Nicholas D. Krebs

Doctoral Candidate in American Studies

Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies

Washington State University

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Research Interests

Nick focuses on the formation and transmission of cultural knowledge. His current research examines the concept of empire as it exists in U.S. popular culture, particularly recent Hollywood films.

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Education

Ph.D. American Studies: Washington State University, 2019 (expected).

M.A. American Studies w/conc. in African American Studies: Purdue University, 2013.

B.A. African American Studies, History, Law & Society: Purdue University, 2011 (with distinction).

Publications

"Confidently (Non)cognizant of Neoliberalism: Kanye West and the Interruption of Taylor Swift," Nicholas D. Krebs. The Cultural Impact of Kanye West, edited by Julius Bailey. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Honors

College of Arts and Sciences Recruitment Fellowship, Washington State University, (Summer) 2015, $2500.

Outstanding Senior in African American Studies at Purdue University, 2011.

Professional Associations

Ankh Maat Wedjau Honor Society of the National Council for Black Studies, 2011 inductee

American Studies Association

Society for Cinema and Media Studies

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