Dr. Robin Roberts

Associate Dean

College of Arts & Sciences

145 Hodges Hall

Tel: (225) 578-8273

E-Mail: rrobert@lsu.edu

Robin Roberts

  Education:

• B.A. in English, Mount Holyoke College

• M.A., Ph.D. in English, University of Pennsylvania

  Research Interests:

Gender and popular culture, especially science fiction and television.

  Selected Publications:

• Sexual Generations: Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gender. (University of Illinois, 1999)
• Ladies First: Women in Music Videos (Mississippi, 1996)
• Ann McCaffrey: A Critical Companion (Greenwood, 1996)
• A New Species: Gender and Science in Science Fiction (Illinois, 1993)

Dr. Roberst has also written numerous articles in journals including Extrapolation, National Women's Studies Association Journal, Science-Fiction Studies, Journal of Popular Music and Society, Journal of Communication Inquiry, and many others.

  Selected Courses Taught:

• Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

• Feminist Theory

• Women and Television

• Gender and Popular Culture

• Women and Literature

• Science Fiction.