Research and Teaching Areas: Cinema History, Modernity, Social/Cultural Theory
Courses: Avant-Garde and Experiemental Cinema, Documenting the Sixties, Theories in Africana Studies, Theories of Pop Culture
Degrees: Ph.D., University of Virginia; M.A. Humboldt State University; B.A., University of California-Los Angeles
office - 244 Lane Hall
phone - (540) 231-6486
e-mail - karlp@vt.edu
Precoda teaches a wide range of cultural studies courses. He has earned several teaching awards, including the CLAHS Certificate of Teaching Excellence and the Diggs Teaching Scholar. In addition to Theatre & Cinema, Precoda is affiliated with the Department of Sociology, Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies, and ASPECT.