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Hugh Curnutt
Associate Professor, College of Communication and Media, Academic Affairs
- Office:
- Morehead Hall 132
- Email:
- curnutth@montclair.edu
- Phone:
- 973-655-4464
- Degrees:
- BS, New York University
- MA, Georgetown University
- PhD, University of Pittsburgh
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Hugh Curnutt's teaching and research focus on critical and cultural approaches to evolving communication technologies and popular culture, with particular emphasis on television and video games. Dr. Curnutt's scholarship examines transformations in the contemporary media landscape, especially the role of reality television in reshaping media institutions, performative regimes, and celebrity. His work has appeared in a range of scholarly journals and edited volumes, including Media, Culture & Society; Television & New Media; Communication Quarterly; Film and Television Stardom; and Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Curnutt serves as Vice President for Negotiations for the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1904.
Courses Currently Taught:
- Seminar in Media Ecology
- Television and Culture
- Theorizing Communication and Media
- Video Games and Culture