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Jacinta Yanders
Phone: 630-942-2449 |Email: yandersj@cod.edu | teachtolearntoteach.wordpress.com
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EDUCATION

PhD, The Ohio State University, English 2019

Dissertation: Remaking with a Twist: Television Reimaginings, Identity, and
Representation in the 21st Century

MA, Indiana State University, English & American Literature 2014

Thesis: Seeking Infinity: Exploring the Meaning and Potential of Young Adult Literature

BA, Ball State University, English Education 2010

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

College of DuPage, Associate Professor of English 2019-Present

English Composition I: “What’s Writing Got to Do With It?”; “Real Writing”; “Versatile
Writing”
English Composition II: “The Truth is Out There”; “Courageous Writing”; “Writing in/and
Culture”; “Why Research?”; “Researching for Life”
Digital Writing: “#Justice”
Introduction to Film Art: “The Language of Film”; “The Many Meanings of Film”
Film as Literature: “New Year, New Look, Same Story”
Identity and Film: “Screening Culture”
Multicultural Literature: “Narratives Beyond the Box”; “American Dreams”
Literature, Gender, and Sexualities: “Crafting Identities”

The Ohio State University, Graduate Teaching Associate 2015-2019

First Year Writing: “Gender in Popular Culture”; “Representations of Food in Culture”
Second Year Writing - Documentary in the U.S. Experience: “Documenting Crime,
Justice, and Power”
Introduction to Film Studies
Digital Media Composing: “Television and the Rise of Digital Media”; “Who Are We?”
Introduction to Fiction (Online): “Fantastically Real: Using Fictional Literature to
Make Sense of Our World(s)”

Indiana State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant 2012-2014

Freshman Writing I
Freshman Writing II
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RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Social Media Specialist, Digital Media and Composition Institute, 2018

The Ohio State University

Hub Coordinator, Latinx Space for Enrichment and Research (LASER), 2017-2019
The Ohio State University

Technology Consultant, Digital Media and Composition Institute, 2017

The Ohio State University

English Instructor, Young Scholars Program, The Ohio State University 2016

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles
“You Have to Establish Dominance from Day One” – Bad Ideas About Teaching. National
Teaching and Learning Forum. Vol. 32.3 (2023).

“No More Room For You: Reading Between the Lines of Netflix’s Claims of
Inclusivity.” Flow Journal. Vol. 25.5 (2019). http://www.flowjournal.org/2019/04/no-
more-room-for-you/

“Interactions, Emotions, and Earpers: Wynonna Earp, ‘The Best Fandom Ever.’”
Transformative Works and Cultures. Vol. 26 (2018).
http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1129

Book Chapters
“Beyond “Good Writing”: Enacting Anti-Racist Policies in Academic Writing.” Written
with Ashley JoEtta. Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing
Student Learning. Edited by Jessamyn Neuhaus. West Virginia University Press, 2022.

“‘We can’t have two white boys trying to tell a Latina story:” Nostalgia, Identity, and
Cultural Specificity.” Netflix Nostalgia: Streaming the Past on Demand. Edited by Kathryn
Pallister. Lexington Books, 2019.

“Building and Breaking an Antihero: The Rise of Sonny Corinthos.” Hero or Villain?:
Essays on Dark Protagonists of Television. Edited by Abigail G. Scheg and Tamara Girardi,
McFarland, 2017.

Book Reviews
Rev of The Changeling by Victor LaValle. American Book Review. 41.1. (2019)
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Rev. of Post-Soul Satire: Black Identity After Civil Rights edited by Derek C. Maus and
James J. Donahue. Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature. 42.1 (2017).

Rev. of Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives edited by Craig
Hill. Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature. 42.1 (2017).

Rev. of Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues edited by Adria
Y. Goldman, VaNatta S. Ford, Alexa A. Harris, and Natasha R. Howard. The Journal of
Popular Culture 50.3 (2017).

