M.S., Information Technology (Interactive Media Design and Programming), Rochester Institute of Technology B.A., Film Studies and Psychology, University of Rochester
Jeremy Sarachan has taught at Fisher since 2002. He is a documentary filmmaker with interests in media activism. He teaches Documentary Production, Social Documentary, Visual Journalism, Media Economics, Film and Television Analysis, Public Speaking and Performance, and Theater and Social Change.
Professor Sarachan has published in the area of social media and identity, fandom and the use of social media, autism and media technology, and the role of play in virtual worlds.
In addition, he is also an experienced theater director.
His favorite TV shows include Succession, Schitt’s Creek, Doctor Who, Ted Lasso, Fleabag, Somebody Somewhere, Broadchurch, Mr. Robot, Blown Away, The West Wing, Frasier, Parks and Recreation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His favorite movies include The Conversation, Shawshank Redemption, Schindler’s List, Sleeper, Whiplash, Do The Right Thing, Nomadland, Hoop Dreams, Magnolia, Lost in Translation, The Paper Chase, The Sweet Hereafter, The Fog of War, Meshes of the Afternoon.
JeremySarachanAssociate ProfessorFay 210jsarachan@sjf.edu(585) 385-7277/media/sized-image-library/headshots-160-x-160/headshots-s-z/Sarachan.jpgJeremy Sarachan has taught at Fisher since 2002. He is a documentary filmmaker with interests in media activism. He teaches Documentary Production, Social Documentary, Visual Journalism, Media Economics, Film and Television Analysis, Public Speaking and Performance, and Theater and Social Change.
Professor Sarachan has published in the area of social media and identity, fandom and the use of social media, autism and media technology, and the role of play in virtual worlds.
In addition, he is also an experienced theater director.
His favorite TV shows include Succession, Schitt’s Creek, Doctor Who, Ted Lasso, Fleabag, Somebody Somewhere, Broadchurch, Mr. Robot, Blown Away, The West Wing, Frasier, Parks and Recreation, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His favorite movies include The Conversation, Shawshank Redemption, Schindler’s List, Sleeper, Whiplash, Do The Right Thing, Nomadland, Hoop Dreams, Magnolia, Lost in Translation, The Paper Chase, The Sweet Hereafter, The Fog of War, Meshes of the Afternoon.
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Recent Publications
Exploring the Online Playground: Understanding Motivation in Children’s Virtual Worlds, Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, September 2013.
Doctor Who, Slacktivism and Social Media Fandom, Doctor Who: Fan Phenomena, 2013. Book chapter, edited by Paul Booth.
The Path Already Taken: Technological and Pedagogical Practices in Convergence Education, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, Summer 2011.
Limiting Screen Time is Not the Key to Parenting in the Digital Age, International Journal of Learning and Media, Fall 2011.
Profile Picture, Right Here, Right Now, Facebook and Philosophy, 2010. Book chapter, edited by Dylan E. Wittkower.
M.S., Information Technology (Interactive Media Design and Programming), Rochester Institute of TechnologyB.A., Film Studies and Psychology, University of RochesterDocumentary filmmaking, media activism, devised theater.Apple Teacher
