R.L. (Rachel Lara) van der Merwe, PhD

University of Groningen

Course Coordinator/Designer & Instructor

MA coursework
Digital Games and Culture (Research MA elective);
Theories of Culture (Research MA core course);
Story Lab (MA-2)

BA coursework
BA Thesis Course Coordinator (BA-3);
Media and Everyday Life (BA-1);
Thinkers & Theories: Identity & Interactivity (BA-3);
Thinkers & Theories: Decoloniality & Intersectionality (BA-3);
Research Seminar: Critical Analyses of Audiovisual Texts (BA-3).

Course Instructor

Transformations in Digital Culture (MA-1);
Audiovisual Culture (BA-2);
Media Theory (BA-2);
Analysing Media Production and Use (BA-2).
Media Platforms & Industries I and II (BA-1);
Introduction to Media Studies (BA-1);
Academic Skills (BA-1);
Media Spaces and Practices (BA-1).

Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

Course Designer & Instructor

Culture and Environment (MSc in Environmental Technology and International Affairs)

University of Colorado Boulder

• Media & Popular Culture (BA, in-person & asynchronous online)
  • Designed both in-person and online iterations from scratch.
• Introduction to Social Media (BA)
• Foundations of Media Studies (BA)
• Concepts & Creativity: Conversation (BA)