Associate Professor of Electronic Media

Robin Riley is a nationally recognized scholar in religious cinema and media studies. He has taught over two decades in a wide range of areas--media aesthetics, ethics, visual communication, production and mass media. Currently Robin teaches production courses in television and film as well as broadcast newswriting.

Robin's artisitc work focuses on historical documentary in the area of spiritual and religious topics, and he is currently in the final stages of producing Utopia On the Rio Grande. He has also authored a book entitled Film, Faith and Cultural Conflict. Robin is a long-standing member of the Broadcast Education Association where he has served as chair of the Production, Aesthetics and Criticism Division.

Specialty Areas
• Religious cinema
• Media aesthetics
• Media ethics

Department and Teaching Responsibilities
Advisor to NWC7 TV; Intro to Video Production, Electronic Journalism, TV News, Advanced Video Editing, Studio Operations, Visual Communication

Academic Credentials
Ph.D., University of Utah;
M.Div., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley;
B.A., Walla Walla College

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office Location: MJMC 166
Phone: 651-631-5303
Email: trriley@nwc.edu


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