{"id":1359,"date":"2018-05-29T00:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T00:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/philosophy-religion-humanities\/?page_id=1359"},"modified":"2021-10-24T18:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T18:59:09","slug":"sarah-lynne-bowman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/philosophy-religion-humanities\/humanities-faculty\/sarah-lynne-bowman\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Lynne Bowman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sarah Lynne Bowman – <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Adjunct Professor of Humanities,<\/h2>\n

Program Coordinator: Peace & Conflict Studies<\/h2>\n

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Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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<\/em>. 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<\/em> from 2012-2015 and is a coordinating editor for the International Journal of Role-playing<\/em>. 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.<\/p>\n

Teaching Philosophy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Role-playing studies
\nCommunication
\nRadio-TV-Film
\nRhetoric
\nDepth psychology
\nCritical theory
\nHistory of ideas
\nPerformance studies
\nSocial psychology
\nCultural studies
\nPeace and conflict studies<\/p>\n

Courses Taught at<\/strong> ACC<\/strong><\/h4>\n

HUMA 1301: Prehistory to Renaissance
\nHUMA 1302: Renaissance to Present
\nHUMA 1315: The Arts in Contemporary Society: Popular Culture<\/p>\n

At Richland College:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

ENGL 1301: Composition I
\nENGL 1302: Composition II
\nENGL 2311: Technical and Business Writing
\nENGL 2321: British Literature
\nENGL 2327: American Literature
\nENGL 2332: World Literature<\/p>\n

At Ashford University:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

ENG 121: Freshman Composition
\nENG 122: Freshman Composition
\nENG 225: Introduction to Film
\nENG 125: Introduction to Literature
\nJRN 337: News Reporting & Writing
\nJRN 410: Journalism Law
\nJRN 497: Journalism & Mass Communication Capstone
\nSOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
\nCOM 323: Persuasion & Argumentation
\nCOM 325: Communication & Conflict
\nCOM 345: Media Writing for Communications
\nCOM 360: Advanced Communications in Society
\nGEN 499: General Education Capstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Contact<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Website<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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