Brent Allison

Brent Allison

G-2 Aderhold Hall Athens, GA 30602 Office: (706) 542-4354

Email: brentallison@animefandom.org

 

ACADEMIC TRAINING

 

Ph.D. Social Foundations of Education, August 2000 - Present

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Dissertation: Authenticity from Cartoons: U.S. Japanese Animation Fandom as an Agency of Informal Cultural Education

 

Qualitative Research Studies Certificate, August 2000 - December 2005

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

 

M.Ed. Secondary Education, August 2000

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

 

B.S. Financial Management, May 1998

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

 

B.A. History, December 1997

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

 

VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATES

 

Teaching Certificate Social Studies Teaching in Secondary Education, May 1999 - May 2000

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

 

 

PUBLIC SERVICE

 

Editorial Board Member & Co-Webmaster, Mechademia Research Journal, 2004 - Present

Coordinated with other editors in founding a journal devoted to the study of animation, comic books, and video games from Japan as well as fan activities related to these topics. Reviewed, critiqued, and edited articles under consideration for publication. Maintained and updated the journal's website to reflect current editions and journal-specific developments.

 

Graduate Assistant to the Associate Dean Kathleen deMarrais, UGA College of Education, 2004 - Present

Authored reports, summarized data, and coordinated with academic program leaders to assist the Assoc. Dean in renewing its accreditation with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GPSC) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Co-authored and presented research with the Assoc. Dean and assisted in improving College-level assessment procedures.

 

Co-Organizer for Qualitative Interest Group Conference, 2006-2007

Organized approved submissions to the 2007 QUIG Conference into thematic panels according to a strict timetable for presentations.

 

College of Education Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee Member, 2005-2006

Student member appointed by Director of Student Services to help select recipients for scholarships awarded to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the College.

 

AERA Proposal Reviewer, 2005

Reviewed submitted proposals to the American Educational Research Association 2005 Annual Conference, provided feedback to submitters, and recommended the proposals' inclusion in the conference schedule.

 

Staff Advisor, UGAnime, 2001 - 2004

Provided advice to UGAnime officers on campus policies related to student-run organizations. Assisted in governing a student organization devoted to the exploration of East Asian popular culture.

 

Webmaster, Southeastern Association of Educational Studies, 2004

Created and developed a comprehensive website to dispense information on a regional educational conference for both local and regional scholars. Coordinated website development with conference chair.

 

Workshop Co-Organizer, Georgia Workshop on Culture and Institutions, 2003 - 2004

Co-lead workshops for professional scholars to present works-in-progress in an open atmosphere of review and critique. Maintained website for workshop scheduling, philosophy, and as a venue for attendees to download papers in advance.

 

Co-Chair, Social Foundations Graduate Student Association 2002 - 2003

Assisted activities that voiced Social Foundations graduate student presence and concerns to the university community.

 

Committee Member, Educational Affairs Committee, 2001 - 2002

Recommended university policy changes towards religious observances on campus, with special attention directed towards the welfare of religious minorities.

 

Council Member, University Council, 2000 - 2002

Reviewed and voted on university-wide policy proposals related to department creation, plant and infrastructure, mission planning, and the academic calendar.

 

Vice-President, Graduate Student Association, 2001 - 2002

Advocated the interests of 7,000+ graduate students at UGA through organizing meetings and conferences and building and maintaining the GSA website. Special emphasis was made to meet the needs of international students who traditionally encounter diminished opportunities within the university system.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Adjunct Professor, Foundations of Education, Gainesville College, 2003 - 2005

Designed and taught a section of Social Foundations of Education (EDUC 2000) for three semesters, including syllabus, course expectations, instruction, assignments, and evaluation in a community college environment. Consistently addressed students' academic concerns outside of the classroom.

 

University Instructor, The School in U.S. Society, University of Georgia, 2002 - 2004

Designed and taught my own section of The School in U.S. Society (EFND 2030) for five semesters, including syllabus, course expectations, instruction, assignments, and evaluation. Consistently addressed students' academic concerns outside of the classroom.