Additional Written Contributions

“Making Space for Student Voice and Choice: Assignment Design in an Online Course.”
Pedagogy and American Literary Studies. 2018.
https://teachingpals.wordpress.com/2018/08/27/making-space-for-voice-and-choice-
assignment-design-in-online-courses/

“What’s in a Composition?” Pedagogy and American Literary Studies. 2017.

https://teachingpals.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/whats-in-a-composition/

AWARDS AND HONORS

Graduate Associate Teaching Award, The Ohio State University 2019

Ray Travel Award for Service and Scholarship, The Ohio State University 2017

James Richard and Virginia Bash Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching by a 2014
Graduate Student in English, Indiana State University

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Digital Pedagogy Lab Fellowship 2019

Arts and Humanities Graduate Research Small Grant, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018
The Ohio State University

Graduate Enrichment Fellowship, The Ohio State University 2014-2015

TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

“Preparing for the Job Market” Roundtable, SCMS 2022

“Planning a Course Syllabus” Roundtable, SCMS 2021

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“Exploring Alternative Grading,” College of DuPage In-Service 2021

“Mediating Presence: Promoting Inclusivity in Remote Learning,” Society for 2021
Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference

“Inclusive and Antiracist Teaching Practices,” University of Central Florida 2020

“Intentional Inclusion and Antiracism in the Classroom,” DePaul University 2020

Teaching and Learning Series

“Strategies for Addressing Racism in the Classroom,” College of DuPage 2020

In-Service

“Decolonizing Research and Teaching Workshop,” Fan Studies Network 2019

North America Conference

“EDITing Media Studies: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Teaching in Media 2019
Studies” Seminar, Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference

“Practical Activism in the Academy” Workshop Co-Chair, Society for Cinema 2019
and Media Studies Annual Conference

“Going Public: How and Why to Develop a Digital Scholarly Identity,” Modern 2019
Language Association Annual Convention

“Teaching with Social Media,” Digital Media and Composition Institute, The Ohio 2018
State University

“Flipping Race to Save Face: Remaking Beauty and the Beast and Representational 2018
Ambiguity,” Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies

“Private Identities for Public Eyes: The Affordances of Space in Netflix’s 2018
One Day at a Time,” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference

“Syllabus Hack: Introducing Television Studies in the Internet Era” Workshop, 2018

Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference

“Progressive Futures: Wynonna Earp and the Hopes of SyFy,” Society for Cinema 2017
and Media Studies National Conference

“TV in the Age of Black Lives Matter,” Black Lives/Writers Matter Conference, 2016
The Ohio State University

“‘Are You Still Watching?’: How Binge Watching is Redefining Television,” 2016
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Popular Culture American Culture Association National Conference

“Reinventing Recollections: Television Remakes in the 21st Century,” Midwest 2015

Popular Culture Association American Culture Association Conference

“Television in Color: Examining the Changing Face of Network TV,” Popular 2015
Culture American Culture Association National Conference

“The Fairest of Them All: Exploring the Evolution of Snow White,” Popular 2014
Culture Association American Culture Association National Conference

“Scandalous Conversations: How Social Media is Changing the Way We Talk About 2013
TV,” Annual Conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association

SERVICE

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Teaching Media

Teaching Committee 2019-Present

College of DuPage

Transitional English Team, English Department 2022-Present

Equity and Access Committee, Professional Development Subteam 2020-Present

OER Project Committee, English Department 2020

Hiring Committee, English Department 2020, 2022, 2023

Composition Steering Committee, English Department 2019-2022

Film Committee, English Department 2019-Present

Africa and African Diaspora Committee 2019-2020

Fan Studies Network North America

Organizing Committee, Fan Studies Network North America Conference, 2019-2022

DePaul University

Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Steering Committee, Critical Media Pedagogies Scholarly Interest Group, 2018-2021

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Society For Cinema and Media Studies

The Ohio State University

Communications Officer, English Graduation Organization 2016-2017

“Black Lives/Writers Matter” Conference Planning Committee, 2016

Department of English

Graduate Program & Policy Committee, Department of English 2015-2016

Peer Advisor for First-Year Graduate Students, Department of English 2015-2019

Office Coordinator, Department of English 2015-2019

Indiana State University

Assistant Editor, Allusions Creative Writing Magazine 2014