Faculty Profile
Jennifer Porst
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Media Arts
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts235
- Jennifer.Porst@unt.edu
- Google Scholar Profile
- (940) 565-2537
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014.
Major: Film and Television
Degree Specialization: Cinema and Media Studies
Dissertation Title: Disruptive Convergence: The Struggle Over the Licensing and Sale of Hollywood's Feature Films to Television Before 1955
MA, University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.
Major: Film and Television
Degree Specialization: Cinema and Media Studies
MSEd, Northwestern University, 2003.
Major: Education and Social Policy
Degree Specialization: Secondary Education, English
BA, University of Notre Dame, 1998.
Major: Communication and Theatre
Degree Specialization: Film Production
Current Scheduled Teaching*
MRTS 4415.200, Topics in Film and Television Studies, Summer 2024
MRTS 4450.200, Topics in Media Industry Studies, Summer 2024
MRTS 5125.001, Media Industry Studies, Spring 2024 Syllabus
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Previous Scheduled Teaching*
MRTS 5950.711, Master's Thesis, Fall 2022
MRTS 5950.716, Master's Thesis, Spring 2022
MRTS 5900.716, Special Problems, Spring 2022
MRTS 5900.716, Special Problems, Spring 2021
MRTS 4320.001, Electronic Media Law and Regulations, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 5660.002, Industry Studies Topics, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 5660.003, Industry Studies Topics, Spring 2019 SPOT
MRTS 5410.001, History of Electronic Media, Fall 2018 SPOT
MRTS 5660.004, Industry Studies Topics, Fall 2018 SPOT
MRTS 5660.005, Industry Studies Topics, Spring 2018 SPOT
MRTS 5660.004, Industry Studies Topics, Fall 2017 SPOT
* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Book
Porst, J. (2021). Broadcasting Hollywood: The Struggle Over Feature Films on Early TV. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/broadcasting-hollywood/9780813596211
Porst, J., Cohn, J. (2021). Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Book Chapter
Porst, J., Jaramillo, D. (2022). Writing the Airwaves: Recent Trends in Histories of U.S. Broadcasting. Routledge Companion to Media Industries. Routledge:.
Porst, J., Cohn, J. (2021). "A Very Special Introduction". Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Porst, J., Alexander, A. (2021). "Too 'black-ish'? Banned Very Special Episodes". Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Porst, J. (2021). “Thanksgiving Orphans": Cheers and Very Special Holiday Episodes of Television. Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Porst, J. (2015). The Preservation of Competition: Hollywood and Antitrust. Hollywood and the Law. London: BFI Publishing.
Journal Article
Porst, J. A. (2019). "Roy Rogers and Gene Autry Do Not Endorse This Project: Actors, Advertising, and Feature Films on Early Television". Television and New Media. SAGE Journals.
Porst, J. (2013). The U.S. v. Twentieth Century-Fox, et al. and Hollywood's Feature Films on Early Television.
Porst, J. (2011). The Influence of Sound on the Visual Style in Renoir's Tire au Flanc and La Chienne.
Online Publication
Porst, J. A. (2023). "Residual Payments and the Fight for Fair Compensation for Labor in Hollywood". Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University. https://mediacommons.org/imr/
Awarded Grants
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Fellowship
Porst, J. (Principal), "Creative and Research Enhancement Activity Time for Engagement (CREATE) Award," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, State, $5000 Funded. (June 2022 – July 2022).
Porst, J. A., "Junior Faculty Summer Research Support Award," Sponsored by Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of North Texas, Funded. (June 2018 – August 2018).
Grant - Research
Brannon Donoghue, C. (Co-Principal), Porst, J. (Co-Principal), "Team Grant - Mentoring Program," Sponsored by Faculty Success, Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (September 2021 – July 2022).
Porst, J. A., "Scholarly and Creativity Award (SCA)," Sponsored by College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of North Texas, Funded. (June 2019 – July 2019).
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- Challenge and Engagement Index:
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- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was