Biography 

Viola Pearce (previously Viola Glubok) focuses her dissertation research on how transgender audiences communicate and organize in digital spaces. She is also interested  in gender and sexuality, transgender interpretations of texts, and video games as a  medium, as well as cross-cultural considerations of Japanese media. She has taught courses both on media and popular culture widely as well as Japanese popular culture. Her 
BA in Anthropology from Beloit College and master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities informs her use of various methods such as digital ethnography, textual and discourse analysis, and interviews. She is always happy to talk at tur57472@temple.edu.