Marie-Louise Paulesc
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Mail code: 0520Campus: Dtphx
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Dr. Marie-Louise Paulesc is an Associate Teaching Professor at Arizona State University, with a PhD in Human Communication and a background in Journalism and Public Relations.
Dr. Paulesc is a dedicated educator who fosters critical thinking and interdisciplinary exploration through creative pedagogical approaches and engaging course design. She has taught over 30 distinctive courses at both lower and upper division levels in areas such as Communication, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberal Studies, Film, Culture, and Journalism, delivered through online and face-to-face formats. Combining theoretical frameworks with practical applications, she helps learners engage with complex ideas and deepen their understanding of these fields. Her teaching also highlights the importance of media literacy for navigating modern communication landscapes.
Her main scholarly interests are rhetoric in the public sphere and collective memory, with current research focusing on collective remembering and its representation in media and the arts.
PhD in Human Communication | 2014, Arizona State University
MA in Human Communication | 2009, Arizona State University
Advanced Studies in Journalism | 1999, University of Bucharest, Romania
BA in Journalism | 1998, University of Bucharest, Romania
Paulesc, Marie-Louise, “Remembering the Memory Puzzle Film 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Pop Matters, April 25, 2024, https://www.popmatters.com/eternal-sunshine-spotless-mind-atr20
Paulesc, M.L. (2017). Film, History, and Memory in the Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu. Film Criticism, 41 (2), 1-11.
Brouwer, D.C. & Paulesc, M.L. (2017). Counterpublic theory goes global: A genealogy of a concept’s emergences and mobilities. In Foust, C. R., Pason, A., & Rogness, K. Z. (Eds.), What Democracy Looks Like: The Rhetoric of Social Movements and Counterpublics (75-106), Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press.
Paulesc, M.L. (2013). “Rhetoric of everyday. Crisscrossing ethnography: Texts/data/texts.“ Studia Dramatica, 58 (1), 5-12.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| HUL 494 | Special Topics |
| LST 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| ENG 230 | Introduction to Film Studies |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MLS 510 | Communicating Cmplx Cultrl Env |
| MLS 510 | Communicating Cmplx Cultrl Env |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| IDS 401 | Integration: Experiential |
| ENG 230 | Introduction to Film Studies |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| ENG 230 | Introduction to Film Studies |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 364 | Cultural Communicology |
| COM 364 | Cultural Communicology |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
| IDS 302 | Integration Skills |
| IDS 302 | Integration Skills |
| LST 370 | Dimensions of Liberal Studies |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 364 | Cultural Communicology |
| COM 364 | Cultural Communicology |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| IDS 302 | Integration Skills |
| IDS 302 | Integration Skills |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 493 | Honors Thesis |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| ENG 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 400 | Communication in Professions |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 100 | Intro to Human Communication |
| COM 430 | Leadership Group Communication |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 400 | Communication in Professions |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COM 494 | Special Topics |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 323 | Comm Approach Popular Culture |
| COM 494 | Special Topics |