Marnie Ritchie
Assistant Professor of Communication
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Phone: 253-535-7093
Email: ritchiem@plu.edu
Office Location:Ingram Hall - Room 129
Website: https://www.mmritchie.com/
- Professional
- Biography
Education
- Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Texas, 2018
- M.A., Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University, 2013
- B.A., Philosophy, University of Vermont, 2011
Areas of Emphasis or Expertise
- Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
- Critical/Cultural Studies
- Affect Theory
- Media Studies
Selected Publications
- "Gasping for War Drama: The 'About to Die Moment' of the Osama bin Laden Assassination" in Critical Studies in Media Communication
- "War Misguidance: Visualizing Quagmire in the US War in Afghanistan" in Media, War & Conflict
- "Fusing Race: The Phobogenics of Racializing Surveillance"
- "Feeling for the State: Affective Labor and Anti-Terrorism Training in US Hotels"
Accolades
- 2021 • Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award
- 2021 • PLU Center for Gender Equity Award for Engaged Inquiry
- 2021 • Surveillance Studies Network Early Career Researcher Award
- 2019 • Rhetorical Society of America Dissertation Award
Professional Memberships/Organizations
- National Communication Association
- Rhetoric Society of America
- Surveillance Studies Network
Biography
Dr. Marnie Ritchie found the study of communication through collegiate debate at the University of Vermont, where she earned a B.A. in Philosophy in 2011. She then went on to earn a Master’s in Communication and Rhetorical Studies from Syracuse University in 2013 and a Doctorate in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2018.
Dr. Ritchie teaches courses about media studies, surveillance, gender, race, and intercultural communication. Her research interests include rhetorical studies, critical/cultural studies, critical surveillance and security studies, affect theory, and media studies. Her research has been published in Surveillance & Society, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Media, War & Conflict, and Capacious: Journal for Emerging Affect Inquiry, among other outlets.
You can read more about her work at mmritchie.com.
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