b. 1985, Brooklyn, NY.
Joan Nobile (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist-scholar based in Buffalo, NY. Her practice involves works in film, video, zines, and video games. Broadly, her research focuses on media theory and critique, gaming, cyberfeminism, and parasocial relationships. On the rare occasion she’s not working, Joan enjoys visiting farmer’s markets, reading & watching non-fiction, and spending too much time playing video games.
She currently lives in Buffalo, NY with her partner.
Education
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Master of Fine Arts in Media Art Production
Thesis Exhibition: .glitch//antifascism
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Cody Mejeur
Buffalo State University, The State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts in Media Production
Teaching Experience
Lead Teaching Artist
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, Buffalo NY
Tech Arts for Girls: Zines!, Spring 2024
Digital Arts and Technology Access: Video Production, DIY Special Effects, and Video Editing, Fall 2023
Tech Arts for Youth: Video Production: DIY Special Effects, Summer 2023
Digital Arts and Technology Access: Game Design, Summer 2023
Adjunct Professor
University at Buffalo SUNY
DMS 103: Basic Video, Fall 2021, Spring & Fall 2022
Teaching Assistantship
University at Buffalo SUNY
DMS333: World Cinema, Spring 2023
Guest Lectures
University at Buffalo SUNY
DMS 448: Games, Gender & Culture: Spring 2022, 2023 (Dr. Cody Mejeur)
Albright-Knox Northland
Getting Started with Game Design, December 2021 (co-taught with Dr. Cody Mejeur and Famous Clark)
Instructional Support Assistant
Buffalo State University, SUNY
COM 215: Visual Communication, 2016 - 2018 (Dr. Michael Niman)
COM450: Communication and Society, 2017 - 2018 (Dr. Michael Niman)
Awards & Honors
No Lone Wolves, First Place, 1st Annual Baird Point Film Festival, 2022.
The Gender Glitch, Honorable Mention in Documentary, 7th Annual SUNYWide Film Festival, 2016.
Presentations & Exhibitions
#GamerGate: A Case Study on Alt-Right Community Infiltration. University at Buffalo SUNY, Celebration of Student Academic Excellence. April 2023.
MFA Thesis Exhibition .glitch//antifascism, Buffalo Game Space, Buffalo NY, April 2023.
The Gender Glitch. Buffalo State University SUNY, 17th Annual Student Research and Creativity Celebration. May 2015.
Lectures & Conferences
Drop in the Ocean Demo Session, Replaying Japan 2024 - The 12th International Japanese Game Studies Conference, Buffalo, NY ( 19 - 21 August 2024, forthcoming)
Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art, Albright-Knox Northland. November 2021 (in collaboration with Buffalo Game Space).
Geek Gatekeeping: No Girls Allowed, Buffalo State University SUNY, 17th Annual Student Research and Creativity Celebration. May 2015.
Television
PBS: TVFilm Season 13 Episode 2, see me, the modern venus
Press/Publications
Interviews
"Media Literacy on Obesity", TVFilm, Troy, NY, 2021.
Print Media
"Body Positivity Zine", Coin-Operated Press, 2024 (artist contributor)
Professional Affiliations
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center
Buffalo Game Space
Research Interests
Video games + video game communities, media theory + literacy, glitch aesthetics + theory, cyberfeminism, experimental nonfiction.