Benjamin Thevenin
Writer / Producer
Professor of Media, Technology & Learning Design
Appalachian State University
theveninbj[at]appstate.edu
Benjamin Thevenin received his PhD from the University of Colorado in Boulder. His studies focus on the relationships between youth, media, creativity and civic life, and in particular, how we can better prepare young people to become thoughtful citizens, consumers and creators of media.
At ASU’s Department of Media, Career Studies & Leadership Development, he teaches courses on media literacy, new & digital media, narrative and gaming. Benjamin serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Media Literacy and, in 2022, published his first solo-authored book Making Media Matter: Critical Literacy, Popular Culture and Creative Production with Routledge.
Benjamin also works as a screenwriter and producer and is co-founder of the production company Liberty Street with writer/director Ed McCulloch.
Benjamin and his family live in beautiful Boone, NC.
Education
PhD, Media Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2012
MA, Interdisciplinary Humanities, Florida State University, 2008
BA, Media Arts, Brigham Young University, 2006
