).

"Ten Technology Mistakes to Avoid." Instructional Technology in the Classroom, Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA (April 4, 2002).

"Play Like a Man: Gendered Violence in Video Games." Violence in Video Games: A Call to Action. Conference of the New Hampshire Coalition on Media Violence, Manchester, NH (January 9,
2002).

Keynote. Media Awareness Conference, Western New England College, Springfield, MA (October 6, 2001).

"Beyond Ms. Pac-Man: Gender in Contemporary Video Games." The 5th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series sponsored by the Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (March 27, 2001).

"Virtual Warfare: Video Games and the New Militarism" The 4th Annual Critical Issues in Communication Series sponsored by the Department of Communication, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA (April 4, 2000).

Testimony regarding Senate Bill 5625-A before the New York State Senate Majority Task Force on Youth Violence and the Entertainment Industry, Senator Michael A.L. Balboni, Chairman. Albany, NY. (October 6, 1999).

media appearances:

"Video games of war dazzle, yet lack context, prof says" by Brittany Danielso. Telegram & Gazette, March 1, 2010, p. B8.

"Prof: Games are fun but play down pain of modern warfare" by Paul Restuccia. Boston Herald, December 21, 2009, p. 20.

Invited guest for "In Focus: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" on NECN, Boston, MA. Original broadcast November 16, 2009.

Invited guest for "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney" on WGBH, Boston, MA. Original broadcast November 11, 2009.

Invited guest for "You Are Here" on WERS. Produced by Melina Schuler, Emerson College. Original broadcast November 5, 2006.

Invited guest for "NiteBeat with Barry Nolan" on CN8. Produced by the Comcast Network, Boston, MA. Original broadcast February 23, 2004.

Interviewee for "Video Vixens" on SexTV. Produced by CityTV, Toronto, Canada. Original broadcast November 10, 2001.

conference presentations:

"What is Feminist Game Studies?" Console-ing Passions Conference, Eugene, OR (April 24, 2010).

"Collaboration, Mentorship, Promotion: Women Mobilizing the Past & Future of SCMS.” The 50th Conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Los Angeles, CA (March 19, 2010).

“Managing Methodological Problems of Game Studies: A Panel Discussion of Challenges in Video Game Research.” The 95th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL (November 13, 2009).

“Get in the Game: Innovations in Ethnographic Game Research.” Association of Internet Researchers, Copenhagen, Denmark (October 16, 2008).

“Everything I Know About the War, I Learned from Video Games.” The 58th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, QU (May 24, 2008).

”Desperate Widows: An Exploration of the Avid Gamer’s Other Half.” Console-ing Passions, Santa Barbara, CA (April 24, 2008).

"Playing with Fear: Catharsis and Resistance in Military-Themed Video Games." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference, Chicago, IL (March 9, 2007).

"Media Literacy Through Service Learning." The Continental Summit of the Action Coalition for Media Education, Burlington, VT (October 7, 2006).

"Developing a Progressive Pedagogy of Self-Empowered Learning for Social Change." Annual Conference on Teaching for Transformation, University of Massachusetts Boston, Center for the Improvement of Teaching, Boston, MA (January 20, 2006).

"The Sound of Sameness: Measuring Content Diversity on US Commercial Radio." The 91st Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Boston, MA (November 17, 2005).

"When Games and Media Collide: A Political Economic Analysis of the Digital Games Industry." The International Digital Games Research Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia (June 18, 2005).

"The Diversity Dilemma: The Fallacies of Format Differentiation as a Measure of Cultural Value." The Annual Conference of the Broadcast Educators Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 18, 2004).

"Virtual Vixens: The Female Villain in Video Games." The 89th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Miami, FL (November 21, 2003).

"Video in the Classroom: A Discussion with Producers and Users." The 88th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA (November 22, 2002).

"Femme Fatalities: Representations of Strong Women in Video Games." The 4th International Conference Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Tampere, Finland (June 30, 2002).

