Dr. MaryAnn Janosik will be our guest speaker for a faculty colloquium on Friday, March 23 at 3:30pm in Snyder 104. The title of Dr. Janosik’s lecture will be "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: The Importance and Relevance of Academic Study in Popular Music."

MaryAnn Janosik is Dean (and an associate professor of history) at Ohio University Lancaster. Previously, she was dean of the social sciences and business division at Oakton Community College, outside of Chicago. She received her Ph.D. in American Social History and Policy from Case Western Reserve University, and also holds a B.A. (Oberlin College) and M.A. (Cleveland State University) in history. Prior to becoming a dean, she served as Director of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH and held rank as an associate professor of history and director of interdisciplinary initiatives at Lake Erie College. Her research in American popular culture has earned her several awards, including first place from the National Catholic Press Association for her article “Madonnas in Our Midst: Representations of Women Religious in American Film” (1998). An area chair to the Mid-West Popular Culture Association, Janosik has also been recognized for her work in the classroom, receiving the Roger and Anne Clapp Award for “Excellence in Teaching” in 1995. She continues to teach courses and design professional development workshops in the areas of rock music, American film and popular culture. Greenwood Press recently published her volume, The Video Generation: Rock Music in America ~ 1981-1990, as part of their six-volume series on the history of American rock music.

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Shawn David Young
Music Department
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