Curriculum Vitae

9.15.09

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Paul Alan Rey Jr.
2112 Art-Sociology Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
pjrey <dot> socy (at) g mail <dot> com 
www.pjrey.info


.: Education

            University of Maryland
            2008–Current
            Working Toward a PhD in Sociology
            MA Paper: "Prosumer Capitalism: Framing a Critical Theory"
            Advisor: George Ritzer
            Reader: Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz

            Duquesne University
            2006–2008
            MA in Philosophy

            University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
            2002–2006
            BA in Political Science and Humanities, Summa Cum Laude

            Pitt in London
            Sept.–Dec. 2003
            Semester at the Center for Academic Programs Abroad

            Azbukum Summer Language Institute
            Aug. 2003
            Intensive study of Serbo-Croatian in Novi Sad, Serbia

            Moon Area High School
            1998-2002
            Diploma, Honors


.: Research Interests

            The Internet, Prosumption, Post-Structuralism & Critical Theory, Sociology of Art, Information and Communication


.: Refereed Articles


            PJ Rey. The Brazilian Treatment Model: A New Course for Global AIDS Policy.” Journal of Third World Studies. Volume XXV, Number 1: Spring 2008.


.: Conferences and Presentations:


            “Virtuality within Globalization Literature: the Genealogy of a Concept.” American Sociology Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California. August 2009.

            “Resistance in Fields of Scientific Knowledge: A Foucauldian Analysis.” Eastern Sociology Society Annual Meeting. Baltimore, Maryland. March 2009.

            “The Minoritarian Mass: A Deleuzian Perspective on Immigration.” Symbiosis: Political Ontology and a New Metaphysics. Duquesne University. March 2007.

            “The Prize of Learning: Habits of Critical Evaluation.” Commencement Address. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. April 2006.

            “Freedom and Social Environment in Dewey: Absolutist versus Progressive Community.” Senior Philosophy Capstone. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. April 2006.

            “The Brazilian Treatment Model: A New Course for Global AIDS Policy.” Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. April 2006.

            “The Brazilian Treatment Model.” Senior Political Science Capstone. University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Dec. 2005.


.: Book Chapters

            PJ Rey and George Ritzer. "Contemporary Sociological Theory." The New Blackwell Companion to Sociological Theory. Forthcoming.

            PJ Rey and George Ritzer. "Economy: Consumption." The New Blackwell Companion to Sociological Theory. Forthcoming.


.: Encyclopedia Entries


            "Foucauldian Archaeology and Genealogy." The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology. Forthcoming.

            "Machinic Assemblages." The Encyclopedia of Globalization. Forthcoming.

            "Open-Sourcing."
The Encyclopedia of Globalization. Forthcoming.
           
            
“Carnivals.”
The Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture. 2010.

            “Marcuse, Herbert.” The Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture. 2010.


.: Under Review


            PJ Rey. “Of Beasts and Gods: Reviving Marcuse’s Surplus Repression Thesis in an Object-Relations Paradigm.” Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Society.


.: Working Papers

            PJ Rey, Amy Baxter, and Jeff Lucas. “Self-Handicapping, Status, and Partnership.”

            PJ Rey. “Does the Rise of the Prosumer Signal the Death of the Author?

            PJ Rey. "Prosumer Capitalism: Framing a Critical Theory."
 

.: Popular Media Publications

            "When Prosumption is Law, the Prosumer is King (for Now)." Sociology Lens. 18 October 2009.

            "Net Neutrality: Must Freedom Be Organized?" Sociology Lens. 5 October 2009.

            "Out of Print: Prosumption and the Triumph of New Media." Sociology Lens. 20 September 2009.


.: Creative Publications

            Poetry

            “to the man on the tightrope.” River Oak Review. Nov. 2006

            “Studying Hegel after a summer traveling Europe.” Lexicon. Sept. 2006.

            “’Dude, Hamlet’s a pussy.’” Nerve Cowboy. Sept. 2006.


.: Courses Taught

            University of Maryland


            None Yet.


            The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

            Spring 2005: Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship: Introduction to Sociology


.: Professional Experience


            University of Maryland

            Sept. 2008–May 2009: Research Assistant to Jeff Lucas, Group Processes Lab

            Sept. 2009–May 2010: Research Assistant to George Ritzer


            The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

            Summer 2004: Research Assistant to On-Campus Juvenile Delinquent Mentoring Pilot Study

            Dec. 2008–May 2009: First-Year Representative, Graduate Student Forum


.: Awards and Honors


            University of Maryland

            Dec. 2008–May 2010: C.W. Mills Fellowship

            Summer 2009: UMD Department of Sociology Summer Research Fellowship

      
            The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg


            Fall 2004: Da Vinci Society - Top University Honor for Service, Leadership, International Study, and Academic Excellence (1-3 inductees/year)

            Spring 2006: Commencement Speaker and Class Representative


.: Academic Service


            University of Maryland


            Dec. 2008–May 2009: First-Year Representative, Graduate Student Forum

            Sept. 2009–May 2010: Social Chair, Graduate Student Forum


            Duquesne University


            Sept. 2007–May 2008: Vice President, Graduate Students in Philosophy

            Sept. 2007–Feb. 2008: Philosophy Representative, Graduate Student Organization

            Sept. 2006–May 2007
: Conference Planning Committee: 2nd Annual Duquesne Graduate Philosophy Conference: Ancient Friends in Contemporary Thought


.: Languages


            English: Native

            French: Reading Proficient


.: Computer Skills

            Extensive use of Word, Power Point, Excel, Publisher, SPSS, STATA, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark, Dreamweaver


.: References


            Jeff Lucas

            Associate Professor
            University of Maryland
            301-405-6390
            jlucas@socy.umd.edu

            George Ritzer

            Distinguished University Professor
            University of Maryland
            301-405-6418
            ritzer@socy.umd.edu



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