 

Teaching Assistant, Social Foundations of Education, University of Georgia, 2000 - 2001

Graded student essays and exams and advised supervising instructor on course management. Facilitated discussions with two sections of 60 students of Social Foundations of Education (EFND 2030). Maintained office hours for direct and in-depth student contact.

 

Student Teacher, U.S. History, Wade Hampton High School, 2000

Instructed 50 high school students under the direction of a supervisor teacher. Designed and implemented unit and lesson plans. Designed and evaluated assignments, quizzes, tests and student projects.

 

Teaching Assistant, Western Civilization, Clemson University, 1998 - 1999

Graded student essays and exams and advised supervising instructor on course management in a 200+ student class. Consistently addressed students' academic concerns outside of the classroom.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

"Fans, Copyright, and Subcultural Change: A Review of Sean Leonard's 'Progress Against the Law'," Synoptique, 10 (August 2005). Available at http://www.synoptique.ca/core/en/articles/allison_anime.

 

"A Review of Will Brooker's Using the Force: Creativity, Community and Star Wars Fans," Graduate Journal of Social Science, 2 (1) (June 2005), pp. 170-174. Also available at http://www.gjss.org/documents/journal_issue_3/allison.pdf.

 

"Education in Japanese Detention Camps" & "Ethical Issues in Computing and Education," in Eugene Provenzo, ed., Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, (New York: Sage, forthcoming).

 

"'The Magic Kingdom Does Not Approve!': Interviews with Adolescent Japanese Animation Fans" in Mark West, ed., The Japanification of Children's Culture (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, forthcoming).

 

Reviews of Drazen, Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation and Ruh, Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii in Mechademia, 2 (Forthcoming).

 

 

PUBLICATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION

 

"Japanese Animation Fandom: Implications for Research in Social Foundations of Education," in Steve Tozer, et al., ed., Handbook of Research on the Social Foundations of Education (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, forthcoming).

 

 

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

 

Orientalism, Japanism, Gender, and Japanese Animation: Pedagogical Perspectives on Transnational Popular Culture

American Educational Studies Association Cleveland, OH (October 2007)

 

Race and Nationalism: Permanence in U.S. Media and the Japanese Animation Fandom Response

Ubiquitous Media: Asian Transformations Tokyo, Japan (July 2007)

 

Japanese Animation Fandom and Media Education: A Response to Media Education Literature and Classroom Practice

Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Athens, GA (January 2007)

 

Shouting "FIRE" in a Crowded Movement: Ideology Versus Diversity in Teacher Education (Co-Authored with Kathleen deMarrais)

American Educational Studies Association Conference Spokane, WA (November 2006)

 

A Pedagogical Investigation of Japanese Animation Fans Using Inductive, Narrative, and Ethnodramatic Analysis

Couch-Stone Symposium on Symbolic Interaction Athens, GA (February 2006)

2nd International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Urbana-Champaign, IL (May 2006)

 

Anime Fandom: Possible Explanations from the neo-Marxist, Postmodernist, and Birmingham Schools

Popular Culture Association Conference Atlanta, GA (April 2006)

 

Authentic Cartoons: Narratives on and from Japanese Animation Fandom

New Voices Conference in Language, Literature, and Discourse Studies Atlanta, GA (October 2005)

 

An Analysis of Eight Interviews of Manga Legend Rumiko Takahashi and their Implications for Gender and Deviance in Her Major Works

Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits Conference Minneapolis, MN (September 2005)

 

Authenticity from Cartoons: A Proposed Dissertation Study of North American Japanese Animation Fandom

Georgia Workshop on Culture and Institutions Athens, GA (March 2005)

 

Cross-cultural Theories of Adolescent Development: Implications for U.S. and Japanese Animation as Learning Tools

Popular Culture Association Conference San Diego, CA (March 2005)

 

Japanese Animation Fandom as Pedagogy: Interrogating Pragmaticism versus Critical Theory within the Context of Popular and Informal Education

Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Conference Chapel Hell, NC (February 2005)

 

An Explanation of the Compatibility of Narrative Analysis and Phenomenological Inquiry

Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Athens, GA (January 2005)

 

World Culture Theory, Two Cultures Theory, Creolization, and Implications for Anime Fandom

Schoolgirls and Mobile Suits Conference Minneapolis, MN (September 2004)

 

Building MegaTokyo: Meaning and Resistance in U.S. Japanese Animation Fandom

American Educational Research Association Conference San Diego, CA (April 2004)

 

Ebichu the Housekeeping Hamster: Gendered Misadventures in Japanese Animation

Popular Culture Association Conference San Antonio, TX (April 2004)

SchoolGirls and Mobilesuits Conference Minneapolis, MN (September 2006)

 

"The Magic Kingdom Does Not Approve!": Interviews with Adolescent Anime Fans

Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Athens, GA (February 2004)

Georgia Workshop on Culture and Institutions Athens, GA (May 2004)

 

Young Anime Fans' Perceptions of Japanese Culture

American Anthropological Association Chicago, IL (November 2003)

 

The Pedagogical Practices of Japanese Animation Fandom

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Ft. Lauderdale, FL (March 2003)

 

An Ethnographic Study of a Fantasy Gaming Shop

Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Athens, GA (January 2003)

Georgia Workshop on Culture and Institutions Athens, GA (May 2003)

 

Anime Fan Subculture in Scholarly Literature: A Critical Review

American Educational Studies Association Pittsburgh, PA (November 2002)

 

A Proposed Ethnography of an Anime Club

Animazement Conference Durham, NC (May 2001)

 

Hackers: Their Subculture and its Educational Considerations

PhreakNIC Conference Nashville, TN (November 2000)

 

 

PANEL CHAIRINGS

 

Anime and Transnational Reception

Ubiquitous Media: Asian Transformations Tokyo, Japan (July 2007)

 

Innovative Pedagogies

Qualitative Interest Group Conference Athens, GA (January 2007)

 

Japanese Identity in a Global Context

Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Urbana-Champaigne, IL (May 2006)

 

Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, and Education

Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Conference Chapel Hill, NC (February 2005)

 

Collaborative Pedagogy:

Art and Performance

Qualitative Interest Group Conference Athens, GA (January 2005)

 

Collaborative Pedagogy:

Phenomenology

Qualitative Interest Group Conference Athens, GA (January 2005)

 

Curriculum Issues:

History

Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Conference Athens, GA (February 2004)

 

 

PANEL PRESENTATIONS

 

Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching an Undergraduate Foundations Course

Southeastern Association for Educational Studies Conference Chapel Hill, NC (February 2005)

 

Perspectives from Graduate Students Teaching Social Foundations of Education

American Educational Studies Association Conference Kansas City, MO (November 2004)

 

Japanese Animation Fandom in the Academe

Emory University Japanese Animation Atlanta, GA (February 2003)

 

Anime Fan Subculture and the Orientalist Paradigm

Graduate Student Association Interdisciplinary Conference Athens, GA (March 2002)

 

A Qualitative Research Proposal on Anime Fan Subculture

Middle Tennessee Anime Convention Nashville, TN (November 2001)

 

Hackers in Education

Electronic Frontiers Foundation Conference Atlanta, GA (August 2000 & 2001)

 

 

HONORS

 

Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Honor's Society

Golden Key - Academic Honor's Society

Kappa Delta Pi - Education Honor's Society

Phi Alpha Theta - History Honor's Society

Phi Kappa Phi - Honor's Society

Pi Lambda Theta - Education Honor's Society

Del Jones Memorial Scholarship, 2003

Tri-County Board of Realtor's Award, 1997

B.S. and B.A., cum laude

Dean's List

President's List

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Anthropological Association

American Culture Association

American Educational Studies Association

Anime and Manga Research Circle

Cultural Studies Association

Popular Culture Association