Monika Sengul-Jones

Lecturer

B.A. Comparative History of Ideas, University of Washington,
M.A. Gender Studies, Central European University
M.A. Communication, University of California San Diego
Ph.D. Communication & Science Studies, University of California San Diego

Email: mmjones@uw.edu
Website: www.monikasjones.com

Introduction

As an interdisciplinary scholar, my work bridges humanities and social sciences. I focus on the ways socio-technical practices, technologies and techniques, and stories create or limit situations, perspectives, and futures. The way we do things, the way we tell stories, changes us. My work is to make that change visible. My areas of interest include technology & society, journalism and digital media production, narrative techniques and tools, feminist theories, and gender studies.

Teaching

I see the classroom as a space of communion and creation. My pedagogy focuses on facilitating learning experiences that guide students to think deeply about meaning, process, and their own experiences as learners and citizens. I scaffold learning and growth by leveraging a range of engagement techniques, such as discussion, reflective journal writing, collaboration, and close reading techniques to support students in unfolding their ideas and expanding their sense of possibility as critical collaborators, media makers, and engaged citizens.

Recent Courses Taught

BIS 206 Engaging Literary Arts | Technologies of Self-Writing
BIS 313 Issues in Media Studies | Game Studies
BIS 236 Introduction to Interactive Media Studies
BIS 178 Introduction to Communication

Research/Scholarship

Much of my work is collaborative and falls at the intersection of public scholarship, education, and research. I recently co-led an Art+Feminism research project on reliable sources and marginalized communities on Wikipedia. I contribute to the European Journalism Centre’s Data Journalism.com and is experienced with print and online publishing. I was the inaugural co-managing editor and web developer for Catalyst, a peer-reviewed feminist technoscience journal. My award-winning writing has been described as “moving” and “emotionally exciting.” In addition to my academic training, I have studied creative writing at the University of Washington, Hugo House, with Sabrina Orah Mark, and with Amanda Castleman. I am currently at work on a novel. My work has been supported by and conducted with Art+Feminism, Knight Foundation, OCLC, Network of National Libraries of Medicine, WikiCred, Wiki Edu, and Wikimedia Foundation.

Selected Publications