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About Alison L. McKee

Dr. Alison L. McKee earned a BA and MA in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied film and literature in the English and Film Studies departments. She went on to get a PhD in film and media studies at UCLA, focusing on film history, narrative, and gender issues in classical American cinema. She has presented and published numerous papers at national and international film and television conferences, and she has been invited to speak in the US and abroad on a range of topics related to film, gender, ethnicity, and politics.

Positions

2015 - Present Professor, San Jose State University ‐ TV, Radio, Film and Theatre
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2011 - 2015 Associate Professor, TV, Radio, Film & Theatre, San Jose State University
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2006 - 2011 Assistant Professor, San Jose State University ‐ TV, Radio, Film and Theatre
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2002 - 2006 Lecturer, San Jose State University ‐ TV, Radio, Film and Theatre
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Honors and Awards

  • Artistic Excellence Programming Grant. College of Humanities & Arts. AY 2018-2019.
  • Professional Development Grant, College of Humanities & Arts. Fall 2017.
  • University RSCA Grant. Spring 2017.
  • RSCA Grant, College of Humanities & Arts. Spring 2016.
  • Professional Development Grant. Department of Film & Theatre. Spring 2017.
  • RSCA Grant, College of Humanities & Arts. Spring 2015.
  • Speaker, University Scholars Series. Spring 2015.
  • Professional Development Grant. Department of Film & Theatre. Fall 2014.
  • Dean’s Professional Development Grant. College of Humanities & Arts. 2014.
  • University RSCA Grant. 2013-2014.
  • Sabbatical. San José State University. Fall 2013
  • Outstanding Service Award. College of Humanities & Arts. 2011-2012.
  • University RSCA Grant. 2012.
  • Professional Development Grant, Department of Film & Theatre. Fall 2010.
  • SJSU Salzburg Fellow. 2009-2010.
  • International and Extended Studies Scholarship. San José State University. Spring 2009.
  • CSU Research Grant. Fall 2008.
  • College of Humanities & Arts, San José State University. .20 release time. Fall 2008.
  • Alternate, SJSU Salzburg Fellows Program, International & Extended Studies, 2007-2008.
  • Travel Grant. Society for Cinema and Media Studies. London, 2005.

Courses

  • TA 299: Master’s Thesis (Supervision)
  • TA 260: Graduate Problems in Theatre Arts
  • TA 242: Performance Audiences
  • TA 221: Performance Histories
  • TA 220: Performance Cultures
  • TA 201: Theoretical Perspectives in the Performing Arts
  • RTVF 199H: Independent Study Honors (Creative and Scholarly Studies projects)
  • RTVF 198: Internship/Portfolio
  • RTVF 194 (121): KSJS Station Operation
  • RTVF 188 (111): Alternative Cinema - Culture, Identity, Diversity (SJSU Studies Area V)
  • RTVF 185: Special Topics in RTVF Studies: The American Film Musical
  • RTVF 185: Special Topics in RTVF Studies: Alfred Hitchcock
  • RTVF 180 (183): Critical Study and Research in RTVF
  • RTVF 176: Visual Culture and Critical Thinking
  • RTVF 173: Media Theory and Research
  • RTVF 166: Chinese Cinema – Transnational Contexts
  • RTVF 122: KSJS-FM Station Management
  • RTVF 82: Introduction to Film History
  • RTVF 10: The Art of Film (Core GE Area C1-A)

Education

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2003 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Film
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M.A., University of California, San Francisco ‐ Department of English
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B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Department of English
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Links

Contact Information

alison.mckee@sjsu.edu

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Professional Papers and Panels (28)