Samantha Janes is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her research interests include Classical Hollywood films, gender studies, media industries, and archival work in trade papers and ballyhoo. Her master’s thesis looked at female representation in screwball comedies and their source texts.
Recent Conference Presentations:
SCMS, “Guiding Early Television: TV Guide‘s ‘As We See It’ Column and Advertising Tensions”, 2022
Honors/Awards:
Helen K. Herman Memorial Fund Scholarship (Acknowledging graduate students who demonstrate academic ability, need, and participation in extra-curricular activities), 2023
Sharon Sites Scholarship in Radio, Television, and Film (Acknowledging outstanding women in Film and Media and Cultural Studies), 2021
Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, UW-Madison, Letters & Sciences, 2020-2021
Education:
- M.A. Film Division, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2022
- M.A. English with a Certificate in Film Studies, Texas A&M University, 2020
- B.A. English, Texas A&M University, 2018
Courses:
- COM100 – Introduction to Public Speaking, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 – TA
- COM155 – Introduction to Digitial Media Production, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 – TA
- COM465 – Editing and Post-Production, Fall 2023 – Instructor (upcoming)