媒体与电影研究学院 & 工作人员

妮可·柯迪

妮可·柯迪, Lecturer, is the creator, 和 showrunner, of the live action fairy tale television show, "The Adventures of Snow 白色 & 《全球官网电子游戏》在亚马逊首播 2018年夏天. Nicole received her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 电影. She went on to pursue a career in the film industry working for such companies as the Creative Artists Agency before embarking on screenwriting, with screenplays produced 由新线电影公司和20世纪福克斯公司联合制作. Along with running The Adventures of Snow 白色 & Rose Red, Nicole is currently in development on The Brothers Grimm's classic fairy tale, "Twelve Dancing Princesses", 和 the haunted house film, "In A Mirror 黑暗”. She is currently part of the 媒体 And 电影 Studies faculty at 全球官网电子游戏大学 where she delights in teaching screenwriting 和 directing to her talented students.

亚伦Pedinotti

亚伦Pedinotti is a visiting assistant professor for American Studies 和 媒体 和 电影研究.  He received an MA in Modern History 和 Literature from Drew University 和 a doctorate in 媒体 Studies from New York University.  他从事研究和教学 about numerous topics, including the history 和 political economy of modern technology 和 media, the social 和 political effects of the US military-industrial complex, the impact of neoliberalism on American 和 global society, 和 the aesthetics 和 politics of popular culture 和 entertainment.  这些主题的子专业 areas include the histories 和 formal characteristics of print, film, radio, television 和 new media; the role of video-gaming in American society 和 culture; the history 和 practice of independent media production (with a particular focus on radio); 和 the critical study of genre fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, 和 几种类型的漫画.  他在期刊上发表过文章 女权主义课堂的电影 和 沟通+ 1 在编辑过的卷中， Global Manga: 日本 Comics without Japan. At present, he is working on a book that explores anticipations of virtual reality in the history of British 和 American gothic aesthetics from the eighteenth to twentieth 世纪. It involves a trans-medial analyses of gothic architecture, aesthetic theory, literature, film, 和 videogames, with a focus on how the motif of sublimity informs 创建虚拟环境. Further down the line, he has plans for two additional books, one examining gender dynamics in speculative representations of cybernetic warfare 和 another exploring thematic 和 conceptual similarities in the work of medium theorist Marshall McLuhan 和 legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby.

亚当叮当声

Adam works across media art, performance, music, installation, auditory culture, 和 实验纪实. After studies in music with avant-garde legends Anthony Braxton, Alvin Lucier, Anthony Davis, 和 Pauline Oliveros, his soundworks have taken disparate forms, from immersive multichannel installations to song cycles 和 touring b和 projects. His music has been commissioned by New Music USA, the Hammer Museum, 和 Machine Project, 还有他的音乐剧纪录片 乱七八糟的事情 earned “best of” awards 和 rave reviews at Fringe festivals in Hollywood 和 San 迭戈,. With the collective Seven Count, his installations have explored sonic participation 和 historic musical instrument collections. 他的视频练习，主题 of a 2022 solo exhibition at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, engages with contemporary screenlit embodiment 和 (un)wellness, using antique video equipment to create glimmering, painterly abstractions 和 immersive spaces.

In roles ranging from audio producer 和 sound designer to composer 和 curator, Adam has logged a wide range of collaborations, including a radio play co-created with Marina Abramovic 和 Kim Stanley Robinson, 和 如何讲述一个真实的移民故事, the first 360VR film ever to compete in the Locarno 电影 Festival. 他的合作 explorations with children, strangers, 和 publics have been the subject of several publications, 和 served as grounding 和 inspiration for Adam’s work on the MDOCS Co-Creation Initiative, funded by the Andrew W. 梅隆基金会(Mellon Foundation) college with regional community partners through collective artistic response to the 我们这个时代的挑战.