Holly KruseAssistant Professor
Faculty of Communication
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
918-631-3845
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Communication.
Doctoral thesis: Marginal Formations and the Production of Culture: The Case of College Music.
B.A. University of Iowa, Political Science and History, with distinction and departmental honors.
Post-graduate certificate, College of Business and Public Administration, Department of Equine Business, University of Louisville.
Book
Kruse, H. (2003). Site and Sound: Understanding Independent Music Scenes. New York: Peter Lang.
Proposed book under review
Kruse, H. New Media and the Redefinition of Public Space (original proposed title was First Under the Wire.) Proposed book examines the organization and reorganization of public and private spaces, and of social interaction, around new communication technologies; and of the technological, social, economic, political and legal ramifications of the use of interactive media for collective activities and for forms of presence and copresence, including online markets, using parimutuel horse racing as an exemplar. (Advance contract offers from two academic presses; under review at two university presses.)
Proposed book
Kruse, H., and Brewin, M., co-editors. Edited collection of case studies of precursors to the internet in form and content.
Refereed journal articles
Kruse, H. (2008). Betting on News Corporation: Interactive media, gambling, and global information flows. Forthcoming. Television and New Media.
Kruse, H. (2007). "An organization of impersonal relations": The internet and networked markets. First Monday 12(11):
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2028/1893
Kruse, H. (2003). Social interaction, the arrangement of interior space, and racetrack renovation. The Journal of Sport and Social Issues 27(4): 330-345.
Kruse, H. (2002). Narrowcast technology, interactivity, and the economic relations of space: The case of horse race simulcasting. New Media & Society 4(3), 385-404.
Kruse, H. (2000). Kate Bush: Enigmatic chanteuse as pop pioneer. Soundscapes: Journal on Media Culture 3(November), http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/. Originally published in Tracking: Popular Music Studies 1, 13-22, 1988.
Kruse, H. (1993). Early audio technology and domestic space. Stanford Humanities Review 3(2), 1-16.
Kruse, H. (1993). Subcultural identity in alternative music culture. Popular Music 12(1), 33-42, 1993.
Kruse, H. (1990). College music: The authentic story? ONETWOTHREEFOUR 8, 65-74.
Book chapters
Kruse, H. (2009). Local independent music scenes and the implications of the internet. Forthcoming. In T. Bell and O. Johansson (Eds.), Turn Up the Volume: New Essays in Music Geography. London: Ashgate.
Kruse, H. (2006). Media, marketing, and memory. In R. King and D. Leonard (Eds.), Visual Economies of/in Motion: Sport and Film. New York: Peter Lang.
Kruse, H. (2003). Drive-In Studio. In J. Shepherd et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 1: The Industry, Contexts, and Musical Practices. London: Cassell.
Kruse, H. (2002). Abandoning the absolute: Transcendence and gender in popular music discourse. In S. Jones (Ed.), Pop Music and the Press. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Kruse, H. (2000). In praise of Kate Bush. In S. Frith and A. Goodwin (Eds.), On Record: Rock, Pop, and the Written Word. New York: Routledge. (Pantheon edition, 1990)
Kruse, H. (1999). Indie pop music in Champaign-Urbana. In E. Koskoff (Ed.), Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 3: The United States and Canada. New York: Garland Press.
Kruse, H. (1999). Gender. In B. Horner and T. Swiss (Eds.), Popular Music and Culture: New Essays on Key Terms. New York: Blackwell.
Kruse, H. (1998). Public policy, the market, and popular music studies in the United States. In T. Hautamaki and H. Jarviluoma (Eds.), Music on Show: Issues of Performance. Tampere: University of Tampere.
Kruse, H. (1997). Fields of practice: Musical production, public policy, and the market. In T. Swiss, J. Sloop, and A. Herman (Eds.), Mapping the Beat. New York: Blackwell.
Kruse, H. (1995). Institutional practices in alternative music scenes. In W. Straw et al. (Eds.), Popular Music: Style and Identity. Montreal: Dufferin Press.
Proposed book chapter
Kruse, H. (Proposed, 2007). “It can sing like Caruso… and calculate like Einstein”: Bringing new media technologies into the home. In M. Brewin and H. Kruse (Eds.).
