Emily D. Edwards
Emily d. Edwards was a journalist and media producer before she joined the faculty at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she is a professor in the Department of Media Studies. She received her Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The writer/producer/director of many documentaries, narratives shorts and feature films, Edwards has also published multiple books and articles on popular media.
Biography
Emily D. Edwards is the author of Graphic Violence: Illustrated Theories About Violence, Popular Media, and Our Social Lives (Routledge, 2019); Bars, Blues and Booze: Stories from the Drink House (University Press of Mississippi, 2016); and Metaphysical Media: Occult Experience in Popular Culture (U. of Southern Illinois P, 2005). Edwards was a journalist and media producer before she joined the faculty at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she is a professor in the Department of Media Studies. The writer/producer/director of many films, Edwards has also published multiple articles and book chapters on popular media. She edited the special issue on media writing for the Journal of Film and Video. (64.1 Spring/Summer issue 2013). Her current book project is Truth and Storytelling: Authentic Narratives for an Inauthentic World (Anthem Press, Forthcoming).Education
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Ph.D. in journalism and mass communication, UT Knoxville
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Gender and Media Culture, Journalism, Television, Film, Screenwriting, Media Theory, Media Production
Personal Interests
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Visual Art, Music, Folklore
Books
Articles
Horrid Addictions: Curious Cravings and the Evil Dead. In Ron Riekki and Jeffrey A. Sartain
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by The Many Lives of the Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult Film Franchise. (McFarland, 2019).
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Film and Video
Examination of addiction themes in horror, especially in the 2013 remake of the Evil Dead.
Moonshiners and the Media: The 21st Century Trickster
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Modern Moonshine: Revival of White Whiskey in the Twenty-First Century. (WVU Press, 2019)
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Film and Video
Examines the media moonshiner as trickster attracts 21st century audiences.
Lessons for Artists: Movies and the Metaphors of Arts Education
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Screen Lessons: What We have Learned from Teachers on Television and in the Movies
Authors: Lee, Seung-Hyun and E. D. Edwards
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies
Examines how art teachers are portrayed in popular movies using four metaphors of arts education: traveler, gardener, manufacturer, server.
Introduction to the Special Issue on Media Writing
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Journal of Film and Video. 64(1)
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies
Introduction to the special issue on media writing.
My Mind
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Journal of Film and Video
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Review of Jason Harrington's animation.
Webs We Weave: Women's Pleasures in Spider-man's Journeys
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Web-Spinning Heroics: Critical Essays on the History and Meaning of Spider-Man.
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Examination of female viewership for the Spider-Man trilogy
The Transgressive Toke: Culture, Subculture, and Pop Culture in Deadhead Imagery
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies
Examines drug imagery in Deadhead documentaries and fan videos.
Mixed Race Hollywood
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by journal of Film and Video
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Media and Cultural Studies
Review of Mary Beltran's book examining Hollywood film and portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and challenge fault lines within Hollywood and the nation’s racial categories and borders.
Intercollegiate and Community Collaboration: Film Productions for Students and Community Volunteers
Published: Aug 26, 2019 by Journal of Film and Video
Authors: Emily D. Edwards
Subjects:
Media Communication
Examination of community and intercollegiate feature film productions.
Photos
Videos
Published: Aug 26, 2019
A video trailer for the book, Graphic Violence.