Jonathan Crane

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Education

  • A.B., University of Illinois, 1981
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1991

Areas of Interest

  • Media, Film, Popular Culture

Bio

Dr. Crane teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in communication theory, mass media and film studies. Crane received his A.B. in Psychology and studied for his doctorate at The Institute of Communications Research where he specialized in cultural studies. The author of Terror and everyday life: Singular moments in the history of the horror film(Sage, 1994), Crane has written extensively on the role genre plays in the interpretation of cinematic violence. In addition, Crane is the author of several studies marking the complex interplay between individual directors and their chosen generic niche.

Research Projects

Dr. Crane has written extensively on the role genre plays in the interpretation of cinematic violence. In addition, Crane is the author of several studies marking the complex interplay between individual directors and their chosen generic niche.

Outsourced: Crime Stories, New World Horrors and Genre

Making Up for Lost Time: Technology, Digital Musics and Discovering the Past

Teaching Courses

  • Graduate & Undergraduate courses
  • Communication Theory
  • Mass Media
  • Film Studies