Louisa Ellen Stein

Associate Professor

Department of Film and Media Culture

Middlebury College

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Education

• Ph.D. Department of Cinema Studies, New York University, 2006. Dissertation: “‘A Transcending Genre Kind of Thing’: Teen/Fantasy TV and Online Audience Culture.” [Chair: Anna McCarthy]
• M.A. Department of Cinema Studies, New York University, 2000.
• B.A.  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1998.

Current Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor, Department of Film and Media Culture, Middlebury College. 2016-present.

Past Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Department of Film and Media Culture, Middlebury College. 2010-present.
• Assistant Professor, School of Theatre, Television and Film, San Diego State University; Head of Critical Studies, 2006-2010.
• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Film and Media, Hunter College, 2005-2006.
• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Media Studies, Queens College, 2003-2005.
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Cinema Studies, New York University, 2000-2002.

Editorial & Professional Service Positions

• Founding Organizing Committee, Fan Studies Network, North America 2018-present.
• Book Review Editor for Transformative Works and Cultures, 2010-2022.
• Founding Organizing Committee, Fan Scholar Salon, 2017-2019.
• Book Review Editor for Cinema Journal, 2012-2015.
• Co-Chair Fan & Audience Studies SIG, Society for Cinema & Media Studies, 2014-2017