Professor
Communication, School of
CHBS Building 2102
PO Box 6932
Teaching and research interests: Media production, Interdisciplinary studies, comedy, semiotics, film and video production and editing.
Matthew Turner earned his B.A. in Communication and B.A. in English at Virginia Tech, and earned his M.A. in Telecommunication and Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts both at Ohio University. He also enjoys teaching interdisciplinary classes, such as a course he originated on Brazilian arts and media. Matthew Turner鈥檚 dissertation 鈥淪igns of Comedy: A Semiotic Approach to Comedy in the Arts鈥� looks at how comedy creates and subverts meaning in a variety of art forms. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences in interdisciplinary studies, theater, art history, philosophy, English, popular culture, and film. He has also published articles and book chapters on comedy Westerns, 鈥淲eird Al鈥� Yankovic, and the Marx Brothers. He has worked as an editor and consultant to Jonesfilm Group Ltd. and has edited several documentary films for them. Matthew Turner鈥檚 travels and interest in international education have led him to teach students on five continents.
鈥淩ubrics Cubed: A Tripartite Approach to Teaching, Assessing, and Learning with Rubrics.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2015. Co-Authored with Robert L. Turner III, Ph.D. and Scott A. Turner, Ph.D.
鈥淚t鈥檚 No Vacation: Assessing Learning Objectives in Study Abroad Programs.鈥�&苍产蝉辫; Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2015. Co-Authored with Scott W. Dunn, Ph.D.
鈥淎 String in the Labyrinth: A Strategic Approach to Using Technology in Education.鈥�&苍产蝉辫; Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2014. Co-Authored with Scott A. Turner, Ph.D.
鈥淭he Last Marx Brothers鈥� Film.鈥� Global Cinema.eu (Formerly, Jura Gentium Cinema. (June 2013).
鈥淓ntering the Hallowed Halls of Cyberspace: Developing Strategies for Teaching, Interacting, and Delivering Information Online.鈥� Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2013. Co-Authored with Scott A. Turner, Ph.D.
鈥淧erforming Pop Parody: Lady Gaga, 鈥榃eird Al鈥� Yankovic, and Parodied Performance.鈥�
The Performance Identities of Lady Gaga. Ed. Richard J. Gray II. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 2012.
鈥淕辞辞诲苍颈驳丑迟 Goodnight Moon: A Semiotic Analysis of Berkeley Breathed鈥檚 Goodnight Opus.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Interdisciplinary Humanities 29.1 (Spring 2012).
鈥淎rrr!!!: Performing Piracy and the Origin of International Talk Like a Pirate Day.鈥� Popular Culture Review 23.1 (Winter 2012).
鈥淐omedy in the Classroom: Creating a More Enjoyable and Inclusive Atmosphere through Humor.鈥� Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2012. Co-Authored with Scott A. Turner, Ph.D.
鈥淥rpheus in Brazil: Culture, Race, and Representation in Three Retellings of the Orpheus Legend.鈥� Hogar, Dulce Hogar: Ideologies of Home and the Latin American, Latino/a Experience. (Accepted. Manuscript in circulation.)
鈥淏lack Sheriffs and Villains in White Hats: The Image of the Hero in Western Parodies.鈥� American, British and Canadian Studies Journal. v17 (December 2011).
鈥淯ndisciplined: Interdisciplinary Teaching in a Disciplinary World.鈥� Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2011.
鈥淏lack Sheriffs and Villains in White Hats: The Image of the Hero in Western Parodies.鈥�
Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery and Colorado State University 鈥� Pueblo. The Image of the Hero in Literature, Media, and Society 2010 Conference Proceedings. 2010.
'Working in the Newsroom: A Collaborative Problem-Based Learning Approach.鈥� Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy Proceedings. 2010.
鈥淪igns, Slapstick, and Silence: The Transformation of Semiotic Meaning in the Comedy of Harpo Marx.鈥� A Century of the Marx Brothers. Ed. Joseph Mills. Cambridge Scholars Press. 2007.
鈥淐owboys and Comedy: The Simultaneous Deconstruction and Reinforcement of Generic Conventions in Western Parody.鈥� Hollywood's West. Eds. Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor. Lexington: UP of Kentucky, 2005. (This anthology was winner of the 2005 Ray and Pat Browne Annual Book Award of the Popular Culture Association).
鈥淐owboys and Comedy: The Simultaneous Deconstruction and Reinforcement of Generic Conventions in Western Parody.鈥� Film & History 33.2 (2003).