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by Emily Contois

My research, writing & media mentions explore food, the body, health, and identities in contemporary U.S. media and popular culture. I'm Associate Professor of Media Studies at The University of Tulsa, where I live in community with students as Faculty in Residence.

July 3, 2016
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January 7, 2025

My 2024 in Dogs, Grief, Writing & Thinking

In 2024, I faced profound grief after the death of my dog, Raven, which disrupted my writing plans. Despite...

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August 18, 2023

New Faculty Advice: What I Wish I Knew

Tips for new faculty on research, teaching & service, plus building community & living a balanced life.

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November 9, 2020

Behind the Scenes: How I Wrote My First Academic Book

This is the story of how I wrote my first book—Diners, Dudes & Diets: How Gender & Power Collide...

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August 1, 2019

Food Media Syllabus

Through historic cookbooks, Instagram, and 30+ virtual guests, "Food Media" critically considers our global food system through media.

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Faculty in Residence

May 12, 2025

2024-2025 UTulsa Faculty in Residence Annual Report

Prof. Emily Contois caps off her third year as Faculty in Residence having hosted 115 events in her home...

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May 13, 2024

2023-2024 TU Faculty in Residence Annual Report

Learn more about Prof. Emily Contois' second year as Faculty in Residence at The University of Tulsa.

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May 1, 2023

2022-2023 TU Faculty in Residence Annual Report

In its first year, TU's revived FiR Program made significant progress to enrich students' college experience.

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Author

A writer & editor of academic books, chapters & articles, as well as public essays & op-eds.

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An expert source for TV, film, podcasts, radio, web & print journalism.

On Public Scholarship

July 31, 2018

Why I’m Still Blogging After 6 Years & Being Trolled

I blog as an academic for a number of reasons, but this year I had some new reflecting to...

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July 11, 2017

Celebrating 5 Years Blogging & Why Other Academics Should Too

The blog is turning five! Here's five more reasons why I blog, and why other academics should too.

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April 12, 2016

Social Media Lessons for Aspiring Public Intellectuals

I attended several fascinating panels at the 2016 OAH Annual Meeting here in Providence this past weekend (check out #OAH2016 on Twitter), and also...

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August 6, 2014

Cheers & Tears: 5 More Reasons for Academics to Blog

This summer marks my second year of blogging, so I thought I’d celebrate by adding to the five lessons I...

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Professor

An engaged & award-winning educator.

On Teaching

January 13, 2025

Class Engagement Tips from My Most Engaged Students

These 7 tips for promoting classroom engagement came from an exceptionally engaged group of students.

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January 19, 2023

Top 10 Things My Women’s & Gender Studies Students Learned

These are the ideas and concepts that resonated most with my Intro to Women's & Gender Studies students.

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May 1, 2022

Teaching Reflection: Unessays, Again!

Check out the unessay projects my students did in Advertising History, Culture & Critique.

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December 15, 2021

My Media & Pop Culture Students’ Top 9 Learnings

These are the top concepts and ideas Media & Pop Culture students learned this semester; what they'll take with...

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January 17, 2021

14 Things the Jane Fonda Workout Taught Me for Online Pandemic Teaching

Go at your own pace. Show real sweat. Count it down. Here's what I've learned from Jane Fonda's workouts...

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December 18, 2020

Tracking Our Media Diets in Intro to Media Studies

This semester, students merged theory and practice in a deeply self-reflexive way through Media Diet Journals, which they then...

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Resources

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Tips to Revitalize Your Writing When You Feel Stuck

Feeling stuck in writing, I adopted strategies to regain momentum during a dedicated week. These included seeking support, positive visualization, refreshing writing spaces, and setting kinder goals.

April 2, 2025
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Academia, resource, Top

New Faculty Advice: What I Wish I Knew

Tips for new faculty on research, teaching & service, plus building community & living a balanced life.

August 18, 2023
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Teaching Online: How to Be More Creative & Engaging

Six tips for how to teach in creative and engaging ways online.

May 11, 2020
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Academia, resource

24 Conference Tips

Try these tips for ensuring a great conference experience, whether at your favorite annual meeting or a new event.

June 24, 2014
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Academia, resource

How to Write a Statement of Purpose

When I applied to PhD programs, I didn’t really find the advice I was seeking for how to write a statement of purpose, so I wrote this post in the...

October 1, 2013
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