Nicholas Serenati
Teaching
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Flagler College ('03)
- Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts (Film and Video) - Goddard College ('09)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (Humanities and Culture) with a Specialization in Creative Practice - Union Institute & University ('14)
Area of Research:
My focus as an interdisciplinary scholar-artist is defined by an arts-based research methodology that explores the potential of medium and discipline in liminal spaces. With a practice rooted in locating one’s place, I employ video, creative writing, photography, sound, installation and performance to investigate forming situations that direct my research around illness experience and metaphor. Through this intellectual practice, I deeply engage the creation of meaning – form and function – and the articulation of story throughout my process. Themes of trauma, identity, illness, spirituality, experimental narrative, sound and language are all contributing foundations to the discourse of my art practice.
Classes Taught:
- COM 213; Media Literacy
- COM 216: Film History
- COM 320: Writing Criticism for Media Studies
- COM 331: Film & Genre
- COM 335: Television & Contemporary Society
- COM 337: National Film Movements
Research
Publications: Web site
“The Structure of Illness Space: Video and Illness Experience as Spiritual Practice”, The Global Conference on Spirituality and Culture, Lisbon, Portugal, March 14th-19th, 2018.
"Illness is a Window: Reframing Leukemia through Dharma Art"
Topography of Trauma: Fissures, Disruptions, and Transfigurations
ISBN: 978-90-04-40794-7
"Crossing Boundaries" – digital art, The 14th Annual Academic Conference, Boundaries Cincinnati, Oh 2013
"Freedom" – digital art, The 13th Annual Academic Conference, Voice, Cincinnati, Oh 2012
Conference Presentations:
“The Structure of Illness Space: Video and Illness Experience as Spiritual Practice”, The Global Conference on Spirituality and Culture, Lisbon, Portugal, March 14th-19th, 2018.
"Illness is a Window: Reframing Leukemia through Dharma Art", The 3rd Annual Arts and Humanities in Medicine Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, November 4th-5th, 2016
"The Structure of Illness Space: Identifying the Correlates between Illness Experience and Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space", The 3rd Annual Arts and Humanities in Medicine Symposium at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, November 4th-5th, 2016
“Misconceptions: A Reading into Illness Experience”, 1st Annual Scholarship 20/20 at Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida, November 2nd, 2016
"Illness is a Window: Reframing Leukemia through Dharma Art", The 6th Annual Global Conference, Trauma: Theory and Practice, Budapest, Hungary, March 11th-13th, 2016
“Moving Image Toward Critical Pedagogy”, World Arts Film Festival, Jacksonville, Fl, October 12th, 2013
“Seeing Beyond the Trees: Interdisciplinary Methods for Creative-Based Research”, Arts Schools Network, Columbia College at Chicago, Ill, October 9th-13th, 2012
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Metaphor Construction”, The Cummer Museum, Jacksonville, Fl. February 10th, 2012
"Misconceptions", Suffering: Sources, Meanings, Responses, Voice 13th Annual Academic Conference, Cincinnati, Oh. July 9th-17th 2012
"Humanscapes: Art as Interdisciplinary Pursuit", Engaging Ambiguities 12th Annual Academic Conference. Cincinnati, Oh. January 3rd-12th, 2011
Creative Activity:
(The following list consists of official film selections, award-winning works and commissioned pieces)
2016 The Structure of Illness Space – experimental documentary
2014 The ReFraming of Leukemia - photography, video and poetry series
2013 Reclaiming Experiential Residue: Misconceptions – video and poetry series
2012 Distorted – 3-way channel algorithm video (Max 5 / Jitter)
2011 Fragments of an Illness – experimental documentary
Humanscapes – photography and poetry series
At The Crossroads of Unrest – experimental film travelogue (Egypt)
2009 Movement x Spectrum – video installation
Crossing Boundaries: An Experiment in Vision and Sound –experimental short film
Planting Hope – Special Program short film
Bound – mix-media sculpture
2008 Crisis In Space – video and mix-media sculpture installation
Find the Cost of Freedom – photography series
2007 Soul Survivor: An Evolution of Beauty – experimental documentary
Voyeur – experimental short film
Handle With Care – short film
Rural Riches – photography series
Time – short film
2006 The Journey Through Dovewood – short documentary
2005 Down on Ate – experimental short film
2004 In The Shadows – experimental documentary
More Information
Office Hours:
- Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM