Jean Lauer
Teaching Experience
[All content that follows on this page was last updated January 2019]
Austin Community College, Austin, TX
COMM 2236 - Introduction to Cinema, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2019
COMM 1335 - Introduction to Radio-Television-Film, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2019
HUMA 1302 - Humanities: Renaissance to Present, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010
COMM 2236 - Introduction to Cinema, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2018, Spring 2018
HUMA 1305 - Humanities: Introduction to Mexican-American Studies, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2018
HUMA 1301 - Humanities: Renaissance to Present Great Questions Seminar, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Team Course Design, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2018
HUMA 1301 - Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Summer 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011
HUMA 1302 - Humanities: Renaissance to Present, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Mixed Class with Early College High School Course Design, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Summer 2018, Summer 2016
HUMA 1302 - Humanities: Renaissance to Present, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Early College High School Course Design, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2018, Summer 2016
HUMA 1301 - Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Mixed Class with Early College High School Course Design, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
HUMA 1305 - Humanities: Introduction to Mexican-American Studies, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2017
HUMA 1301 - Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Dual Credit High School-College Course Design, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
HUMA 1302 - Humanities: Renaissance to Present, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2014
HUMA 1302 - Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Hybrid Class / Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011
Free Minds - Creative Writing/Humanities, Free Minds Project curriculum directed by Vivé Griffith, Team Teaching Instruction by University of Texas and Austin Community College professors across Humanities, Academic Writing, Creative Writing, Literature and History, Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
HUMA 1301 - Humanities: Prehistory to Renaissance, Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Hybrid Class / Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2011, Fall 2010
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to Humanities II (Survey from Renaissance to Present), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities I (Survey from Pre-History to Renaissance), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Team Teaching Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Summer 2010
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to Humanities II (Survey from Renaissance to Present), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2010
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities I (Survey from Pre-History to Renaissance), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2010
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities (Survey from Antiquity to Present), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Distance-Learning Course Design, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2008, Spring 2007
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities (Survey from Antiquity to Present), Dept. of Philosophy, Religion and Humanities, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
ARTH 4304 - History of Cinema, Dept. of Art and Design, Upper-Division Course, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Grader Supervision, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007
ARTH 4321H - Art in Pop Culture, Dept. of Art and Design, Upper-Division Course, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2009, Spring 2008
ARTH 4304 - History of Cinema, Dept. of Art and Design, Upper-Division Course, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2006
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
RTF F345 - Studies in Film History: Cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, Dept. of Radio TV Film, Upper-Division Course, Autonomous Instruction, Teaching Assistant Supervision, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Summer 2006
RTF/COM 316M - Communication and Ethnic Groups, Dept. of Radio TV Film, Teaching Assistant and Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Spring 2006, Fall 2005
RTF 317 - Narrative Strategies in Film and Television, Dept. of Radio TV Film, Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2005, Fall 2004, Spring 2004
RTF 317 - Narrative Strategies in Film and Television, Dept. of Radio TV Film, Teaching Assistant and Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia Instruction, Fall 2003
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ
ENG 071 - Fundamentals of Writing, Language and Humanities Dept., Autonomous Instruction, Summer 2003
ENG 101 - First-Year Composition, part 1, Language and Humanities Dept., Autonomous Instruction, Summer 2002, Spring 2002
ENG 102 - First-Year Composition, part 2, Language and Humanities Dept., Autonomous Instruction, Summer 2002, Spring 2002, Fall 2001
Arizona State University West, Phoenix, AZ
ENG 101 - First-Year Composition, Dept. of American Studies, Autonomous Instruction, Spring 2002
WAC 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing, Dept. of American Studies, Autonomous Instruction, Fall 2001
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
HUM 110 - Contemporary Issues in Humanities, “Testimonial Literature and Film,” Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, Autonomous Instruction, Teaching Assistant Supervision, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2001
HUM 302 - Humanities in the Western World, Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, Teaching Assistant and Autonomous Instruction, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Spring 2001
HUM 340 - Contemporary American Film and Popular Culture, Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, Upper Division Course, Teaching Assistant, Multimedia and Web-based Instruction, Fall 2000
SPA 102 - Lower-Division Spanish, part 2, Dept. of Languages and Literatures, Autonomous Instruction, Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1998
SPA 202 - Lower-Division Spanish, part 4, Dept. of Languages and Literatures, Autonomous Instruction, Spring 1999
SPA 201 - Lower-Division Spanish, part 3, Dept. of Languages and Literatures, Autonomous Instruction, Fall 1998
SPA 101 - Lower-Division Spanish, part 1, Dept. of Languages and Literatures, Autonomous Instruction, Summer 1998, Fall 1997
Professional Publications
Journals
“From ‘Expresión en Corto’ to Guanajuato International Film Festival: The Rise of Regional Support for Mexican Cinema in National and International Contexts.” Transnational Cinemas. 4 (2013): 273-93. Peer-reviewed journal.
“‘When a Woman Thinks Alone’: Rethinking Mexican History through Women and Faith.” The Religious and the Secular. Spec. issue of Iowa Journal of Culture Studies. 7 (2005): 82-105. Peer-reviewed journal.
