Read Mercer Schuchardt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES
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Biography
Dr. Schuchardt's interests include media ecology, international travel, soccer, reading, writing, aeronautics, film, cooking, kayaking, and scale model building.
Education (3)
New York University: Ph.D., Media Ecology 2005
New York University: M.A., Media Ecology 1997
Swarthmore College: B.A., English Literature 1993
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (10)
Media Studies
Media Literacy
Media Culture and Religion
Cultural Effects of Social Media
Jacques Ellul
Iconography
Millennials
Millennials and Media
Meaning-Making Systems
The Protestant Reformation
Professional Affiliations (3)
- Media Ecology Association
- National Communications Association
- International Jacques Ellul Society
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Media Appearances (1)
Interview with Read Mercer Schuchardt
Figure / Ground online
2011-07-21
Read Mercer Schuchardt is an Associate Professor of Communication at Wheaton College, where he teaches courses in public speaking, media ecology, media effects, media and composition and journalism. Dr. Schuchardt’s interests include media ecology, international travel, soccer, reading, writing, aeronautics, film, cooking, kayaking, and scale model building. He is the founder of Metaphilm and his most recent book is entitled You Do Not Talk About Fight Club: I Am Jack’s Completely Unauthorized Essay Collection...
Presentations and Event Appearances (3)
Was McLuhan's Biology the Medium of His Message?
Media Ecology Association 12th Annual Conference Edmonton, AB
2011-06-23
Digital Media and Ellul’s Global Concentration Camp
National Communication Association conference San Francisco, CA
2010-11-14
How to Leave the Catholic Church Using Only Your iPhone and The Disappearance of Women
Media Ecology Association 10th annual conference St. Louis, MO
2009-06-18
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Academics and Published Research (3)
Courses Taught
- Public Speaking (COMM 101) - Journalism (COMM 215) - Media Studies (COMM 243) - Media, Culture, and Religion (COMM 341) - Iconomy: Media Change and Corporate Branding (COMM 444) - Jacques Ellul (COMM 480) - Media Effects (Comm 493) - Media, Medievals, & Modernity (Germany/Switzerland Summer Tour, COMM 340) - Research & Composition (ENGW 104)
Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (2)
"Swoosh!"
Mirror on America: Short Essays and Images from Popular Culture
Eds. Joan T. Mims & Elizabeth M. Nollen.
New York: St. Martin’s Press. 4th Edition. 2009
"How The Cell Phone Changed the World and Made 24"
24 and Philosophy
Eds. Jennifer Hart Weed, Richard Davis & Ronald Weed.
Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. 2008