Like the other people on this site, Tim has his Master’s in Popular Culture from BGSU. Unlike the other people on this website, he has a BA in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
You can read his Master’s thesis here – Superheroes and Shamanism: Magic and Participation in the Comics of Grant Morrison.
He is primarily interested in textual and extratextual forms of expression, narratives, comic books, superheroes, shamanism, occult creativity, extreme metal music and cultures, and internet history and cultures.
He currently lives in Wisconsin and you should let him into your PhD program.
Brandi J. Venable graduated from Bowling Green State University with her M.A. in Popular Culture in 2011. She also holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts: Dramatic Writing Option from Boise State University.
Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Childhood Studies at Rutgers University-Camden. Her main interests are in children’s and young adult literature, themes of food and consumption, and the history of childhood.
