Adjunct Lecturer Nick Smith
Adjunct Lecturer Nick Smith has contributed a chapter to "Why We Watch the Andy Griffith Show: Essays on Nostalgia and Utopia in Mayberry.”
The book is a collection of essays about the eternally popular TV show, with subjects ranging from history to politics and linguistics. It is intended for longtime fans, media scholars, and casual viewers alike.
The volume was published by McFarland. Mr. Smith's chapter is about parenthood, looking at the fictional relationship between Andy and Opie Taylor, placing it in a context of cultural and media history.
Smith will share his research in his COMM 155 Rhetoric of Vision and Sound class in the Department of Communication.
