About Us
culture. ish. is an independent grant-funded publication and website that encourages a thoughtful engagement with popular and unpopular culture. We hope that this will help readers think about culture and, ultimately, to respond to culture - doing good and creating the space for the creation and renewal of culture.
Also, check out some articles on “Why culture. ish.?” from Greg P. Veltman and Adam Parsons.
We are…
Jake Kauffman - Sophomore History major concerned about the story of art throughout the ages. Likes writing, underdogs and things with heart. Read Jake’s Articles.
Amy Gardner is a Sophomore English Education major interested in music, movies and cliché things that people always say they like. Writing about these things, rather than just saying she likes them, makes her feel a little more self-fulfilled. Read Amy’s Articles.
Janet Chamberlain is a Grad Senior Communications major. She doesn’t care about much, except for things that Jesus puts on her heart. She’ll be spending her last semester in Costa Rica and hopes God will teach her a lot about culture, so that she can be more aware and be used by God to help people. Read Janet’s Articles.
Nate Campbell is a Senior writing/faux-philosophy major. Read Nate’s Articles.
Bethany Wall is a Senior English Literature major with a minor in Writing. She calls Sheridan, IN home. She is also involved in theater, English club, and residence life as an RA. She is culture. ish.’s copy editor.
Dan Dickerman
Megan Drew
Kerri Landes
Andrew Wright is a freshman pursuing a degree in communications theater, and a minor in English lit. He enjoys movies more than almost anything else in the world, and anything cultural that is challenging or makes him think. Other than the usual movies, music, and books, Andrew is also an ardent comic book and graphic novel enthusiast, although he pretends to know much more than he actually does. Read Andrew’s articles here.
Andrea Hensen is a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Geneva College. As an undergrad at Redeemer University College she majored in English and was a part of the student newspaper staff. Aesthetics, the philosophy of art and beauty, is one of her passions.
Jason Panella is a film, music and literature enthusiast. He is the music critic for GO magazine, and has written for Comment magazine and Catapult magazine. A graduate of Geneva College, Jason works for his alma mater’s public relations department and lives in Beaver Falls, Pa. Read Jason’s Articles and Blog.
Greg Veltman (www.gregveltman.com) is currently a Ph.D. student, studying higher education and cultural studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He works part-time in administration, as well as teaching classes in sociology and the humanities at Geneva College. He has written for Comment and occasionally writes film reviews for relevantmagazine.com. Read Greg’s Articles and Blog.
Chris Carson is a second year student in the Master of Arts in Higher Education program who received his undergraduate degree in Sociology. He is also the graduate assistant in the sociology department, and, with Chris Klein, started the culture. ish. publication. He also watches a lot of TV shows. Read Chris’ Articles.