"Beyond Ms. PAC-Man: Girl Gamers in the Video Game Market." The 86^th Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Seattle, WA (November 12, 2000).

"Media Monopoly and Space for Dissent: Take Radio for Example, Whoops Already Taken." Marxism 2000: Rethinking Marxism’s Fourth International Gala Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (September 22, 2000).

"Colonizing the New Frontier: The Construction and Consumption of Whiteness in Cyberspace." The 50^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Acapulco, Mexico (June 4, 2000).

"Corporate Interference: The Commercialization and Concentration of Radio Post the 1996 Telecommunication Act." The 49^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA (May 28, 1999).

"Rethinking Gender Research in Computer-Mediated Communication: A Critique of Online ‘Sex’ Differences Research." The 89^th Annual Conference of the Eastern Communication Association, Saratoga, NY (April 26, 1998).

"Talking to Ourselves: Feminist Political Discourses on the Internet." Interfaces: Communication and Connectedness in an Age of Fragmentation, Graduate Student Conference of the Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (March 27, 1998).

"Who Are We and Why Are We Here?: Feminist Electronic Discourse Surrounding the Fourth World Conference on Women." The 83rd Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL (November 22, 1997).

"Non-Governmental Organizations in the New World Order: Using Computer Communication Technology for Global Social Change." The 47^th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Montreal, Quebec (May 24, 1997). Awarded top student paper in international communication from the Intercultural and Development Communication Division of the International Communication Association.

"Beijing and Beyond: Networking Strategies For and After the NGO Forum and Fourth World Conference on Women." Annual Women’s Studies Conference, State University of New York at New Paltz., New Paltz, NY (October 21, 1995).

academic service:

Member, Faculty Life Committee, Suffolk University, Spring 2010-present.

Faculty Advisor, Suffolk Voice, Suffolk University, Spring 2009-present. Serve as an advisor to a student-run online newspaper.

Member, Faculty Development Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University, Fall 2008-present.

Faculty Advisor, Video Gamers Army, Suffolk University, Fall 2008-present. Serve as an advisor to a student-run digital games hobby organization.

Member, Seminar for Freshmen Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University, Fall 2006-present.

Faculty Advisor, WSUB-TV, Suffolk University, Fall 2004-Spring 2009. Served as an advisor and mentor to the student-run campus television station.

Acting Director, Seminar for Freshmen Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University, Fall 2007.

Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Suffolk University, Fall 2006-Spring 2007.

Academic Advisor, Communication & Journalism, Suffolk University, Fall 2005-Spring 2007. Serve as one of five academic advisors for 650 department majors.

related professional experience:

Information Technology Consultant

Self-employed business, Cambridge, MA (September 1995-present). Design web pages and database solutions for small businesses, provide clients with technology assessment for home or small business, develop and implement computer literacy programs and training for one-to-one and small group instruction, and conduct various forms of contractual Internet research.

Conference Coordinator

Free Press, Northampton, MA (June 2003-August 2003). Responsible for developing the program for a large, 3-day national conference on media reform. Duties included identifying and inviting speakers, coordinating site logistics and acting as liaison between the sponsoring organization and members of Congress, entertainers, artists, educators and various activists and legislative groups. The National Conference on Media Reform held November 7-9, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Information Systems Manager and Web Site Designer

Media Education Foundation, Northampton, MA (June 1997-October 2000). Oversaw all information and office computer needs for nonprofit video production organization. Some of the ongoing projects included designing and updating web site, maintaining an internal video ordering system, managing an email and direct-mail marketing database with over 30,000 entries, developing online marketing strategies (web and email-based), and co-organizing a web-based educational project, MediaSpace. Additional responsibilities included video production, directing intern projects, planning promotional campaigns, representing the organization at major communication conferences (NCA, ICA, AEJMC), and fundraising through both grant-writing and individual donor solicitations.

professional affiliations:

Action Coalition for Media Education, Digital Games Research Association, International Communication Association, Society for Cinema and Media Studies.