Reviews
Kruse, H. (1997). Reconstructing Pop/Subculture by Van Cagle. Review. Journal of Communication 47(2), 157-159.
Kruse, H. (1993). The Adoring Audience, edited by Lisa A. Lewis. Review. Popular Music 12(2), 205-206.
Kruse, H. (1992). Rock Culture in Liverpool, by Sara Cohen. Review. Tracking: Popular Music Studies 4(1), 28-30.
Other publications
Kruse, H. (2000). TV strides: Racing networks share same goal – increased fan base. The Backstretch, November/December, 111-115.
Kruse, H. (1995-2001). Various articles for the Irish Setter Club of America magazine, Memo to Members.
Invited off-campus talks
Kruse, H. (2007). New media and parimutuel wagering. College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Kruse, H. (2002). Horse race simulcasting and the implications of interactive media. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication, Chicago, IL.
Kruse, H. (2001). An analysis of the integration of audio and video information on the Television Games Network. Equine Industry Lecture Series, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Kruse, H. (1997). Media studies and the geography of cultural practice. School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
Invited on-campus talks
Kruse, H. (2006). Gender, discourse and power in the independent rock music industry. Faculty research panel, Women and Business speaker series, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
Kruse, H. (2006). Public social interaction and new media technologies. Faculty Brown Bag Series, Department of Communication, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
Kruse, H. (2006). The “Women and Business” lecture series and women in the culture industries. LaFortune/Honors House Faculty Dinner Series, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
Kruse, H. (2004). Understanding independent music scenes. Junior Faculty Brown Bag Series, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
Kruse, H. (1991). Gender and transgression in rap culture. Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Conference presentations
Kruse, H. (2008). Gender and interactive media environments. To be presented, Association of Internet Researchers, Copenhagen.
Kruse, H. (2008). Local identity and independent music scenes in the internet age. To be presented, International Communication Association, Montreal, QC.
Kruse, H. (2008). Non-ambient screens and the reconfiguration of public space. Exploring New Media Worlds conference, Texas A&M University, March.
Kruse, H. (2007). “It Can Sing Like Caruso… And Calculate Like Einstein”: Domesticating new media technologies. To be presented in October, Association of Internet Researchers, Vancouver, BC.
Kruse, H. (2007). Teaching old and new communication technologies as material culture. South Central Eighteenth-Century Studies Society, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Kruse, H. (2006). “Can you share a drink with your laptop?” Public social practice and communication technologies. Association of Internet Researchers, Brisbane, Australia.
Kruse, H. (2005). Betting on News Corp. Association of Internet Researchers, Chicago, IL.
Kruse, H. (2004). Marketing, media, and matters of memory. North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Albuquerque, NM.
Kruse, H. (2003). Time, space, and information flows in online parimutuel markets. Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, ON.
Kruse, H. (2003). Social interaction, the arrangement of interior space, and racetrack renovation. Media Ecology Association, Hempstead, NY.
Kruse, H. (2002). Spatial relations and experience: A case study in interactive media. National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA.
Kruse, H. (2001). Narrowcast technology and interactivity, past and future: The case of horse race simulcasting. National Communication Association. Atlanta, GA.
Kruse, H. (2001). "Watch and win"?: The (dis)integration of visual information on the Television Games Network. International Communication Association, Washington, D.C.
Kruse, H. (1997). The spatial and the social in local cultural practice. International Communication Association, Montreal, QC.
Kruse, H. (1996). Fields of practice: Musical production, public policy, and the market. Drake University Popular Music Conference, Des Moines, IA. (Invited)
Kruse, H. (1995). Public policy, the market, and popular music studies in the United States: A response to Keith Negus. International Association for the Study of Popular Music, international meeting, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland. (Invited)
Kruse, H. (1995). Making popular music history: The genrefication of college music. International Communication Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Kruse, H. (1993). Institutional practices in alternative music scenes. International Association for the Study of Popular Music, international meeting, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
Kruse, H. (1992). Subcultural practice and the articulation of identity in alternative music communities. Union for Democratic Communication, Trent University, Peterborough, ON.
