Sarah Lynne Bowman –

Adjunct Professor of Humanities,

Program Coordinator: Peace & Conflict Studies

 

Biography

Sarah Lynne Bowman is a scholar, game designer, and event organizer. She received her Bachelors and Masters from the University of Texas at Austin in Radio-TV-Film. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas in Arts and Humanities. McFarland Press published her dissertation in 2010 as The Functions of Role-playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems, and Explore Identity. Bowman publishes regularly in scholarly and popular media about the transformative power of role-playing. She served as an editor for The Wyrd Con Companion Book from 2012-2015 and is a coordinating editor for the International Journal of Role-playing. She was the lead organizer for the Living Games Conference 2016, helped coordinate the Role-playing and Simulation in Education Conference at Texas State University, and serves on several committees for Living Games 2018.

Teaching Philosophy

Dr. Bowman’s courses focus on helping students better understand the nature of humanity by examining art, culture, religion, philosophy, and history. Her classes often feature collaborative group work and presentations, where students are able to share their interests and passions with their classmates. She also integrates popular culture in the classroom, including documentaries, feature films, videos, music, and other forms of multimedia. In addition, Bowman’s courses often include role-playing exercises designed to facilitate interactivity and active engagement with class materials.

Areas of Interest

Role-playing studies
Communication
Radio-TV-Film
Rhetoric
Depth psychology
Critical theory
History of ideas
Performance studies
Social psychology
Cultural studies
Peace and conflict studies

Courses Taught at ACC

HUMA 1301: Prehistory to Renaissance
HUMA 1302: Renaissance to Present
HUMA 1315: The Arts in Contemporary Society: Popular Culture

At Richland College:

ENGL 1301: Composition I
ENGL 1302: Composition II
ENGL 2311: Technical and Business Writing
ENGL 2321: British Literature
ENGL 2327: American Literature
ENGL 2332: World Literature

At Ashford University: 

ENG 121: Freshman Composition
ENG 122: Freshman Composition
ENG 225: Introduction to Film
ENG 125: Introduction to Literature
JRN 337: News Reporting & Writing
JRN 410: Journalism Law
JRN 497: Journalism & Mass Communication Capstone
SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
COM 323: Persuasion & Argumentation
COM 325: Communication & Conflict
COM 345: Media Writing for Communications
COM 360: Advanced Communications in Society
GEN 499: General Education Capstone.