Editorial: Visual Representation & Performative Text

Karen Keifer-Boyd; Deborah L. Smith-Shank

Karen Keifer-Boyd The Pennsylvania State University
Deborah L. Smith-Shank Ohio State University

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Author Biographies

Karen Keifer-Boyd, The Pennsylvania State University

Karen Keifer-Boyd, Ph.D., is a professor of art education and affiliate of womenâ€™s studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Her writings on feminist pedagogy, visual culture, cyberNet activism art pedagogy, action research, and identity speculative fiction are in more than 45 peer-reviewed research publications, and translated into several languages. She co-authored InCITE, InSIGHT, InSITE (NAEA, 2008), Engaging Visual Culture (Davis, 2007), co-edited Real-World Readings in Art Education: Things Your Professors Never Told You (Falmer, 2000), and served as editor of the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education and guest editor for Visual Arts Research. She has presented at more than 50 international and national conferences, and at universities in Austria, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Uganda. Her research focuses on feminist strategies for teaching critical and creative inquiry with dynamic/interactive technologies. She is president of the National Art Education Association Womenâ€™s Caucus (2010-2012).

Deborah L. Smith-Shank, Ohio State University

Deborah L. Smith-Shank, Ph.D., is a professor of art education at the Ohio State University. Among her numerous publications is the edited book, Semiotics and Visual Culture: Sights, Signs, and Significance (2004). She served the National Art Education Association as president of the Womenâ€™s Caucus from 1998-2000, and president of LGBTIQ from 2001-2003, and the International Society for Education Through Art (InSEA) as executive secretary of the World Council from 2002-2005, World Councilor from 2005-2007, and she currently serves as elected Vice President. Smith-Shank has presented over 60 papers in national and international venues and has received national teaching awards and grants to conduct research on visual culture and gender in Ireland, Canada, Croatia, the Netherlands, and in the United States. Correspondence regarding the Visual Culture & Gender journal should be addressed to the editors at kk-b@psu.edu and smith-shank.1@osu.edu