My Visual Story Faculty and FIG Assistant

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FIG Faculty: Robert Voelker-Morris, Associate Director, UO Online, Office of the Provost

Robert Voelker-Morris has been an instructor at the University of Oregon since 2003. When much younger, one of Robert’s goals was to collect 10,000 comic books. A goal that has taken over thirty years to meet. A love of visual story-telling made its way into Robert’s research and scholarship such as publication on the gender roles and stereotypes of male superheroes and the effects they have on our culture in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21504857.2014.889732.

Many of Robert’s teaching interests are focused on first-year experiences that have included co-teaching freshman seminars at the UO. Courses have included Creative Collaborations and Art Meets Science: Making the Invisible Visible -  see: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/. An additional course of long standing has focused on intersections of Arts and Visual Literacy.  This course was a perfect blending of Robert’s research and interests, such as his undergraduate degree in Art History (from Oregon State, yep!), photography, graphic design, cinematic technique and theory, and popular culture studies.

Robert currently works for UO Online, Office of the Provost and received his Masters degree in Museum Studies, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lane County History Museum. Robert is an affiliated faculty member in the UO’s Comics and Cartoon Studies, https://comics.uoregon.edu/

Email: rmorris1@uoregon.edu

 

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FIG Assistant: Mazzy Zimmerman

Hi! My name is Mazzy and I’m going to be a senior in Fall 2024, and this will be my third year being a FA for My Visual Story. Originally I’m from Austin, TX and I love talking about general Texan-ness, so please reach out and let me know if you’re also from down there :). I am part of the Comics Minor here at U of O and spend a lot of my free time drawing and making comics. I am also a great resource if you’re looking for fun drives/destinations or any house shows around Eugene.

I’m pumped to see you all in class this year, and can’t wait to hear about the topics you choose for your comics. When I took this FIG I really enjoyed sharing and learning about the different styles of my peers during studio time. I would be thrilled to hear from y’all about your interests, why you chose My Visual Story, and to see how much we have in common, so please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Email: mazzyz@uoregon.edu