Kruse, H. (1992). "It's a man's world"?: Intersections of gender, race and street culture in rap music video. "Console-ing Passions": Television, Video, and Feminist Studies Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Kruse, H. (1992). Alternative music culture: A case study. Popular Culture Association, Louisville, KY.
Kruse, H. (1991). Audio technology and domestic space. International Association for the Study of Popular Music, USA chapter, Chicago, IL.
Kruse, H. (1991). Abandoning the absolute: Towards a feminist phenomenology of rock and pop. International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruse, H. (1991). Disney dogs: Canines in the spaces of capitalism. International Communication Association, Chicago, IL.
Kruse, H. (1989). "Let's Steele a Plot": Articulations of Remington Steele. Ohio University/Wide Angle Film Conference, Athens, OH.
Kruse, H. (1989). The sense of an ending: Narrative, social order, and representations of Northern Ireland. International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.
Kruse, H. (1990). Skinheads international: The cultural migration of style and ideology. Big Ten Theory and Methodology Mini-Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Kruse, H. (1988). College music as local music. International Association for the Study of Popular Music, USA chapter, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Kruse, H. (1987). Kate Bush: Pop music pioneer. International Association for the Study of Popular Music, international meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kruse, H. (1986). From Edison to Sarnoff: A brief cultural and industrial history of the phonograph, 1875-1930. Undergraduate Honors Conference in Communication, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN.
Grants
The University of Tulsa, Women’s Studies Program, Course Development Grant, 2007.
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Research Grant, 2007-2008
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Research Grant, 2006-2007
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Development Summer Fellowship, 2006.
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Development Summer Fellowship, 2004.
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Development Summer Fellowship, 2003.
The University of Tulsa, Faculty Research Grant, 2002-2003.
University service
The University of Tulsa, Women's Studies Governing Board, 2004-present.
The University of Tulsa, College of Arts & Sciences, Student Evaluation Committee, 2007-.
The University of Tulsa, Social Science Symposium speaker, 2007.
The University of Tulsa, co-coordinator, workshop on teaching Introduction to Women’s Studies, August 2005.
The University of Tulsa, College of Arts & Sciences, Executive Committee, 2004-2006.
The University of Tulsa, co-organizer, College of Arts & Sciences junior faculty brown bag series, 2004-2005.
The University of Tulsa Faculty Senate Library Committee, 2003-2006.
The University of Tulsa, College of Arts & Sciences, Review Board for Cases of Academic Misconduct, 2003-2006.
The University of Tulsa Open House, Fall 2002, Fall 2003, and Fall 2005.
The University of Tulsa, Department of Communication Search Committees, 2003–2005.
The University of Tulsa, Department of Communication Library Liaison, 2002-2005.
Speakers brought to the University of Tulsa:
• Joann Keyton, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Kansas, Women and Business speaker series, Fall 2006.
• Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, Women’s History Month Speaker, Spring 2006.
• Anne Balsamo, Director and Professor, Institute for Multimedia Literacy, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California, Women in Science & Technology speaker series, Fall 2005.
• Steve Jones, former head, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, and senior research fellow, Pew Internet & American Life project, Spring 2004.
La Salle University, Urban Center Advisory Board, 1996-1998.
La Salle University, Department of Communication Search Committee, Spring 1997.
La Salle University, Department of Communication Board Secretary, 1995-1996.
Professional service
Member of executive committee, Association of Internet Researchers, 2005-present.
Manager of email lists, Association of Internet Researchers, 2005-present.
Manuscript reviewer, Communication Theory, 2007.
Manuscript reviewer, New Media & Society, 2006-present.
Manuscript reviewer, The Information Society, 2004.
Manuscript reviewer, Sex Roles, 2003-2004.
Manuscript reviewer, Southern Journal of Communication, 2002-2004.
Manuscript reviewer, American Quarterly, 1998.
Manuscript reviewer, Critical Studies in Media Communication, 1996-1998.
Program sub-chair in economics and commerce, Association of Internet Researchers conference, Toronto, 2003.
Program committee, Association of Internet Researchers conference, Toronto, 2003.
Manuscript reviewer, Association of Internet Researchers conferences, 2003-present.
Manuscript reviewer, International Communication Association conference, 1997-1999.
Community service
Project Woman (low cost mammogram service), Tulsa, fundraising volunteer, 2007.
