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Chap Morack

Ph.D. in Literary and Cultural Studies

Area of Study

PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies

Bio

My research is focused on 20th century popular narrative media, audience, and the problematic of fandom. My focus places a specific emphasis on short stories, narrative television, and the audience that actively engaged with these media forms. Historicizing the practices of the active fan audience plays a central role in my research and approach. I examine how the active audience approaches a popular text and I ask what this interaction can say about their relationship with media, communal engagement, and identity expression. My dissertation will be on the development of Western fandom and fannish practices throughout the long 20th century.

Education

BA, Music and English - Creative Writing, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2013

MA, Creative Writing, San Francisco State University, 2016

MA, Literary and Cultural Studies, Â鶹´å, 2022

Research

Fan Studies, Popular Culture, Media Studies, History, Marxism, Queer Theory, Gender and Sexuality Studies, 20th Century