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Matthew Manson

Associate Professor (Teaching) of
Pronouns He / Him / His Email mmanson@usc.edu Office JEF 150 Office Phone (213) 740-1980

Biography

A graduate of UC Berkeley and USC, Matt Manson is an Associate Professor of Writing Instruction and a creative writer. His creative work includes novels and screenplays in a variety of genres and approaches. His scholarly interests include American Modernism, philosophy, science fiction, gender relations, war and criminality in American culture. He is currently represented by Caliber Media Group.  

Education

  • Ph.D. English Lit, University of Southern California
  • B.A. Double Major in English (with Honors) and Classics, University of California Berkeley
    • Graduate level courses in screenwriting, USC Cinema School, 2008-2009

  • Research, Teaching, Practice, and Clinical Appointments

    • Associate Professor (Teaching), University of Southern California, Spring 2008

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    I continue to research and write creatively on topics related to American culture, film, and literature.

    • Feature Film, “Cat Run 2” co-written feature film produced by Universal Entertainment., 2014-2015
    • Semifinalist in the 2011 Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, 2011-2012
    • USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, Advanced Writing Teaching Award, 2010-2011
    • Semifinalist in the 2009 Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, 2009-2010

  • Committees

    • Member, Member Writing Program’s Merit Review Committee, Fall 2015
    • Member, Writing Program’s Mentoring Committee, 2014-2015
    • Member, Graduate Schools’ Teaching Fellowship Task Force committee, Spring 2015
    • Chair, Writing Program Merit Review Committee, 2012-2013
    • Member, Writing Program Personnel Committee, 2011-2012
    • Member, Writing Program Writing 501 Syllabus Committee, Fall 2011
    • Chair, Writing Program Professional Development Committee, 2010-2011
    • Co-Chair, Composition Theory Working Group, 2010-2011
    • Member, Writing Program Director’s Advisory Committee, 2010-2011
    • Member, Writing Program Faculty Advisory Committee, 2009-2010

    Other Service to the University

    • Letters of Recommendation. I continue to write letters of recommendations for graduate school and dual and progressive degree programs for writing students. I write on average about thirty letters a year., 2015-2016
    • Capstone Mentoring. For the last two years, I have been mentoring Critical Studies majors through their final capstone projects, so far two feature length screenplays. It has required the development of a semester-long screenwriting tutorial. , 2014 – 2015
    • Teaching Observations. As part of the mentoring, merit review and promotional committee responsibilities, I have conducted numerous teaching observations for colleagues., 2014-2015
    • Judge for the Writing Program Writer’s Conference Creative Writing Category., Spring 2015
    • Chaired a panel discussion at the English Department’s annual Conference.

      Chaired a panel discussion at The Writing Porgram’s annual Undergraduate Writing Conference.

      Continues to write numerous letters of recommendation for students entering graduate school/law school/grants/scholarship programs. , 2009-2010