Rev. of Cinema & Culture: Independent Film in the United States, 1980-2001 by E. Deidre Pribram. The Velvet Light Trap. 53 (2004): 101-106.
“Esmeralda Comes By Night as Postmodern Parody.” Dialogues in Film and Literature. Spec. issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities. 19.1-2 (2002): 49-64. Refereed scholarly journal.
Book Chapters
“Resident Franchise: Theorizing the SF Genre, Conglomerations, and the Future of Synergy.” Co-author Shelley Rodrigo. Playing the Universe: Games and Gaming in Science Fiction. Eds. David Mead and Pawel Frelik. Lublin, Poland: Maria Curie-Sklodowska UP, 2007. 241-62. Peer-reviewed publication.
Encyclopedia Articles
“Brown Berets”; “Chávez, César”; “Chicano Moratorium”; “Chicano Movement”; “Chicano Theater”; “Film, Independent”; “Gonzales, Rodolfo ‘Corky’”; “Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA)”; “United Farm Workers”; “Zoot Suiters.” American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History. Ed. Gina Misiroglu. Armonk, NY: Sharpe, 2009.
Invited Editorials
“Morelia Lab: Cultivando el oficio, elevando el perfil del productor.” [Morelia Lab: Cultivating the Craft and Elevating the Profile of the Producer.”] Morelia Lab 10 Años: Taller de formación y actualización para productores latinoamericanos. Morelia Lab. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. Mexico City: IMCINE, 2014.10-11.
“Clases magistrales con cineastas que saben.” [“Master Classes with Filmmakers in the Know.”] Ahora Sí. 21-27 April 2011: 7.
Online
“Editorial: ‘They finally killed off Kat’: Battlestar Galactica and the Limits of Its Politics.” Flow: An Online Forum on Television and Media Culture. 5.6 (12 Jan. 2007).
“Editorial Special Feature (part 2 of 2): An Interview with Student Writers and Filmmakers [Jeremy Brown, Alison Eakle, and Jenn Garrison].” Co-author Marnie Binfield. Flow: An Online Forum on Television and Media Culture. 4.6 (26 May 2006).
“Editorial Special Feature (part 1 of 2): An Interview with Student Writers and Filmmakers [Jeremy Brown, Alison Eakle, and Jenn Garrison].” Co-author Marnie Binfield. Flow: An Online Forum on Television and Media Culture. 4.5 (12 May 2006).
“The Immigrant Urban/Rural Binary and U.S. Latino Assimilation: Perpetuating Otherness.” Pioneer Living Series. Ed./Prod. Raimonda Mikatavage. 13 Mar. 2002. PBS.ORG.
Invited talks, conferences, panels
Invited Talks
“Mexican Film and Contemporary Social Issues.” Global Issues Speaker Series. ACC International Programs Department. Austin, TX. 01 Mar. 2017.
“Film Festivals, Film Curation, and Promotion of Latin American Film.” Guest Speaker for course History and Identity in Latin American Film, Instructor Dr. Georgia Seminet. St. Edward’s University. Austin, TX. 27 Jan. 2016.
“Film Festival Programming – The Basics.” Guest Speaker for course East Austin Stories, Instructor Ivete Lucas, M.F.A. The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX. 04 Mar. 2015.
“Mexican Cinema, from ‘Industrial Collapse’ to Signs of Revitalization.” Keynote Speaker for BONUS Creative Week MX-ATX Exchange. Austin, TX. 12 Sept. 2014.
“The Power of Film: Diversity and Representation.” Guest Speaker / Interviewee for the Youth Theatre Company production “The Power of Film.” Paramount Academy for the Arts. Austin, TX. 18 June 2014.
“World Cinema, Lucrecia Martel, and Mona Lisa’s Smile.” Guest speaker following Blanton Museum of Art’s screening of La mujer sin cabeza / The Headless Woman (2008, dir. Lucrecia Martel). Austin, TX. 19 Dec. 2013.
“Crises of Faith, Crises of Nationalism: History and Identity in a Postmodern Mexico.” Sponsored by the Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program at UC Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. 20 Mar. 2008.
“Intro to Film as an Art Form.” Guest Speaker for course Intro to Fine Arts, Instructor Shay Hartung-Ishii, M.F.A. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 12 Feb. 2008.
“Intro to Film as an Art Form.” Guest Speaker for course Intro to Fine Arts, Instructor Caroline Sutton Clark, M.F.A. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. 08 Oct. 2007.
“Actors and Stars.” Guest Speaker for course Contemporary Issues in Humanities, Instructor Dr. Peter Lehman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 18 Feb. 2002.
“Language and Constructing Identity on the Internet.” Guest Speaker for course Digital Media and Culture: Research and Development, Instructor Joaquín Alvarado, M.F.A, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 31 Oct. 2001.
“Actors and Stars.” Guest Speaker for course Introduction to Film, Instructor Dr. Peter Lehman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 11 Oct. 2001.
“Strictly Ballroom: History and Context.” Guest Speaker for presentation of Strictly Ballroom (1992, dir. Baz Luhrmann), Foothills Film Society 2000/01 series, 19 Mar. 2001.
