William Young
Email youngw@usc.edu
Biography
Will Young is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture at USC. His research focuses on New Media’s representations of blackness in the Americas. Specifically his project concentrates on the portrayals of enslaved peoples in the contemporary media distributed to a global audience.
He currently serves as the research assistant for the Early Modern Studies Institute and the Humanities in a Digital World.
Prior to returning to academia, Will was a television producer and director for over fifteen years. He holds an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Miami, and a B.A. in Journalism from Miami University in Ohio.
Education
- M.F.A. Writing for Screen and Television, University of Miami, 2001
- B.A. English, Miami University, 1999