Public Pedagogy of Visual Culture & Gender: Unsettling Feminism(s) Editorial

Deborah L. Smith-Shank; Karen Keifer-Boyd

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

Abstract

Public Pedagogy of Visual Culture & Gender BLOG

Author Biographies

Deborah L. Smith-Shank, Ohio State University

Deborah L. Smith-Shank, Ph.D., is professor and interim chair 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.

Karen Keifer-Boyd, The Pennsylvania State University

Karen Keifer-Boyd, Ph.D., is a professor of art education and womenâ€™s studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research is translated into several languages, recognized with Fulbright awards (2006 Finland & 2012 Austria), and focuses on feminist methodologies for teaching critical and creative inquiry with dynamic/interactive technologies. Currently, she is president of the National Art Education Association Womenâ€™s Caucus (2010-2012), and project evaluator (2010-2013) for â€œCommunicating Research to Public Audiences on Gender Barriersâ€ funded by a National Science Foundation grant.

Correspondence regarding the Visual Culture & Gender journal should be addressed to the editors at smith-shank.1@osu.edu and kk-b@psu.edu