Welcome to my academic web home. I’m an anthropologist and historian, with M.A. degrees in each discipline, and a Ph.D. in American Studies. I am a native of Detroit, who until recently was living in Swansea, Wales, teaching in the Departments of Political and Cultural Studies (American Studies and War & Society) and Translation (Screen Studies) at Swansea University. The links here will take you to information on my various publications, including my newest edited volumes, The Films of James Cameron: Critical Essays, which I edited with Stephen McVeigh of Swansea University, Star Trek As Myth: Essays on Symbol and Archetype at the Final Frontier, my previous books on Star Wars and The Matrix, as well as my other publications and presentations. You can also take a look at what I’ve taught and where. To the right you’ll find various links to the work of colleagues, and a mostly accurate and more complete bio of myself on Wikipedia.
