David Whitt, Ph.D.
Knowledge is good.
- Emil Faber
B.S. Wayne State College 1989
M.A. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1991
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2002
COMM 1250 - Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM 2600 - Mass Media
COMM 3200 - Persuasion
COMM 3500 - Research Methods
COMM 4100 - Communication in the Professions
IDS 1010 - Not Just Kids' Stuff: Comic Books and Popular Culture
Books:
- Perlich, J. & Whitt, D. (2024) The Disney+ Kingdom: Essays on Nostalgia, Representation and Branding. McFarland & Company.
- Whitt, D. (2020). Popular Music in the Classroom: Essays for Instructors. McFarland & Company.
- Whitt, D. & Perlich, J. (2014). Myth in the Modern World: Essays on Intersections with Ideology and Culture. McFarland & Company.
- Perlich, J. & Whitt, D. (2010). Millennial Mythmaking: Essays on the Power of Science Fiction and
Fantasy Literature, Films, and Games. McFarland & Company.
- Whitt, D. & Perlich, J. (2008). Sith, Slayers, Stargates and Cyborgs: Modern Mythology in the New
Millennium. New York: Peter Lang.
Other Publications:
- Whitt, D. (2013). "Whatever you do, don't blink!": Gothic Horror and the Weeping Angels Trilogy." In
G.Leitch (Ed.). Doctor Who in Time and Space: Essays on Themes, Characters, History and Fandom,
1963-2012. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
- Whitt, D. (2013). "I can get college credit for reading Batman? That's a joke right?": Confessions of a
Fanboy Professor Teaching Comic Books. In C.K. Syma & Rr. Weiner (Eds.). Graphic Novels and
Comics in the Classroom: Essays on the Educational Power of Sequential Art. Jefferson, NC:
McFarland.
- Charney, C. & Whitt, D. (September, 2014). "Music as a medium to engage students." The Scholarly Teacher.
Research Interests: Film, TV, Music & Popular Culture
Other Links:
2018 NWU article on U2 conference attended in Belfast, Northern Ireland: /²¹²ú´Ç³Ü³Ù-²Ô·É³Ü/²Ô±ð·É²õ-³¦±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù/°ù±ð²õ±ð²¹°ù³¦³ó-³Ù²¹°ì±ð²õ-²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð…
2017 Jacobs Media Strategies The Guest List: 5 Reasons Why It's Important to Teach Popular Music History.
2015 TEDx Lincoln Speaker with Karla Jensen "Happiness is Serious Business"
2012 NWU Communication Professor is First American to Judge Croatian Film Festival /²¹²ú´Ç³Ü³Ù-²Ô·É³Ü/²Ô±ð·É²õ-³¦±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù/²Ô·É³Ü-³¦´Ç³¾³¾³Ü²Ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô-±è°ù…
Other Interests:
Co-host 80s Music Podcast Welcome to the Boomtown . The podcast can also be found on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Player FM, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts, Gaana, Boomplay, and Deezer.
2022 Ameritas Faculty Fellowship
2018-2019 NWU Exemplary Teacher Award /²¹²ú´Ç³Ü³Ù-²Ô·É³Ü/²Ô±ð·É²õ-³¦±ð²Ô³Ù±ð°ù/³¦´Ç³¾³¾³Ü²Ô¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô-²õ³Ù³Ü»å¾±±ð…
2014 Wayne State College School of Arts & Humanities Outstanding Alumnus Award
2014 NWU Faculty Scholarship Presentation Award
2012 Top Paper Presentation Award Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Conference,
Taichung, Taiwan. From Guthrie to Dylan to Springsteen: Using Music Videos on YouTube to
Teach ESL Students American History and Culture.