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Amanda McQueen [email protected]

University Address Home Address Department of Communication Arts 1033 E. Johnson St. #1 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53703 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 (334) 202-8946 (608) 263-3999

Education

2009 – Present PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts, concentration in Film, minor in Media and Cultural Studies

2007 – 2009 Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts, concentration in Film

2002 – 2006 Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Davidson College, major in English, concentration in Film and Media Studies

Publications

“Selling Bonita: The Early Career of Bonita Granville (1936-1939) and the Marketing of B Stars.” The Projector (Fall 2012)

“’Bring the Noise!’: Sonic Intensified Continuity in the Films of Edgar Wright.” Music, Sound and the Moving Image 7.2 (Autumn 2013): 141-165.

“A Musical Marriage: The Mash-Up Aesthetic as Governing Logic in Glee.” Quarterly Review of Film and Video 31.4 (Mar 2014): 289-308. Co-Authored with Kyra Hunting.

Teaching Experience

2007 – 2014 University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistant Communication Arts 100 – Introduction to Speech Composition Communication Arts 350 – Introduction to Film Communication Arts 353 – Film History after 1960 Communication Arts 552 – American Cinema After 1970

Research Experience

2012 – 2103 University of Wisconsin-Madison Project Assistant on study of nitrate film stock, funded by National Endowment for the Humanities

Editorial Experience 2012-2013 Coordinating Editor, The Velvet Light Trap film and media journal 2007 – Present Editorial Board Member, The Velvet Light Trap film and media journal

Conference Presentations

“’All They’re Good For is to Make Money’: The Industrial Significance of Elvis Presley Musicals in 1960s Hollywood.” Annual Conference for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Seattle, WA, March 23, 2014.

“Songs and Shadows: The Question of the Classic Film Noir Musical, 1941-1958.” Annual Conference for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, IL, March 8, 2013.

“Musical Marriage: The Mash-Up as Governing Logic in Glee.” Annual Conference for the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Boston, MA, March 24, 2012. Co-authored and presented with Kyra Hunting.

“Bring the Noise: Intensified Continuity in the Sound Design of the Works of Edgar Wright.” Annual Conference for the Society of Cinema and Media Studies, New Orleans, LA, March 11, 2011.

Professional Affiliations

2010 – Present Member, Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Awards and Honors

2014 Helen K. Herman Memorial Fund Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2013 Pearce Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2012 McCarty Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2011 Elizabeth Warner Risser Fellowship for Film Studies, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2010 McCarty Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2009 Pearce Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2007 First Year McCarty Scholarship Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Communication Arts

2002- 2006 Bonner Scholarship, Davidson College Research Interests

 History and Style of the Hollywood Musical  Film Sound and Music  Contemporary American and British Film  Contemporary American and British Television  History of the Hollywood Studio System

References Jeff Smith Dissertation Advisor Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Email: [email protected]

Kelley Conway Professor Associate Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Email: [email protected]

Neil Lerner Professor Professor, Music Department, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina Email: [email protected]