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- Kellie Krohn
Faculty Profiles
Susan Alexander
Professor
Sociology
Environmental Studies
Film Studies
98 Spes Unica Hall, Rm 262 E
Phone
Education
PhD, Southern Illinois University
BA, MA, Illinois State University
Research Interests
- American masculinity
- Social construction of gender
- Popular culture
- Media
Courses Recently Taught
- GWS 220: Introduction to LGBTQ studies
- SOC 222: Contested masculinities
- SOC 319: Social theories
- SOC 382: Sociology of popular culture
- SOC 203W: Social problems
Creative and Scholarly Work
- Alexander, Susan M., Sonalini Sapra. “Post it on the Wall: Using Facebook to Complement Student Learning in Gender and Women’s Studies Courses.” Feminist Teacher 23(2) (2014): 142-157.
- Alexander, Susan M., Kelsey Collins. “From Patriotic Troops to Branded Boyhood: Hegemonic boyhood masculinity as depicted on Boy’s Life magazine, 1911-2012.” Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 8(1) (2015): 84-109.
- “The Corporate Masquerade: Branding Masculinity through Halloween Costumes.” The Journal of Men’s Studies 22(3) (2014): 180-193.
- “Questioning Masculine Performativity: The Basis of Marital Conflict in Advice Columns, 1965-2004.” Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, Special Issue on Popular Culture 15(1) (2010): 53-76.
- "Stylish Hard Bodies: Branded Masculinity in Men's Health Magazine." Sociological Perspectives 46(4) (2003): 535-554.
- "The Gender Role Paradox in Youth Culture: An Analysis of Women in Music Videos." Michigan Sociological Review 13 (1999): 46-64.