Emily Ryalls
(she/her/hers)
Professor
Contact Information
Office: Building 52, Rm. D3
Phone: 805-756-2909
Email: eryalls@calpoly.edu
Fields
- Feminist Media Studies
- Critical/Cultural Studies
- Communication Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies
- Girls' Studies
Courses
- ISLA/WGQS 3335: Feminist Studies of Whiteness in Popular Culture
- WGS 3301: Masculinity Studies
- ISLA 3320: Disability in Popular Culture
- ISLA 2255: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Theory and Methods
- ISLA 3303: Values & Technology
Education
- Ph.D. University of South Florida
- M.A. University of Alabama
- B.A. James Madison University
About Emily D. Ryalls:
Dr. Ryalls came to Cal Poly in fall 2017. She joined the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Liberal Arts Department in fall 2019. She is the 2022-2023 recipient of the University Distinguished Teaching Award. Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of critical/cultural studies and feminist media studies. Dr. Ryalls' research has explored issues of age, race, class, gender, ability and sexuality in media sites such as Love on the Spectrum, Scream Queens, Gossip Girl, and The Hunger Games. Her work has been published in several journals, including Critical Studies in Media Communication, Text and Performance Quarterly, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, and Communication Culture & Critique. She is the co-founder and co-editor of Feminist Pedagogy. In her free time, she can be found watching Bravo TV and hanging with her dog, Henry.