Kylo-Patrick Hart

Professor and Chair of Film, Television and Digital Media
Film, Television and Digital Media
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k.hart@tcu.edu | 817-257-6428

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., Dartmouth College
M.A., Wayne State University
M.A., University of Southern California – Los Angeles
M.A., University of Southern California – Los Angeles
A.B., University of California – Berkeley

Courses Taught

FTDM 10013 – TV Studies for Non-Majors
FTDM 10123 – History of Film
FTDM 30433 – American Cinema
FTDM 30453 – Crime Films and Society
FTDM 30663 – Film in a Global Society – FTDM in Rome, Italy
FTDM 40153 – Dramatic Writing
MALA 60970 – Special Problems – Film Screenwriting

Areas of Focus

Film and television history, theory and criticism. Film screenwriting. International cinemas. Masculinities. Media representations of HIV/AIDS. Popular culture. Queer media studies. Stardom.

  • The AIDS Movie: Representing a Pandemic in Film and Television
  • Film and Sexual Politics
  • Film and Television Stardom
  • Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki
  • Living in the Limelight: Dynamics of the Celebrity Experience
  • Queer Males in Contemporary Cinema: Becoming Visible
  • Queer TV in the 21st Century: Essays on Broadcasting from Taboo to Acceptance
  • Numerous research essays pertaining to film and television topics in various academic journals and media anthologies
  • Established and served as Chair of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.
  • First-ever recipient of the Plymouth State University Award for Distinguished Scholarship.

Plymouth State University Award for Distinguished Scholarship

  • Founding Co-Editor, Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture
  • Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Men’s Studies
  • Editorial Board Member, Studies in the Humanities