Associate Instructors: Faculty
2009-2010SUSAN ECKELMANN - Doctoral candidate in the Department of History and the American Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
Susan Eckelmann was born and raised in Germany. She received a B.A. in North American Studies, Sociology, and English at the Free University of Berlin (2005) and continued her studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned her M.A. in Afro-American Studies. Since 2007, she has been a Ph.D. candidate in History and American Studies at IU. In addition to her responsibilities as a doctoral student and future associate instructor in American Studies, she currently serves as an editorial assistant at the Journal of American History. Apart from her academic interests, Susan enjoys outdoor sports, travel, and foreign languages.
KELLIE HOGUE - Doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology and the American Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
Kellie's dissertation focuses on the experiences of Native American women who are members of the National Tekakwitha Conference and participate in groups called Kateri Circles. Named for Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk woman. These groups offer Native American people the opportunity to create a social and religious space in celebration of an identity that is both Indian and Catholic. Collectively, Kateri Circles bridge the gap between Native American spirituality and American Catholicism. Specifically, she proposes to investigate the various ways individuals in these groups define themselves as both Catholic and Native American. On a broader level, her research seeks to understand how participation in these groups, from one generation to another, affects an individual's social status, network of relationships, and family structures.
WILLIAM GILLIS - Doctoral candidate in the School of Journalism and the American Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
Bill's dissertation research focuses on anti-media activism among grassroots conservatives in the United States during the 1970s.
JUSTIN OWEN RAWLINS - Doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication & Culture and the American Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington
Justin is a native Hoosier. He received a B.A. in History and Communication & Culture (2003) and a M.A. in Communication & Culture (2006) from Indiana University, Bloomington. Justin's dissertation focuses on the discourses that surround Method acting and actors in the post-WWII US context and interrogates how such ideas about performance and identity intersect with and attempt to re-affirm existing power relations built around race and gender. In addition, Justin serves on the Board of the City Lights Film Series, is an Officer in the American Studies Graduate Student Association, and is the Graduate Student Representative on the Graduate Affairs Committee for American Studies. In his "free" time, Justin enjoys jogging, basketball, filmmaking, travel, photography, and yes, watching television/movies.
