Faculty Profile
Travis Sutton
Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Media Arts
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts229
- Travis.Sutton@unt.edu
- (940) 565-2537
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Certificate, Texas A&M University, 2015.
Major: Film Studies
Certificate, Texas A&M University, 2015.
Major: Women and Gender Studies
MA, University of North Texas, 2009.
Major: Radio, Television and Film
Dissertation Title: "'According to Their Wills and Pleasures": The Sexual Stereotyping of Mormon Men in American Film and Television.
BA, Brigham Young University, 2004.
Major: Media Arts
AS, Utah Valley State College, 2002.
Major: General Academic Studies
Current Scheduled Teaching*
MRTS 3610.100, Film and Television Analysis, Summer 2024
MRTS 4230.001, Affect, Emotion and the Movies, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 3610.001, Film and Television Analysis, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MRTS 3475.001, International Film History from 1945, 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 4951.701, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2021
MRTS 3610.001, Film and Television Analysis, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 3475.001, Film History from 1945, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 1320.001, Perspectives on Film, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 1320.800, Perspectives on Film, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
MRTS 5515.001, Media Genres and Authors, Fall 2018 SPOT
MRTS 5515.001, Media Genres and Authors, Fall 2017 SPOT
RTVF 1320.001, Perspectives on Film, Spring 2015 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.
Published Publications
Published Intellectual Contributions
Book Chapter
Sutton, T. J. (2014). "Avenging the Body: Disability in the Horror Film". A Companion to the Horror Film. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Sutton, T. J. (2012). "'Forever Family' Values: Twilight (2008) and the Modern Mormon Vampire". Horror after 9/11. Austin, TX: University of Texas.
Awarded Grants
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
Grant - Research
Sutton, T. J., "Graduate Achievement Grant," Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Other, Funded. (2012 – Present).
Sutton, T. J., "Graduate Achievement Grant," Sponsored by Texas A&M University, Other, Funded. (2014).
Sutton, T. J., "Professional Supplemental Travel Grant," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, Funded. (2008).
| Overall Summative Rating |
Challenge and Engagement Index |
Response Rate |
|---|---|---|
out of 5 |
out of 7 |
% of students responded |
- Overall Summative Rating (median):
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- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
- Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- 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