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Elaine K. Miller

Elaine K. Miller, PhD/e k miller Productions
41 Charmwood Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534
Tel: 585.350.9365
E-Mail: ekmiller@ekmillerproductions.com

Faculty Emerita, Women's Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures
State University of New York, College at Brockport

selected presentations on editorial cartooning, and screening and discussions of videos

Editorial Cartoons in the Classroom, workshop, Chautauqua Institution
Presenting "Trailblazer," Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Lexington, KY and San Antonio College, Women's History Month speaker
U.S. - Latin American Relations Depicted in Editorial Cartoons, University of Havana, Cuba, International Workshop on Women in 21st Century
Presenting ":Drawing Conclusions," Montclair State University, Women's Studies Speaker Series

After 9/11 - Visual Imagery from Around the World, United Nationals Association of Rochester (UNAR), American Association of University Women (AAUW), and Monroe County Historical Society
Screening and Discussion of "Drawing Conclusions," The Chautauqua Institution Contemporary Issues Series, Theme week on "Wit and Waggery"
A Decade of Women's Issues in the Editorial Cartoons, American Folklore Society
Editorial Cartoonists on the Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas Case and A Decade of Women's Issues in the Editorial Cartoons, National Women's Studies Association Conference
Engendering Hillary: Editorial Cartoon Frame-Ups, Berkeley Women and Language Conference on "Gender and Belief Systems," UC Berkeley
Framing the Question: Mexican Editorial Cartoonists Comment on Critical Issues, Hispanic Humor Conference, West Chester University, PA
Gender Imagery in the Editorial Cartoons, WIN (Women in News group) at Gannett Newspapers, Rochester, NY

Author of videos

"Trailblazer: the Editorial Cartoons of Etta Hulme." 27 min. 2004

An engaging and affectionate look at the work of editorial cartoonist Etta Hulme (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram), one of the very few women in the field, and a former President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Etta reflects with wisdom and humor on her experiences in the male-dominated profession of cartooning. Distributed by e k miller Productions  more info

"Drawing Conclusions: Editorial Cartoonists Consider Hillary Rodham Clinton." 25 min. 1998

A lively look at the motivations, approaches, and perceptions of editorial cartoonists as they followed the career of this most unusual First Lady, now a New York State Senator and possible presidential candidate. Distributed by First Run Icarus Films  more info

"Running Mate: Gender and Politics in the Editorial Cartoons." 47 min. 1992

Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for Vice President in the 1984 presidential election drew fascinating gender-based commentary from editorial cartoonists. The subject of the first woman candidate on a major party ticket was irresistible. The video features interviews with Ferraro herself and with three political cartoonists. Distributed by First Run Icarus Films  more info

Publications on Editorial Cartooning:

"Engendering Hillary: Editorial Cartoon Frame-ups," in Proceedings of the Fourth Berkeley Women and Language Conference, April 1996, Berkeley, CA. Ed. Natasha Warner, et al. Univ. of California Press, 1997. pp. 519-532.
"Framing Hillary: Gender Imagery in Editorial Cartoons," survey research report in Women in Higher Education, Sept. 1995, pp. 12-14.
"Politics and Gender: Geraldine Ferraro in the Editorial Cartoons," in Feminist Theory and the Study of Folklore, eds. Susan Hollis, Linda Pershing, and M. Jane Young. University of Illinois Press, 1993. pp. 358-395.

Other Publications:

"Shifting Gears: Reflections on a Cross-Country Bicycle Tour," in Outside of Ordinary: Women's Travel Stories. Second Story Press, Toronto. November 2005.
Mexican Folk Narrative from the Los Angeles Area. Memoir of the American Folklore Society. Vol. 56, Univ. of Texas Press, 1973.

Selected Professional Experience

Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Foreign Languages, SUNY Brockport, 9/70 - 6/04; Department Chair, 9/91 - 6/01.
Interim Director of Women's Studies Program (9/90 - 12/90), and Associate Professor of Women's Studies, SUNY Brockport, 9/82 - 6/04.
Dean of The Alternate College (now Delta College), SUNY Brockport, 9/77 - 8/81.
Visiting Professor, History of Consciousness Program (Women's Studies component), Univ. of California at Santa Cruz, Winter Quarter 1985.
Director, Peace Corps / College Degree Program, 1/71 - 8/74 -- a 15-month training program on the SUNY Brockport campus to prepare mathematics and science majors for service as Peace Corps Volunteers in Latin America and Francophone Africa.

Post-graduate study and advanced degrees:

PhD Spanish Language and Literature, University of California at Los Angeles. Dissertation: "Mexican Folk Narrative from the Los Angeles Area"
Exchange fellowship for a year of study at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
MA Spanish Language and Literature, minor in Latin American Studies, Indiana University
BA Spanish and French, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois.

 

 

 

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 Ann Telnaes political cartoon
Ann Telnaes, Tribune Media Services
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Steve Breen political cartoon
  Steve Breen, San Diego Tribune
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Signe Wilkinson political cartoon
Signe Wilkinson, Philadelphia Daily News
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