Brian J. Bowe

About Brian J. Bowe

Brian J. Bowe is a veteran journalist, author, and educator whose work examines the intersection of journalism and culture. He is currently a journalism professor at Western Washington University and serves as chair of the Department of Journalism. He has previously taught at Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, CELSA/Université Paris-Sorbonne, and The American University in Cairo.As a two-time Fulbright Scholar, Bowe worked in Jordan at the University of Jordan and Yarmouk University, and in Palestine at An-Najah National University. He has also received several U.S. State Department grants, including with the Office of Palestinian Affairs, to conduct media literacy training. Additionally, he served as the lead investigator on a U.S. State Department grant to work on a journalism education collaboration with L\'Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l\'Information in Tunisia.Bowe earned his Ph.D. in Media and Information Studies at Michigan State University, where he also completed the Certification in College Teaching program. His research interests include curriculum design and assessment and media framing and representations of Muslims and Islam in Western media coverage. In 2010, he co-produced the award-winning short documentary \"The Death of an Imam.\" He also produced the award-winning documentaries \"Dreaming of a Free Press\" and \"Creating Change.\" He was co-creator and assistant director of the Social Science Research Council-funded project “Migrations of Islam: Muslim-American Culture in the 21st Century.”Bowe has written extensively about music. He has authored books about the Ramones, the Clash, and Judas Priest. He is the co-editor of the anthology CREEM: America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine (Collins), and has written liner notes for releases by Iggy & the Stooges, the MC5, and Was (Not Was). Bowe served as editor-in-chief of the online resurrection of CREEM Magazine and has published in regional and national publications such as Aquarium Drunkard, The Washington Post, Harp, Blurt, MLive, and the Metro Times.As a journalist, Bowe has worked at publications in Michigan and New Hampshire, covering beats like local government, business, transportation, and entertainment. He has been published in outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The New Arab, Crain’s Detroit Business, The Grand Rapids Press, The Ann Arbor News, and The Muskegon Chronicle.Bowe is a musician and songwriter who writes, records, and performs music as part of the shoegaze/dreampop duo Voluptuous Panic.

Experience

1. Professor

   Western Washington University

   Sep 2015 — Present · Bellingham, WA, US

   Department of Journalism

Education

• Grand Valley State University

  B.A., Journalism

  1991 — 1997

• Grand Valley State University

  M.S., Communications

  2002 — 2004

• Grand Rapids Community College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts

  1994 — 1994

• Michigan State University

  Ph.D., Media and Information Studies

  2009 — 2014