Gary Hoppenstand
Professor, Film Studies/Contemporary Literature and Secretary of Academic Governance | Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES
Expert in American popular culture, nostalgia
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Biography
Gary Hoppenstand is a Professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University. He currently serves as the Secretary for Academic Governance at MSU. Hoppenstand's major research areas are genre and formula studies in popular fiction, graphic novels, and film. He has published 24 books, including nine scholarly reprint editions of classics novels for Signet Classics and Penguin Classics, and over 60 scholarly articles on topics ranging from popular culture studies, to literary studies, to media studies. His next two books to be published include an anthology of his essays on adventure literature and an edited collection of scholarly articles about thriller writer Dean Koontz. In addition, he is currently the book series editor for the "Comics Monograph Series," published by the R.I.T. Press. Hoppenstand's early work as editor of the periodical, Midnight Sun, was twice nominated for the "World Fantasy Award," and his Popular Fiction: An Anthology (Longman) won the Popular Culture Association's "Best Book" award in the Textbook/Reference category for 1997. As the series editor of the six-volume "Greenwood World Encyclopedia of Popular Culture," he was again the recipient of the "Best Book" award for 2007 for the Reference/Primary Source Work category. He is a former Area Chair, Vice-President, and President of the national Popular Culture Association, and he served for 11 years as the editor of The Journal of Popular Culture, the most widely read and cited peer-reviewed scholarly journal in its field in the world. He has won the top scholarly honor of the national Popular Culture Association-"The Governing Board Award"-in 2008 ("for his contributions to popular culture studies and the Popular Culture Association"). At Michigan State University, he has won the College of Arts & Letters 2008 "Paul Varg Award for Faculty" ("in recognition of outstanding teaching and scholarly achievement"), and Michigan State University's 2008 "Distinguished Faculty Award" ("in recognition of outstanding contributions to the intellectual development of the University").
Industry Expertise (2)
Writing and Editing
Education/Learning
Areas of Expertise (5)
Popular Culture
Film
Genre and Formula Studies in Popular Fiction
Graphic Novels
American Culture
Accomplishments (5)
Michigan State University's 2008 "Distinguished Faculty Award" (professional)
"in recognition of outstanding contributions to the intellectual development of the University"
College of Arts & Letters 2008 "Paul Varg Award for Faculty" (professional)
"in recognition of outstanding teaching and scholarly achievement"
Popular Culture Association "The Governing Board Award"
"for his contributions to popular culture studies and the Popular Culture Association," 2008
Popular Culture Association's "Best Book" award in the Reference/Primary Source Work category (professional)
"Greenwood World Encyclopedia of Popular Culture," 2007
Popular Culture Association's "Best Book" award in the Textbook/Reference category (professional)
Popular Fiction: An Anthology (Longman), 1997
Education (3)
Bolwing Green State University: Ph.D., American Culture Studies 1985
Bowling Green State University: M.A., Popular Culture Studies 1982
The Ohio State University: B.S., Young Adult Literature 1981
Links (3)
News (3)
The Man Behind The Mask: A Profile Of The Lone Ranger
NPR News online
2013-07-04
Inspired by the recent release of the movie The Lone Ranger, we return to the thrilling days of yesteryear — 2008 — for an encore broadcast of a profile of the Lone Ranger for the series "In Character."
MTV Might Make High School Dropouts Its Next Reality Show Stars
ABC News online
2011-06-22
MTV reality show hits like "16 & Pregnant," "True Life" and "Jersey Shore" have been vehicles for pregnant teenagers, drug addicts, bulimics and other young peole with other eating disorders to reach their 15 minutes of fame.
Faculty Conversations: Gary Hoppenstand
MSU Today online
2011-04-15
Gary Hoppenstand is passionate about teaching literature. “I truly believe that one of the most vibrant and exciting areas of literature is young adult literature,” Hoppenstand said. “Students are so knowledgeable, so interested and so excited.”
Journal Articles (1)
Guest Editorial: Pat Browne and the Popular Culture Studies Legacy
The Journal of Popular Culture
Gary Hoppenstand
2014