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Diana York BlaineAssociate Professor (Teaching) of WritingContact Information E-mail: dblaine@usc.edu Phone: (213) 821-1209 Office: JEF 150 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Education |
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 Ph.D. English, University of California - Los Angeles, 1995
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Assistant Professor, University of North Texas, 1996-2000
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments |
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Associate Professor, Teaching, University of Southern California, 2009-2010
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Senior Lecturer, University of Southern California, 2007-2008
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Dr. Blaine analyzes representations of death in American culture. | |
Research Keywords |
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| death in American culture, representations of death in media, feminist theory, gender studies, images of women in art and advertising, Michael Jackson, Dr. Phil, JonBenet Ramsey, memorials | |
Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Female Masculinity in the Workplace", Dykes We Like, Roundtable/Panel, University of Southern California, QuASA, GLBT Resource Center, Rainbow Floor, Invited,
Fall
2011
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""Dead Like Me?: Constructions of Subjectivity in the Mummies of the World Exhibit"", The Carnival of Death: Perceptions of Death in Europe and the Americas, Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, University of London, Institute for Germanic and Romance Studies,
Spring
2011
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"Media Representations of Women in Power", Women's Leadership Retreat, Lecture/Seminar, Shalom Institute, Malibu, Center for Women and Men, USC, Invited,
Spring
2011
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"Forever Famous: Michael Jackson's Memorial", Are Celebrities Mortal?, Roundtable/Panel, Paper, USC, The College Commons,
Fall
2010
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""'Man Up': The Rhetoric of Dominant Masculinity on Dr Phil"", The Cultural Studies Association 7th Annual Meeting, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Paper, Kansas City, The Cultural Studies Department, Kansas State Univ,
Spring
2009
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"The Media, Women and Leadership", Women's Leadership Retreat, Talk/Oral Presentation, Running Springs, CA, Center for Women and Men, University of Southern C, Invited,
Spring
2009
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Other Presentations |
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"Facing Our Final Failure: Talking About Death and Dying", Series on Mortality , Dornsife Commons, USC,
Fall
2011
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"Signs of Life: Decoding the Dead Body", Dialogue with Thomas Laqueur: Series on Mortality, Dornsife Commons, USC,
Fall
2011
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"Dead Hollywood", Cemetery Tour, The College Commons, Hollywood, CA,
Fall
2010
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"Living Ethically", What Matters to Me and Why, Office of Religious Life, USC,
Spring
2010
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Other Research |
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Appearance as expert on the history of the women's movement in the United States in "Birth of an Independent Woman, Part 1 and Part 2." Mad Men Season 2 DVD., 2009-2010
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Publications |
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Book Chapter |
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Blaine, D. Y. "Death on Display: The Social Function of Bodies at the Mummies of the World Exhibit". The Power of Death Oxford: Berghahn Press.
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Blaine, D. Y.
(2011).
"We Are Going to See the King": Christianity, Capitalism and Celebrity at Michael Jackson's Memorial. Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle Ashgate Press.
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Blaine, D. Y.
(2011).
"Tell Me, Does She Talk During Sex?": The Gendering of Permissible Speech on Dr. Phil. Women and Language: Essays on Gendered Communiatio McFarland Press.
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Blaine, D. Y.
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Death and the Crying of Lot 49. Thomas Pynchon: Reading from the Margins London: Associated University Presses.
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Blaine, D. Y.
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The Abjection of Addie and Other Myths of the Maternal in As I Lay Dying. William Faulkner: Six Decades of Criticism Michigan State University Press.
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Blaine, D. Y.
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Necrophilia, Pedophilia, or Both? The Sexualized Rhetoric of the JonBenet Ramsey Murder. Sexual Rhetoric: Media Perspectives on Sexuality Greenwood Press.
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Journal Article |
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Blaine, D. Y.
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Death and the Novel: An Introduction. Studie in the Novel.
Vol. 32 (2), pp. 107-111.
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Blaine, D. Y.
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The Abjection of Addie and Other Myths of the Maternal in As I Lay Dying. Mississipi Quarterly.
Vol. 47, pp. 419-39.
