Curriculum Vitae
arstamm@iu.edu | (859)684-8837 | annarosestamm.net | https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1555-3861
| cinema & media studies | broadcast history & technology | visual studies/culture | science & technology studies | geography | local & regional history | archival methods | digital humanities |
Education
| Ph.D. in Media Studies Indiana University Bloomington | In Progress |
| M.A. in Media Studies Indiana University Bloomington | 2022 |
| B.A. in Art History & Visual Studies University of Kentucky | 2020 |
Publications
Stamm, Anna Rose. “Tarzian’s Television: Broadcasting Geography and Industry in Bloomington, Indiana.” New Review of Film and Television Studies, Forthcoming.
Non-Peer Reviewed Contributions
Stamm, Anna Rose. “Movie Things.” Establishing Shot, October 18, 2024. https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2024/10/18/movie-things/.
Book Reviews
Stamm, Anna Rose. “Poetry FM: American Poetry and Radio Counterculture: LISA HOLLENBACH (Ed.), 2023, Iowa City, IA, University of Iowa Press, Pp. Vii + 251, Illus., $90.00 (Paper).” Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 45, no. 1 (January 2, 2025): 228–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2024.2442130.
Stamm, Anna. “Review: Bootlegging the Airwaves: Alternative Histories of Radio and Television Distribution, by Eleanor Patterson.” Film Quarterly 78, no. 2 (December 1, 2024): 88–90. https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2024.78.2.88.
Stamm, Anna Rose. “Schools and Screens: A Watchful History: VICTORIA CAIN, 2020, Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, Pp. 1 + 272, $29.95 (Hardback), $24.95 (Paper).” Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 44, no. 2 (April 2, 2024): 460–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2024.2310410.
Conferences
| Console-ing Passions 2025 Panel Presentation: Motherly Broadcasting: Cooking Shows and Reproducing the Home | Summer 2025 |
| Common Ground 2025 Indiana University Bloomington The Media School Graduate Association’s Annual Graduate Conference Panel Presentation: Early TV Station Market Strategies | Spring 2025 |
| Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2024 Panel Presentation: Black Panthers, Black Power, Black Radio: Making Space in a Midwestern City | Spring 2024 |
| Common Ground 2024 Best Paper Award (Humanities) Indiana University Bloomington The Media School Graduate Association’s Annual Graduate Conference Panel Presentation: Tarzian’s Television: Broadcasting Geography and Industry in Bloomington, Indiana | Spring 2024 |
| In Light Human Rights Documentary Film Festival – 2024 Q&A Moderator for Alien Island with producer Diego Breit | March 28, 2024 |
| Century of 16MM Conference Moderator for “Sites of Exhibition” Panel | Fall 2023 |
| Common Ground 2023 Indiana University Bloomington The Media School Graduate Association’s Annual Graduate Conference Panel Presentation: Outward Projections and Interior Expressions: Local Television Identity from 1955 to 1975 | Spring 2023 |
Teaching
| Watching Film (MSCH-C 241) Instructor of Record Taught film analysis through historical, aesthetic, and cultural lenses. Indiana University – Bloomington | Summer 2025 |
| Story Lab (MSCH-C 250) Associate Instructor Taught how to apply technical skills to story telling goals in journalism, public relations, and advertising Indiana University – Bloomington | Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Fall 2024 Spring 2025 Fall 2025 Spring 2026 |
| Visual Communication (MSCH-C 226) Associate Instructor Taught basic skills in photography and videography (Canon DSLR), Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, and entry-level css/html coding Indiana University – Bloomington | Fall 2021 Spring 2022 |
| Media Literacy (MSCH-C 101) Associate Instructor Led students in discussions regarding various genres of media (film, news, advertising, etc.) and taught students how to critical analyze media content Indiana University – Bloomington | Spring 2021 Spring 2023 |
Invited Talks
| Guest Appearance on Big Talk Invited to WFHB’s talk show Big Talk hosted by Michael Glab https://wfhb.org/broadcast-historian-anna-stamm/ | Air Date: May 22, 2025 |
| Guest Lecture: Midwest Media Discussed media in the mid-twentieth century, focusing on the near-by WTTV television station, its originator Sarkes Tarzian and his far-reaching manufacturing empire. Butler University Invited by Dr. Lindsay Ems for her course: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | March 27, 2024 |
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
| Media School Graduate Award for Outstanding Teaching Nominated and selected by committee | Spring 2025 |
| Yolanda Treviño Service Award Recognizes an individual for their time and service to improving the graduate student experience and community at IU-Bloomington | 2024-2025 |
| SCMS – TV Scholarly Interest Group: Graduate Student Essay Competition One of two runner-ups | May 2024 |
| Gaines Fellowship for the Humanities Gaines Center for the Humanities, University of Kentucky Two-year undergraduate fellowship. Juniors complete a community project; seniors complete and defend a thesis. | 2018-2020 Second Year Stipend: $1000 |
| Travel Grant Gaines Center for the Humanities, University of Kentucky Applied and received a travel grant for archival research in Washington, DC. | Spring 2020 $1,200 |
| Carey Ellis Award for Best Art History & Visual Studies Paper College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky Awarded for “Creating the ‘Modern’ Film: Fritz Lang’s M and Stylistic Hybridity” | Fall 2019 $500 |
Service
| Film History Managing Editor | 2023 – Present |
| Indiana University Graduate & Professional Student Government The Media School Representative | 2023 – 2024 |
| Media School Graduate Association Indiana University, Bloomington | Executive Chair (2024-2026) Social Chair (2022-2024) Conference Chair (2021-2022) |
| Peabody Awards Pre-screener As an IU Grad Student representative | 2023, 2024 |
Associations
| Society for Cinema and Media Studies Member | 2020 – Present |
| Organization of American Historians | 2024 – Present |
Skills
Media Production: Digital & Film Photography, Videography
Digital Cameras: Canon 60D, Canon E60D, Canon R7
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