appletrees
appletrees
Female
August 21, 2008
Teacher
College - Junior
English / Literature / Writing
University of Massachusetts-Amherst - Amherst, MA, US (1986 - 1990)
Film, TV, writing, gardening, singing, alternative medicine, nutrition, aromatherapy.
Biography
I have an MFA in English, BA in Theatre and English. I have taught media and film studies for more than a decade and have also worked as a freelance film critic since 1997. I've published anthologies on film and television topics as well as numerous book chapters and articles, mostly on media studies topics. My special areas of interest include Australian cinema, horror, the occult in cinema and TV, and color symbolism in visual narrative. I have also written many freelance articles on topics ranging from nutrition to aromatherapy.
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