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Advisement |
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Other Advisement or Time Devoted to Students |
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"Beyond Books" table host,
Fall
2010
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Faculty Mentor dinner and presentation on the Writing Program with residents, Graduate, Upperclassmen and Family Housing,
Fall
2010
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Took students on tour of Mummies of the World exhibit at California Science Center. Returned with class on later date for special panel discussion with museum administrators.,
Fall
2010
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"Dykes We Like" panel member, GBLT and WSA,
Spring
2010
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"Pro-Anorexia Websites" WSA panel speaker,
Spring
2010
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Attended "Cats" at the Pantages Theater as Faculty Mentor, gave talk on the background of the play to students at intermission,
Spring
2010
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Panel Member, "What's Your Fantasy?" WSA,
Spring
2010
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Table Leader, Undergraduate Writer's Conference,
Spring
2010
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Faculty Mentor panel member "Getting into Grad School" Parkside Dorm,
Fall
2009
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Faculty Mentor trip to Grove with students from Parkside Dorm,
Fall
2009
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GBLT Forum Moderator,
Fall
2009
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Moderator, "Lesbian X-Rated." Sponsor Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Organization USC,
Fall
2009
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Guest Lectures in Courses |
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Human Sexuality Covered the history of the movement for Women's rights in the United States as well as current issues and challenges,
Fall
2011
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New Courses Developed |
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Fatal Fantasies: Representations of Death in American Culture, ARLT, What stories to we tell about death in America? Since our religious nation embraces death, promising transition to a "better" place, why are we afraid to die? Yet if we deny death, as scholars assert, then why are we surrounded by images of it, from skulls on hats to programs with corpses autopsied in front of our eyes? Near-death experience books top the best-seller lists. Vampire novels and movies dominate the charts. The class negotiates this bewildering array of seemingly incompatible cultural productions ranging from the scientific to the sentimental to the religious to the alien to the heroic to the erotic and the crassly materialistic. Using research from varied disciplines, we’ll investigate the paradigms behind these narratives, looking for consistencies and inconsistencies with dominant belief systems; examine how genre affects meaning in written, visual and virtual arts; and work towards an understanding of the ways death is made meaningful in today’s United S
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Spring
2013
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Dead Los Angeles, Sociology, This Maymester course examines the way that death has shaped Los Angeles in four areas: rituals; construction of crime and disease; Hollywood myth and reality; Dark Tourism.,
Spring
2012
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Honors and Awards |
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Professor of the Year, Gamma Sigma Alpha, 2007-2008
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Remarkable Woman Award, 2005-2006
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Top 10 Faculty/Staff Mentor, 2004-2005
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Advanced Writing Teaching Award, 2003-2004
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Pursuit of Excellence in Teaching Award, University of North Texas, 1998-1999
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Service to the University |
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Committees |
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Member, Academic Senate, 2011-2012
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Member, Dornsife Faculty Council, 2011-2012
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Member, Dornsife Faculty Council Secretary, 2011-2012
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Member, Faculty Council, 2011-2012
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Member, Senate Committee on Non-Tenure Track Affairs, 2011-2012
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Member, Senate Faculty Environment Committee, 2011-2012
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Member, Academic Senate, 2010-2011
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Member, Dornsife Faculty Council, 2010-2011
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Member, Executive Board Nominating Committee, Academic Senate, 2010-2011
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Member, Merit Evaluations Appeals Committee, College, 2010-2011
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Member, Non-Tenure Track Promotions Committee, Dornsife College, 2010-2011
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Member, Writing Program Personnel Committee, 2010-2011
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Member, Academic Senate, 2009-2010
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Member, Faculty Caucus, 2009-2010
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Member, Faculty Council, 2009-2010
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Member, Nominating Committee, CAS, 2009-2010
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Member, Personnel Committee, The Writing Program, 2009-2010
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Media, Alumni, and Community Relations |
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"Feminism and Gay Rights: Conflicts and Correspondences," Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ass, 2007-2008
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Featured Speaker, Women and Spirituality, Women's Student Assembly, 2007-2008
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Guest Faculty Speaker, Associated Trustee and Presidential Scholars Retreat, 2007-2008
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Guest Panel Member, Trans/Feminist Luncheon, 2007-2008
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Speaker, Making Ethical Life Choices, LEADership Week, 2007-2008
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Speaker, What Matters to Me and Why, Office of Religious Life, 2007-2008
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Speaker, Women's Leadership Workshop, the Center for Women and Men, 2007-2008
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Dinner with Diana Blaine, Women's Student Assembly, 2006-2007
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Speaker, Gamma Phi Beta Scholarship Dinner, 2006-2007
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Speaker, Student Government Diversity Affairs, 2006-2007
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Speaker, Women's Student Assembly, 2006-2007
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Table Host, Parent's Dinner, 2006-2007
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Other Service to the University |
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Beyond Books, Faculty Table Host, 2011-2012
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Faculty Fellow, Parkside Dorm, 2011-2012
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Undergraduate Writer's Conference, Panel Moderator, 2010-2011
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Attended "Cats" as faculty sponsor,
Fall
2010
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Undergraduate Writer's Conference, Panel Moderator, 2009-2010
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"Lesbian X-Rated" moderator, discussion sponsored by GLBTA and WSA,
Fall
2009
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Getting into Graduate School, Parkside Dorm,
Fall
2009
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Faculty Fellow, Parkside Dorm, 2008-2009
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Faculty Table Host, Beyond Books,
Fall
2008
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"Speak Out" USC Undergraduate Student Government University Affairs, Invited Speaker, 2006-2007
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"The F Word," Women's Student Assembly Featured Speaker, 2006-2007
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"To Thine Own Self Be True," Gamma Beta Phi Scholarship Dinner Featured Speaker, 2006-2007
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"What Matters to Me and Why" lecture series, 2006-2007
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Dinner with Dr. Blaine, Women's Student Assembly, 2006-2007
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Women and Sprituality, featured speaker. Women's Student Assembly, 2006-2007
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