Nice to see that we have so many educated professionals with impressive credentials here (especially Morningstar--Georgetown and NYU, wow!).
Looks like it's my turn. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Hawaii and have B.A.s in English, Journalism, and History (yes, I'm a humanities multidisciplinarian). I finished with Highest Honors after producing a 400-page thesis that is currently in the editing process (soon to be published by a well-known press, though I can't say much more about it at the moment). My graduate work was done at Washington State University, where I earned by M.A. in English. In the fall, I'll be at Brown University to finish off my academic career, securing a second M.A. in American Civilization (otherwise known as American Studies at other institutions, with an emphasis in cultural criticism and analysis) and a Ph.D. over the next five years.
Most of my degrees have helped me, as I'm currently a college lecturer/professor and work as an administrative specialist for the State of Hawaii. For the interested, I've taught introductory composition (with a focus on political rhetoric), a literature survey course, a course on Victorian literature, a course on theory (Foucault, Said, Butler, etc.), and numerous other GenEd classes with a primary focus on the history of the ancient world. As a scholar, I specialize in visual culture and rhetoric, primarily with regard to mediums like comics and graphic novels, video games, film, and wartime propaganda (especially WWII). In the next year, I'll be teaching a course on comics at Brown University, along with one on zombie and apocalypse narratives in popular culture.
