Lynda DaneliukUniversity Instructor | Faculty of Arts

Affiliation: CVA; LLPA

Interests

University Instructor for LLPA: Literature, Languages, and Performing Arts Dept. and CVA: Communication and Visual Arts Dept.

Research Interests

Research Interests include Folklore Studies, Belief, Communication, Urban Legend, Supernatural, Graphic Literature, Horror, Gothic Literature, Tourism Studies, Ethnographic Fieldwork, Foodways, Popular Culture, Folk Horror, Popular Culture, Informal Communication

Education

Assc. Degree in English: Douglas College
BA Degree Double Major English/Folklore Studies: Memorial University of Newfoundland
MA Folklore: Memorial University of Newfoundland
PhD Candidate (ABD) Folklore: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Publications

Editor/"Introduction" - Culture & Tradition, V.30, 2009
"Introduction" - Culture & Tradition, V. 26, 2006
"Non-Ethnography as Ethnography: Making Use of a Punk Rock Tour Diary," Culture & Tradition, V. 27, 2005
"Pencilled In" (short fiction), Pearls, V. 22, 2003

Employment History

Instructor, Folklore Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2010-2012)
Instructor, Folklore Studies, Cape Breton University (2014)
Instructor, Tourism Management, Thompson Rivers University
(2015)
Instructor, Communication and Visual Arts; Literature,
Languages, and Performing Arts, Thompson Rivers University
(2016-Present)

Courses Taught

ENGL 1100 - Intro to University Writing
ENGL 1110 - Critical Thinking and Writing
CMNS 1290 - Intro to Professional Writing
CMNS 1810 - Professional, Business and Academic Composition
CMNS 1980 - Professional Presentation/Communication
CMNS 2100 - Informal Communication
CMNS 2160 - Mass Communication and the Popular Culture Industry
CMNS 2170 - Interpersonal Communication
CNMS 2190 - Introduction to Informal Communication (developed course)
CMNS 3240 - Advanced Professional Communication
CMNS 3600 - Urban Legend and Fake News
TMGT 2060 - People, Place, and the Toured Landscape
CMNS 3160 - Media, Entertainment, and Popular Culture
CMNS 3240 - Advanced Professional Communication
CMNS 3720 - Urban Legends as Informal Communication
(developed course)

Professional Affiliations

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Thompson Rivers University
American Folklore Society
Folklore Studies Association of Canada
Canadian Association of University Teachers