William McClain

William McClain received his PhD in Communication Studies from the University of Southern California. Prior to that he received his MA in Critical Media Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and his BA in Theater and Film Studies from the University of Kansas. He currently teaches in the LMU Core program.

Dr. McClain's academic work focuses on textual hermeneutic methodology and interactive texts. His work has been published in Film Studies, The New Review of Film and Television Studies, The Journal of Film and Video, and The International Journal of Communication, among other places. His book Textual Hermeneutics: A User's Guide and Radical Manifesto will one day be published and you will read it and think it's great.