Symposium Presentation
“Department Training and Mentoring Support for New Online Instructors.” As representatives of the Department of Philosophy, Religion, Humanities at Austin Community College. Led by Jean Anne Lauer, with Kerri Pope. Distance Education Symposium, ACC. Austin, TX. 09 Nov. 2018.
Roundtable
“The Liberal Arts Seminar and The Common Good: How Student Success Courses Can Engage and Inspire both Students and Faculty.” As representative of Austin Community College. Roundtable co-members: Theodore Hadzi-Antich Jr., Ann Orsinger, and Kerri Pope. The 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Washington, D.C. 24-27 Jan. 2018.
Panel Member
“High-Tech Humanities: Exploring the Impact of Technology on the Human Experience.” Panelist for discussion following ACC Philosophy Forum screening of Life in a Day (2011, dir. Loressa Clisby and Kevin Macdonald). Austin, TX. 24 Feb. 2016.
“Latino Filmmaking.” As representative of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival & The University of Texas Department of Radio-TV-Film. Co-moderators Joseph Straubhaar and Jean Anne Lauer. Event coordinated by the Latino Media Studies Program at UT Austin. Austin, TX. 11 Oct. 2012.
“Texas Moving Image Histories.” As representative of Cine Las Americas, with Elizabeth Hansen (Texas Archive of the Moving Image). Chair: Stephen Parr (San Francisco Media Archive/Oddball Film+Video). The Association of Moving Image Archivists Annual Conference. Austin, TX. 15-19 Nov. 2011.
Papers
"The Production of El Movimiento as Official History: Paving the Way for New Generations of Latinos/as in Media.” Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) Seventh Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO. 16-18 Apr. 2009.
“From Mignola’s Monster to Revolution Studios: Adapting Hellboy and the Future of the Cult Franchise Film.” Popular Culture/American Culture National Conference. San Francisco, CA. 19-22 Mar. 2008.
“The Role of Academia in Shaping a Culturally Integrated U.S. Entertainment Industry.” The Society for Cinema and Media Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. 8-11 Mar. 2007.
“Whitewashing Space: Battlestar Galactica and the Erasure of Race.” Science Fiction Research Association Conference. White Plains, NY. 22-25 June 2006.
“Inmigración mexicana y política norteamericana: Notas sobre el impacto del mundo académico en el sistema hollywoodense [Mexican Immigration, Mexican-American Politics: Considering the Role of Academia in Shaping the U.S. Entertainment Industry].” Mulitmedias en las Zonas Fronterizas/The First Multidisciplinary Conference on Mexico-US Immigration: Multimedia in the Border Zone. Filmoteca de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico. 26-28 Feb. 2006.
“Theater of/for the People: El Teatro de la Esperanza and Contemporary Chicano Activist Theater.” Abriendo Brecha III: Activist Scholarship Conference on Crisis, Politics and Performance in the Americas. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 16-18 Feb. 2006.
“Alice in Alien Land: Narrative Franchises and the SF Genre.” Co-author Shelley Rodrigo. Science Fiction Research Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 23-26 June 2005.
“Women and ‘The Faith’: The Legacy of the Inquisition in the New World.” The Third Annual Cultural Studies Association Meeting (U.S.). The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 21-24 Apr. 2005.
“The Guanajuato Film Commission’s Role in Fostering Cinema Co-Productions.” Cine Las Americas Conference. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 18-19 Apr. 2005.
“Rendering Women Invisible: The Legacy of the Inquisition in the New World.” Graduate Student Gender Studies Conference. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 25-26 Mar. 2004.
“Crossing the Border: Issues of Disadvantaged-ness as Propagated by ‘Popular’ Mexican Film.” Transparencies: Technology, and Culture. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 05-06 Feb. 2004.
“Crossing the Border: Representations of Women and Technology in ‘Popular’ Mexican Film.” Global Fusion International and Intercultural Communication Conference. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 24-26 Oct. 2003.
“IMAX-Mexico: Reducing the History of a Country to Fit Your Busy Schedule.” Co-author Fatima Djelmane. Transparencies: Technology, Culture, Communication. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. 01-02 Nov. 2002.
“What Do We Do With This Junk? The Future of Salvage Operations.” Science Fiction Research Association Conference. Schenectady, NY. 24-27 May 2001.
“Existence in Cryospace: A Survivor’s Manual.” The 2001 Southwest Graduate Literature Symposium, Forging Frontiers: Imagination, Technology & Culture. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 02-04 Mar. 2001.
“The Ice Storm and American Beauty: The Estranged American Family.” The 26th Annual Conference in Literature and Film. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. 01-03 Feb. 2001.
“Pigs in CyberSpace: The X-Files, the Female Mind/Body and Fantasy.” Science Fiction Research Association Conference. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. 28 June - 02 July 2000.
Chaired Panel
“Monsters, Heroes and Villains, Oh My!” Popular Culture/American Culture National Conference. San Francisco, CA. 19-22 Mar. 2008.
Published: October 19, 2021