Victoria Godwin, PhD

Victoria Godwin, PhD
Professor, Communication

Contact Information

Professor, Communication
Office: Hilliard Hall
Phone: (936) 261-3738
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Teaching/Research Area of Interest

  • Fan studies
  • Media studies
  • Cultural studies
  • Gender studies

Education

  • Ph.D., Communication & Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2004
  • MA, Communication, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1996
  • BA, Communication, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1992

Credentials, Certificates, Memberships, and Badges

  • Principal Editor, Journal of Fandom Studies, 2022-present
  • Assistant Editor, Journal of Fandom Studies, 2017-2022
  • Fan Studies Area Co-Chair,
  • National Popular Culture Association Conference, 2022-present

Selection of Courses Taught

  • COMM 1307 - Introduction to Mass Communication
  • COMM 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication
  • COMM 1318 - Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 2300 - Media Literacy
  • COMM 2351 - Principles of Writing for the Discipline
  • COMM 2371 - Visual Communication
  • COMM 3364 - Nonverbal Communication
  • COMM 3365 - Gender Communication
  • COMM 3374 - Principles of Advertising
  • COMM 4350 - Media Criticism
  • COMM 4351 - Rhetorical Criticism
  • COMM 4369 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
  • COMM 4379 - Special Topics in Mass Communication
  • COMM 4389 - Senior Communication Capstone
  • COMM 4399 - Independent Study

Selected Research / Creative Activities

  • (forthcoming, 2027) "Rules of Acquisition: Productive Leisure, Hedging, and Fan Labor." In Elizabeth Affuso and Avi Santo (eds), Acquiring Fan Lifestyles, University of Michigan Press. (2024).
  • Why Costume Fandom’s Distinctions from Cosplay Matter: Costuming’s Craft, Histories, and Motivations. Transformative Works and Cultures, 43. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2024.2539 (2023).
  • In Memoriam: Katherine Larsen (1958–2022). Journal of Fandom Studies, 10(2 & 3), 95–96. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs_00057_2 (2022).
  • Merchandise. In S. Mittermeier, L. Garcia-Siino, & S. Rabitsch (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Star Trek (pp. 213–217). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429347917-34 (2021).
  • By Any Other Name: Gender and Doctor Who Barbie Dolls, Adventure Dolls, and 1:6 Scale Figures. In B. Cherry, M. Hills, & A. O’Day (Eds.), Doctor Who – New Dawn: Essays on the Jodie Whittaker Era (pp. 189–205). Manchester University Press. (2021).
  • Making and Marketing Fan Food and Drink: Immersion and Transformative Work. In C. D. Reinhard, J. E. Largent, & B. Chin (Eds.), Eating Fandom: Intersections between Fans and Food Culture (pp. 134–148). Routledge. (2018).
  • Hogwarts House Merchandise, Liminal Play, and Fan Identities. Film Criticism, 42(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/fc.13761232.0042.206 (2018).
  • Customizations, Collections and Corporations: Mass Production and Self-Expression. Journal of Fandom Studies, 6(3), 211–224. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.6.3.211_1 (2017).
  • Theme Park as Interface to the Wizarding (Story) World of Harry Potter. Transformative Works and Cultures, 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2017.1078 (2016).
  • Fan Pleasure and Profit: Use-Value, Exchange-Value, and One-Sixth Scale Action Figure Customization. Journal of Fandom Studies, 4(1), 37–54. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.4.1.37_1 (2015).
  • Mimetic Fandom and One-Sixth-Scale Action Figures. Transformative Works and Cultures, 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2015.0689 2015).
  • G.I. Joe vs. Barbie: Anti-Fandom, Fashion, Dolls, and One-Sixth Scale Action Figures. Journal of Fandom Studies, 3(2), 119–133. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.3.2.119_1 (2015).
  • Review of Cult Collectors: Nostalgia, Fandom and Collecting Popular Culture, Geraghty, L. (2014). Journal of Fandom Studies, 3(2), 231–233. (2014).
  • Twilight Anti-Fans: “Real” Fans and “Real” Vampires. In Claudia Bucciferro (Ed.), The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon (pp. 93–106). Scarecrow Press. (2014).
  • Customized Action Figures: Multi-Dimensional Fandom and Fannish Fiction. Journal of Fandom Studies, 2(2), 111–125. https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs.2.2.111_1 (2012).
  • Love and Lack: Media, Witches, and Normative Gender Roles. In Alena Ruggerio (Ed.), Media Depictions of Women as Brides, Wives, and Mothers (pp. 91–101). Lexington Books. 2012).
  • “Never Grow Old, Never Die”: Vampires, Narcissism and Simulacra. Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 3(1), 91–106. https://doi.org/10.1386/iscc.3.1.91_1

Service Activities

  • Member. Student Conduct Board, Member, 2014-present
  • Member, University Core Curriculum Advisory Committee (CCAC), 2016-present
  • Chair, BCAS Post-Tenure BCAS Committee, 2021-present
  • Chair and Member, Post-Tenure Departmental Committee (appointed by BCAS Dean), 2021-present
  • Chair and Member, LCOM Grievances, Accommodations, and Student Conduct Committee, 2016-present
  • Member, COMM Graduate Programs Development Committee, 2024-present
  • Member, COMM Curriculum Planning Committee, 2010-present
  • Speaker, Faculty Senate, 2017-2018 Member, Faculty Senate, 2015-2019

Grants & Awards

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