Lecturer in Media Production, Digital Artist, and
Doctoral Candidate in Digital Media and Society. Research interests cover a range of topics related to digital art, generative art, interactive immersive media and visual culture.
Operate a freelance business that provides photography, digital imagery, web design, web usability, web content, video production and technology for live event support.
IASTE Journeyman. Founded and run in Los Angeles for 8 years, then in United Kingdom for 10 years.
Creative images and video work have been exhibited and broadcast internationally.
Commissioned to provide boutique event photography, commercial motion graphics, digital video, event blogs and websites.
In-depth knowledge of new & emerging modes of photographic production, graphic file types, file sizes, preparing files for all levels of resolution and postproduction distribution and consumption.
Experienced in coordinating complex shooting logistics for large corporate and lifestyle events.
Adept at putting novice subjects at ease.
Some of my photographic art prints and video art animations have been exhibited, broadcast and screened internationally in museums and galleries in both the USA and UK.
Lead modules, lectures, seminars and workshops in Media Production, Employability and Contemporary Media Theory and Critical Studies.
Acting Module Leader for undergraduate level six module, 'Media Practice in the Workplace'.
Dissertation Supervisor for BA , BAM and MA dissertaions.
Academic Advisor for Personal Tutor Group. Provide academic and pastoral support to students through their academic journey at NTU.
Areas of Interest: Media studies; Visual Culture, Digital media cultures; theories of posthumanism, identity, race, gender performativity, cultural capital, aesthetics and class, play and subversion. Experimental narratives; and the relationship between humans and technology, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment.
Mentor students to produce digital art and video productions within a range of social and artistic contexts that were critically and analytically rigorous.
Submit attendance reports, liaises with course lecturer to access students skills and ensure all necessary equipment is functioning properly and provide access to production studios.
Oversaw direction of technology, purchases and improvements, as well as scheduling and training of technical staff of multi-campus digital media facility devoted to creative pursuits. Provided instruction for students, faculty and staff in computer and digital media laboratories devoted exclusively to digital art making and creative endeavours for the Sam Fox School of Art and interdisciplinary collaborations within University and community.
Provided Medical illustration, Clinical photography, Photography and Digital Graphic design/illustration for the Physicians and Scientists of Washington University School of Medicine. Worked on representations for PCR and the Human Genome project.
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, Local 514
September 1985
to December 1990
St. Louis
United States - Missouri
Represented by local 154, I was contracted by various local and statewide companies and organisations to provide live video character generation, video and photographic camerawork as well as early digital graphics.
PhD Topic: The Creative Practice of Selfies: Playful Expression and Subversion in Digital Culture.
Publications:
Routh, Patricia. 'The Politics of Transformation: Selfie Production of the Visually Marginalised' in Karatzogianni, A., Nguyen, D. and Serafinelli, E. (eds) The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere: Conflict, Migration, Crisis and Culture in Digital Networks, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Routh, Patricia. A poststructuralist review of selfies: Moving beyond heteronormative visual rhetoric. for(e)dialogue, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 4-14, mar. 2016. ISSN 2398-0532.
Conferences
The Politics of Transformation: Selfie Performativity Beyond of the Hegemonic Visual Rhetoric', PhD Seminar 2015, University of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication, Bankfield House.
Gender Performativity and Selfie Creation: Beyond the Binaries of Heteronormative Visual Rhetoric, 2015, NDiMR New Directions in Research, University Of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication.
November 26th, 2014 - Gendering Happiness: The Power of Pleasure. "Affect and Identity in Selfie Production". University of Hull, WISE
November 13 - 15, 2014 - Material Matters in Times of Crisis Capitalism, "Affect and Memory in Selfie Production". Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
January, 16th 2014 - The Curated Ego: "What Makes a Good Selfie? " National Portrait Gallery, London.
April11-12 2013-Conflict and Dialogue in Transnational and Digital Diaspora Networks, New Aesthetic Nostalgia as a Bridge to the Present.". University of Hull, WISE
PhD Representative - 2015 -2016
Associate Editor - for(e)dialogue
Branding, Web Design and Content Producer - MeCCSA PGN 2016
Digital Media
Research spotlighted the Uncanny Valley as a methodology for understanding the acceptance and perception of realistic skin texture within digital photographic post-processes. Following University research ethics guidelines, built on-line quantitative and qualitative study and secure mysql database.Successfully completed all coursework and training requirements for Master of Science.
Advanced knowlege of compression techniques and algorithms.
High competence with digital audio, image and video formats and applications.
Understand the implications of psychological and sociological influences on web design.
Awareness of the factors involved in Multimedia systems and the implications of multimedia formats, and types.
Can perform web design and development, adhering to W3C web standards and can critically comment on graphic design and standards based web development.
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Actionscript, Javascript, Ajax and PHP.
In possession of equipment and software needed to produce work.
In-depth knowledge of new & emerging modes of photographic production, graphic file types, file sizes, preparing files for all levels of resolution and postproduction distribution and consumption.
Extremely knowledgeable of new and emerging post-production digital workflow.