Setter and all-breed dog rescue volunteer, 1995-2007.
Tulsa SPCA, pet therapy program nursing home visitation volunteer, 2003-05.
Founder and administrator of major Listserv email discussion list (Setters-L), 1994-2001.
Irish Setter Club of Greater Davenport newsletter editor, 1982-1986.
Member of political party county central committee (Johnson Co., IA), precinct caucus coordinator, and poll watcher, 1981-1986.
Professional employment
Assistant professor, The University of Tulsa, 2001-presentß. Courses Taught:
Communication 4993: Family Communication (Independent Study)
Communication 4993: The Music Industry (Independent Study)
Communication 4893: Computer-Mediated Communication
Communication 3483: Principles of Visual Communication
Communication 3323: Interpersonal Communication
Communication 3113: Inquiry in Communication
Communication 3103: Theories of Communication
Communication 2523: Communication Technology and Society
Communication 2123: Mass Communication and Society
Women's Studies 2013: Introduction to Women's Studies
First Seminar 1973: The Internet, Politics, and Society
Advisor for students in Honors 4003: Honors Senior Project; and Communication 4973: Communication Senior Project
Lecturer (while a full-time student in the College of Business and Public Administration), University of Louisville, 2000-2001. Courses taught:
Communication 316: Research Methods
Communication 112: Business and Professional Speaking
Communication 111: Speech Communication
Adjunct professor (while doing postdoctoral coursework), Villanova University, 1998-1999. Courses taught:
Communication Arts 1100: Public Speaking
Assistant professor, La Salle University, 1995-1998. Courses taught:
Communication 611, Approaches to Mass Communication (graduate class)
Communication 404, Seminar in Mass Communication: Mass Media Law
Communication 404, Seminar in Mass Communication: Popular Culture
Communication 404, Seminar in Mass Communication: Media Effects
Communication 301, Broadcasting in America
Communication 254, Public Speaking
Communication 201, Introduction to Mass Media
Adjunct lecturer, Shenandoah University, 1993-1995. Course taught:
Mass Communication 255, Public Speaking.
Visiting assistant professor, University of Louisville, 1991-1993. Courses taught:
Communication 327, Effects of the Mass Media.
Communication 101, Public Speaking.
Instructor, Danville Area Community College, 1991. Course taught:
Rhetoric 102, Rhetoric and Composition.
Teaching assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1991. Had full responsibility for designing and teaching the following courses:
Communication 217, History of Communication
Communication 220, Communication and Popular Culture
Speech Communication 111-112, Verbal Communication
Research assistant to Dean James Carey of the College of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990-1991.
Research assistant in communication history on Form of News book project to Professor John Nerone, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987-1989.
Teaching assistant to Professor Lawrence Grossberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986-1987. Presented lectures, assisted with grading, and met with students in:
Speech Communication 213, Persuasion and the Popular Arts
Speech Communication 296, Communication, Popular Music, and Youth Culture
Undergraduate research assistant in political theory and rhetoric of inquiry to Professor John S. Nelson, Department of Political Science, University of Iowa, 1985.
Debate and forensics judge, 1982-1985.
Honors
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma, collegiate business honor society
University of Louisville, Equine Industry Program, Distinguished Guest Faculty, Spring 2001.
University of Illinois Graduate Fellowship, 1986-1990.
Member, Kappa Tau Alpha.
Member, Phi Kappa Phi.
Summer University of Illinois Fellowship in Communication Research, 1988.
Nominated for university-wide outstanding graduate student teaching award by College of Communication undergraduate students, 1987.
University of Iowa President's List, three semesters.
University of Iowa Dean's List, six semesters.
National Merit Scholarship, 1982-1986.
Member of University of Iowa Humanities Coordinating Committee, 1984-1985.
University of Iowa undergraduate research assistantship, Rhetoric of Inquiry project, 1985.
University of Iowa Honors Scholarship, 1982-1983.
University of Iowa Dean's Scholarship, 1982-1983.
State of Iowa Scholarship, 1982.
State finalist, extemporaneous speaking, IFL and NFL, 1982.
Professional affiliations
Association of Internet Researchers
International Communication Association