William McClain
wmcclain [at] usc [dot] edu
William McClain graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kansas with a major in Film Studies and a minor in English Literature. For his honors thesis, he examined the relationship between the Hollywood studios, the Office of War Information’s Bureau of Motion Pictures, and the articulation and conceptualization of domestic film propaganda during World War II. Afterwards, he traveled the world and knew the minds of many men, including the rural Missouri car buyer. Prior to entering USC, he earned his Master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in Cinema and Media Studies. He also served as the META section editor of UCLA’s online journal Mediascape. Currently, he is working on employing inter-disciplinary methods to study web media and the relationship between interface, online groups, and the circulation of aesthetic practices and norms. His work has appeared in the New Review of Film and Television Studies and the Journal of Film and Video.