Teaching CV
Education
Master of Liberal Studies (2009), University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Interdisciplinary: Dance, film, visual arts, art history, critical media studies
Thesis: “Cyborg Ballerina, Cyber Warrior: A Study of Dancing Human/Machine Hybrids from Sylphide to Science Fiction”
B. A. English (1981), University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teaching
| Primary responsibilities: Curriculum design with emphasis on active learning; lecture and instruction; rubric development and grading. Primary student-learning objective: To inspire in students critical thinking, articulate engagement and astute observation of the arts and artistic practice. |
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| “Covering the Arts: Backstage at the Guthrie Theater” JOUR 4172, Instructor College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota Capstone course on arts journalism (theater, visual arts, film, music) with emphasis on critical thinking and writing in various media from print to online. |
Spring 2010 | |
| “Covering the Arts: Dance Writing Demystified” JOUR 4990, Co-instructor College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Writing workshop on dance criticism. |
Fall 2009 | |
| “Architectural Journalism: From Criticism to Communications” ARCH 3250, Instructor College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Writing workshop on criticism, magazine writing, writing/graphic production of marketing materials. |
Spring 2009 | |
| “Introduction to Dance” DNCE 1401, Co-instructor Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Study of diverse dance forms throughout the world through lectures, movement workshops, small-group discussions and critical writing. |
Fall 2008 | |
| “Learning to Look, Writing to See” Homeschool Collective, Instructor St. Paul, Minnesota Interdisciplinary writing workshop on arts criticism for high-school students. |
Fall, Spring 2006 | |
| “Survival Strategies in Dance” DNCE 3901, Guest Lecturer University of Minnesota Dance Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota Featured speaker on criticism and scholarship. |
Spring 2004 | |
| Cowles Land Grant Chair Guest Critic/Lecturer University of Minnesota Dance Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota Critiqued student performances, lectured on dance criticism. |
Spring 2004 | |
| “Introduction to Women’s Studies” WMS, 1001 Teaching assistant University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Facilitated group discussions, supervised and graded final projects. |
Spring 1980 |
Teaching Coursework
| Grad 8101: Teaching in Higher Education University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Microteaching, co-facilitation, syllabus development. |
Summer 2008 |
Professional Writing/Editing Experience
Books
| Author Charles R. Stinson Architects: Compositions in Nature (Images Publishing) |
2008 | |
| Contributor, Co-Editor 101 Places Plus One (AIA Minnesota) |
1996 |
Magazines/Newspapers/On-line
| Professional freelance writer, arts journalist, editor | Present–1988 | |
| Dance Critic, Minnpost.com, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Present–2007 | |
| Dance Critic, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2008–1999 | |
| Founding Arts Editor, Twin Cities METRO, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2008–2006 | |
| Editor, Architecture Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2004–1999 | |
| Founder, publisher, editor, writer, The Prairie Reader, St. Paul, Minnesota |
2000–1996 |
Publications and Presentations: Scholarship
| Review, “Humanoid Woman,’ FemSpec | Summer 2010 | |
| “The Ballerina as Cyborg: Summer Glau in Angel, Firefly/Serenity, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” Presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference | 2009 | |
| “Rage Against the Machine: Movement as a Means of Liberation in The Matrix” Presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference | 2008 | |
| “Site and Sensibility: Twenty Years of Dances by Collage Dance Theater.” Presented at the 2007 Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Conference. | 2007 | |
| “Mississippi Movement: Marylee Hardenbergh’s Site-Specific Dances for the Mississippi River” Presented at the International Conference on Rivers and Civilization | 2006 | |
| “One Place, Two Histories: Site-Specific Dance at Jacob’s Pillow” Presented at the Society of Dance History Scholars Conference | 2006 | |
| “Site-Specific Dance, De-familiarization and the Transformation of Place and Community” Presented at the Congress on Research in Dance; published in proceedings | 2005 |
Grants and Fellowships
| Research Fellowship, Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts (site-specific dance) |
2005 | |
| Travel and Study Grant, Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota (site-specific dance) |
1995 | |
| Critics Travel Grant, Center for Arts Criticism, St. Paul, Minnesota (site-specific dance) |
1994 | |
| Beyond PR Grant, Center for Arts Criticism, St. Paul, Minnesota (folk dance) |
1993 | |
| Critics Travel Grant, Center for Arts Criticism, St. Paul, Minnesota (country-western dance) |
1992 |
Awards
| Presidential Citation, American Institute of Architects-Minnesota “For vision and clarity in shaping the public dialogue on architecture” | 2004 | |
| Minnesota Magazine Publishers Association for Architecture Minnesota Gold Award, Best Single Topic Issue Gold Award, Best Feature Article Bronze Award, Best Single Topic Issue |
2003 |
Selected Juries and Panels
| Adjudicator, Student Dance Performance and Choreography Gustavus Adolphus College |
2009 | |
| Panelist, “State of Arts Journalism” Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis |
2009 | |
| Juror, Member Show Hopkins Center for the Arts |
2009 | |
| Anonymous nominator National choreography award |
2008 | |
| Judge, Affiliated Writers Award American Theatre |
2008 | |
| Panelist, “Pitching the Story” MMPA and Loft Literary Center, Magazine Writers’ Festival |
2007 | |
| Judge, Photography Competition AIA-MN/Minnesota Historical Society |
2007 | |
| Judge, Gary Parks Scholarship Dance Critics Association |
2007–2006 | |
| Panel Moderator, “Site-Specific Performance” Walker Art Center |
2000 | |
| Presenter, Panel Moderator, “Confluences” Walker Art Center |
1996 | |
| Selection Panel Minnesota Dances Festival |
1995 |
Professional Affiliations
| Member; Board Member 2007–2008 Dance Critics Association |
Present–2004 | |
| Member Popular Culture Association |
Present–2006 | |
| Member Society of Dance History Scholars |
Present–2004 | |
| Member Congress on Research in Dance |
Present–2004 | |
| Member VACUM (Visual Arts Critics Union of Minnesota) |
Present–2006 |