Nicole M. Richter

Nicole M. Richter (born July 4, 1982) is an American film critic and musician. She is currently the Coordinator of the Motion Pictures Program at Wright State University where she is the founding Editor-in-Chief of In Short: The Journal of Small Screen Studies and the founder of the Women Filmmakers Collective.[1] She was the Community Voice Producer for 91.3 WYSO, the NPR station covering the Dayton Ohio area.She is the lead vocalist and booking agent for the electro-dark-dance band Curse of Cassandra which was formed in 2013 in Dayton, Ohio.

• Wright State University Coordinator, Motion Pictures Program, September 2011 – Present Co-coordinator, Motion Pictures Program, September 2010-August 2011 Associate Professor, Motion Pictures, August 2013 – Present Assistant Professor, Motion Pictures, September 2009 – Present
• University of Miami Instructor, School of Communication, 2007-2009 Hurricane Debate Institute Instructor, Summer Instruction, 2008-2010 Assistant Debate Coach, 2004-2009 Teaching Assistant, 2004-2007
• University of North Texas Instructor, Mean Green Debate Workshops, Summer Instruction, 2005-2010
• Miami Dade College Instructor, 2006 Public Debate Coordinator, 2005-2007 Communication Arts Center Staff, 2005-2007

• Ph.D. Communication, emphasis Film Studies, University of Miami, Florida, May 2009
• M.A.Film Studies, University of Miami, Florida, May 2006
• B.A. Philosophy, Psychology, Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), May 2004

• “The Short Films of Wes Anderson.” (Selected Lead Essay)
• “Trans Love in New Trans Cinema.”
• “The Feminist Poetics of Sofia Coppola: Spectacle and Self- Consciousness in Marie Antoinette.”

• Richter, Nicole. “The Short Films of Wes Anderson.” The Films of Wes Anderson: Critical Essays on an Indiewood Icon, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
• Richter, Nicole. “Trans Love in New Trans Cinema.” Queer Love in Film and Television. Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillen, 2013.
• Lane, Christina and Nicole Richter. “The Feminist Poetics of Sofia Coppola: Spectacle and Self- Consciousness in Marie Antoinette.” Feminism at the Movies. New York: Routledge, 2011.

• “Scarlett Johansson’s Cyberfeminist Cyborg,”
• “Filming the Impossible: An Interview with Catherine Breillat,”
• "Unraveling the Body-Without-Organs in Body Memory."
• "Bisexual Erasure in 'Lesbian Vampire' Film Theory".
• “Ambiguous Bisexuality: The Case of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.”.
• “Dressing the Body in Memories.”

• Richter, Nicole. “Scarlett Johansson’s Cyberfeminist Cyborg,” Comunicazioni Sociali. Journal of Media, Performing Arts and Cultural Studies, 2015 n. 3.
• Richter, Nicole. “Filming the Impossible: An Interview with Catherine Breillat,” Reverse Shot, 2015.
• Richter, Nicole. "Unraveling the Body-Without-Organs in Body Memory." Short Film Studies, Intellect, 4 (2), October 2014
• Richter, Nicole. "Bisexual Erasure in 'Lesbian Vampire' Film Theory." The Journal of Bisexuality, Taylor and Francis Group, 13(2), April 2013.
• Richter, Nicole. “Ambiguous Bisexuality: The Case of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.” The Journal of Bisexuality, Taylor and Francis Group, 11(1), January 2011.
• Richter, Nicole. “Dressing the Body in Memories.” Short Film Studies, Intellect, Vol. 1, January 2011.

• “Does Porn Distort Your Sex Life?”
• “Violence and Media”
• “Nicole Richter”

• Interviewed for the article “Does Porn Distort Your Sex Life?” WSU’s The Guardian, April 2, 2014
• Invited Roundtable Panelist, “Violence and Media”, Dayton Daily News, August 18, 2013
• Invited Interview Feature Story, “Nicole Richter”, Jo Magazine, Issue 12, October 30,

• “Women in Sculpture.”
• “Animal Rights.”
• “Self-Mutilation.”

• Richter, Nicole. “Women in Sculpture.” The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2011. f
• Richter, Nicole. “Animal Rights.” The Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2011.
• Richter, Nicole. “Self-Mutilation.” The Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World. . Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2011.

• “American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and their Adaptations,”
• Review of Hollywood Romantic Comedy: States of the Union

• Richter, Nicole. “American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and their Adaptations,”by Thomas S. Hischak , Studies in American Naturalism, The University of Nebraska Press, Volume 8 Number 1, Summer 2013.
• Richter, Nicole. Review of Hollywood Romantic Comedy: States of the Union, 1934-1965, by Kathrina Glitre. MLN 122 (2007): 1197-1200. (R)

• Produced a feature story for WYSO, local NPR station on Southwest Ohio Young & Poly

• “Scarlett Johansson’s Cyberfeminist Cyborg.”
• “Polyamorous Cinema.”
• “Bisexual Erasure in Lesbian Vampire Film Theory.”
• “Mapping Conceptions of Sisterhood in TLC’S Sister Wives.”
• “Film School.”
• “Democratic Media Activism in Burma VJ: How Digital Video Keeps the Hope of a Burmese Revolution Alive.”
• “Transnational Trans People in New Trans Cinema.”
• “Playing Roles: The Eroticism of Knife Throwing in Girl on a Bridge.”
• “Black Women’s Voices in Filmmaking.”
• “Films that Argue.”
• “Meditations on Waking Life.”
• “Imprisoning Women’s Bodies: The Role of Architecture in the Films of Sofia Coppola.”
• “Postmodern Cyborg Desire in Bjork’s Music Videos.”
• “Severed Bodies: The Gothic in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
• “The Collaborative Authorship of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.”
• “The Ambiguity of Otherness in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation.”
• “Feminist Epistemology: An Alternative to Elitist Practices in College Policy Debate.”

• “Polyamorous Cinema.” Presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio, October 2012. Chair of Panel.
• “Bisexual Erasure in Lesbian Vampire Film Theory.” Presented at the Popular Culture Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2012.
• “Mapping Conceptions of Sisterhood in TLC’S Sister Wives.” Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Symposium, Dayton, Ohio, February 2012.
• “Film School.” Presented at the Citizen Jane Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, October 2011.
• Democratic Media Activism in Burma VJ: How Digital Video Keeps the Hope of a Burmese Revolution Alive.” Presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2011.
• “Transnational Trans People in New Trans Cinema.” Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Symposium, Oxford, Ohio, March 2011.
• “Playing Roles: The Eroticism of Knife Throwing in Girl on a Bridge.” Presented at the Popular Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2009.
• “Black Women’s Voices in Filmmaking.” Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, San Diego, California, November 2008.
• “Films that Argue.” Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, San Diego, California, November 2008.
• “Meditations on Waking Life.” Presented at the Popular Culture Association Conference, San Francisco, California, March 2008.
• “Imprisoning Women’s Bodies: The Role of Architecture in the Films of Sofia Coppola.” Presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2008.
• “Postmodern Cyborg Desire in Bjork’s Music Videos.” Presented at the Florida State Film and Literature Conference, Tallahassee, Florida, February 2008.
• “Severed Bodies: The Gothic in Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Presented at the Popular Culture Association Conference, April 2007.
• “The Collaborative Authorship of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.” Presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2007.
• “The Ambiguity of Otherness in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation.” Presented at the Florida State Film and Literature Conference, Tallahassee, Florida, February 2007.
• “Feminist Epistemology: An Alternative to Elitist Practices in College Policy Debate.” Presented at the National Communication Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2005.