Hello! I'm an academic librarian and cultural researcher who explores the depiction of women and gender in popular culture narratives. My research focuses on exploring the ways in which American television shapes identity politics as well as how American History is depicted on film. I am also interested in exploring the intersection of gender, trauma, and politics in American horror films. I earned my MLIS in Library & Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh and my MA in American Studies from Lehigh University. I am currently in the English PhD program at Lehigh.

Over the course of my career, I spent time as a pub crawl performer, a freelance writer, a public librarian, an oral historian, a seriously terrible law student and a slightly better-than-average competitive debater. I presented my research at various fan and academic conferences and facilitated multi-day oral history and digital film production workshops for adults and children.

I am also the co-founder of Horror Homeroom, a website that blends academic analysis with fan flailing to consider the cultural implications of American horror. I am currently working on a series of video essays exploring the experiences of female horror fans and gender bending cosplayers.

"You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go. Be awesome!"  -Dr. Seuss

...or find me on the web!

The fastest way to reach me is by using this contact form or by emailing me directly at elizabethlauren.erwin ( @  ) gmail.com

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