Kevin Sandler
Associate Professor,
English
Other ASU affiliations
Instructor,
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Faculty Affiliate,
Jewish Studies
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Phone: 480-727-3920
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Ross-Blakley Hall 333 PO Box 871401 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1401
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Mail code: 1401Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Kevin Sandler is an associate professor in the Film and Media Studies Program. He specializes in the contemporary U. S. media business, with a particular focus on censorship and animation. He is the coeditor of Hanna and Barbera: Conversations (University Press of Mississippi, 2024), author of The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies (Rutgers University Press, 2007), the co-editor of Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster (Rutgers, 1999), and editor of Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation (Rutgers, 1998). He also has published in several anthologies, journals, and public facing outlets including Cinema Journal, Animation Journal, and Slate. His upcoming books are Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Duke University Press) and The Hanna-Barbera Anthology (University of Texas Press).
Education
Ph.D. Film Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, England
Research Interests
Censorship
Animation
Business
Conglomeration
Hollywood
Hanna-Barbera
Publications
- The Hanna-Barbera Anthology (Austin: University of Texas Press). Forthcoming.
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Durham: Duke University Press). Forthcoming.
- Hanna and Barbera: Conversations (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, May 2024). Co-edited with Tyler S. Williams.
- The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2007)
- Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1999). Co-edited with Gaylyn Studlar
- Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998).
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
| FMS 302 | U.S. Media Industries |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
| FMS 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 523 | Authorship in Film and Media |
| FMS 523 | Authorship in Film and Media |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
| FMS 354 | Critical Studies in Animation |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 523 | Authorship in Film and Media |
| FMS 523 | Authorship in Film and Media |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
| FMS 302 | U.S. Media Industries |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 394 | Special Topics |
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 200 | Film and Media History |
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 200 | Film and Media History |
| FMS 374 | Film and Media Visionaries |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 394 | Special Topics |
| FMS 374 | American Visions |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 354 | Critical Studies in Animation |
| FMS 523 | Film Authorship |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 200 | Film History |
| FMS 394 | Special Topics |
| FMS 200 | Film History |
| FMS 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FMS 200 | Film History |
| FMS 374 | American Visions |
Presentations
- “The Media Industries Essay,” Broadcast Education Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2016.
- “‘Scooby-Doo: Where Aren’t You!’: Time Warner, Cartoon Network, and Synergizing a Great Dane,” Screen Studies Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, June 2015.
- “Scrappy Doo, I Hate You! The Business Behind the Animosity toward Scooby-Doo’s Nephew,” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference, March 2015.
Service
- Film and Media Studies, Guest Speaker Committee, Chair (2009 - Present)
- Transmedia League, Advisor (2008 - Present)
- Film and Media Studies, Creator (2008 - Present)
- Film and Media Studies, Designer (2008 - Present)
- Montreal Study Abroad Program, Designer and Teacher (2008 - Present)
- Talk Cinema, Guest Speaker (2008 - Present)
- Institute for Humanities Research, FMS Member (2008 - Present)
- Film and Media Studies, Director of Internships (2008 - Present)
- Convergence Culture Consortium, Consulting Researcher (2005 - Present)
- Institute For Humanities Research, Board Member (2010 - 2011)
- FMS Digital Studies Assistant Professor Search, Chair (2010 - 2010)
- FMS Internships, Director (2010 - 2010)
- FMS Public Programs Committee, Chair (2010 - 2010)
- FMS Transmedia League, Advisor (2010 - 2010)
- Promotion and Tenure Committee, Chair and co-chair (2010 - 2010)
- Associate Director, Associate Director (2009 - 2010)
- Institute for Humanities Research, Board Member (2009 - 2010)
- Talk Cinema, Guest Speaker (2009 - 2010)
- Guest Speaker Committee, Lead (2009 - 2009)
- Internships, Head (2009 - 2009)
- Personnel Committee, Head (2009 - 2009)
- TransMedia League, Co-Advisor (2009 - 2009)
- Talk Cinema, Guest Speaker (2009 - 2009)
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Teaching Committee Chair (2006 - 2009)
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Teaching Committee, Chair (2006 - 2009)
- Teaching Review Committee, Lead (2009 - 2009)
- Hollywood Film History Online Course, Creator (2008 - 2009)
- Sustainability Film Festival, Coordinator (2008 - 2009)
- CLAS Senate, FMS Member (2008 - 2008)
- Stars of David Conference, Co-organizer (2008 - 2008)