Reliable interpersonal skills in working with clients, advertisers, publishing agencies, and designers.
Meet all deadlines on time, very fast post production workflow.
Patient, comforting and strong ability to place novice clients at ease.
Exercise originality and have advanced technical proficiency with professional DSLR equipment.
Exceptional talent for capturing images that visualize a story or require a visual narrative of an event.
In possession of equipment and software needed to produce work.
The Creative Practice of Selfies: Playful Expression and Subversion in Digital Culture., PhD Seminar 2019, University of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication, Bankfield House.
Routh, Patricia. 'The Politics of Transformation: Selfie Production of the Visually Marginalised' in Karatzogianni, A., Nguyen, D. and Serafinelli, E. (eds) The Digital Transformation of the Public Sphere: Conflict, Migration, Crisis and Culture in Digital Networks, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2018
Routh, Patricia. A poststructuralist review of selfies: Moving beyond heteronormative visual rhetoric. for(e)dialogue, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 4-14, mar. 2016. ISSN 2398-0532.
The Politics of Transformation: Selfie Performativity Beyond of the Hegemonic Visual Rhetoric', PhD Seminar 2015, University of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication, Bankfield House.
Gender Performativity and Selfie Creation: Beyond the Binaries of Heteronormative Visual Rhetoric, 2015, NDiMR New Directions in Research, University Of Leicester, Department of Media and Communication.
November 26th, 2014 - Gendering Happiness: The Power of Pleasure. "Affect and Identity in Selfie Production". University of Hull, WISE
November 13 - 15, 2014 - Material Matters in Times of Crisis Capitalism, "Affect and Memory in Selfie Production". Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
January, 16th 2014 - The Curated Ego: "What Makes a Good Selfie? " National Portrait Gallery, London.
April11-12 2013-Conflict and Dialogue in Transnational and Digital Diaspora Networks, New Aesthetic Nostalgia as a Bridge to the Present.". University of Hull, WISE
November 7, 2012 - The Media & Memory Research Initiative (MaMRI) "New Aesthetic Nostalgia as a Bridge to the Present.".- Department of Digital Media, University of Hull, SANM
February 21, 2020 Music, Technology & Innovation/Performance DMU, Postgraduate Concert, "Golden Turtle" audio reactive video to live performance of Golden Turtle sound composition by Susanne Grunewald.
June 12, 2018 Music, Technology & Innovation/Performance DMU, Postgraduate Concert, "Golden Turtle" audio reactive video to live performance of Golden Turtle sound composition by Susanne Grunewald.
March 22, 2017 Music, Technology & Innovation/Performance DMU, Postgraduate Concert, "Golden Turtle" audio reactive video to live performance of Golden Turtle sound composition by Susanne Grunewald.
* 2009-2016 – Photographic work featured regularly within Paraphilia Magazine. USA
January 2014, The Curated Ego: What Makes a Good Selfie? "The Personality Surgeon" images screened at National Portrait Gallery, London.
August 3 - August 29, Photography & Video Backdrops for Open Wide Tour, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
April 6th, 2013 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, LACDA Ninth Anniversary Exhibit
Los Angeles, California
Featured five digital prints.
March 2013- the video, "End Begins", broadcast on FRANK MOORE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES on Berkeley TV (BTV), Ch. 28. Berkeley, California, USA
August 2012- the video, "Torch me up,with the olympics", broadcast on FRANK MOORE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES on Berkeley TV (BTV), Ch. 28. Berkeley, California, USA
March 2012 -LACDA, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, New Aesthetic Prints.
December -2011, Mobile phone photography as featured illustrations for Michael Butterworth's, "Christmas Story".
December 2011- the video, "End Begins", broadcast on FRANK MOORE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES on Berkeley TV (BTV), Ch. 28. Berkeley, California, USA
September, 2011, videos shown at Dilston Grove and Matt's Gallery , London UK . ”Something just behind your back”, ”Phil the Messenger”, “ ’and Inhabited the Spaces’ “, and “Adventures in the House of Memory”.
April 2011 - the video, "Gangster State", will broadcast on FRANK MOORE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES on Berkeley TV (BTV), Ch. 28. Berkeley, California, USA
March 2011- the video, "Jimmy Carter 1979", broadcast 4 times on FRANK MOORE'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES on Berkeley TV (BTV), Ch. 28. Berkeley, California, USA
October 1, 2010 - October, 2011, the videos, "The Edge of my World", "Persephone", "Alveolus", "The Ancient Old Ones", "Mysterium Tremendum", "Lusion Plain", "Skin", "Normal", "Funky Bacon", and " Swimming Upside Down" screened on loop at the Plaza Eventi hotel in NYC, giant outdoor screen. New York , New York, USA
* September, 2010, videos shown at Dilston Grove and Matt's Gallery , ”Something just behind your back”, ”Phil the Messenger”, “ ’and Inhabited the Spaces’ “, and “Adventures in the House of Memory”. London UK
* July 8th – 24th, 2010 – LACDA, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art; “FEEDBACK”; shown “Phil the Messenger”.
Los Angeles, California, USA