I hold an MA in English and have a thriving interest in narrative form, spatial theories, videogame narrative, and postmodern and contemporary literature. Being aware of the rapid development of new technologies, I firmly believe in agility and adaptability in the academic field and game development alike! I am excited to see where the analysis of newer forms of text through novel analytic techniques will lead us. Procedural narrative, as part of this development, is especially fascinating to me.
Work history
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Content Strategist & ITOffice of Global Programs University of Massachusetts
- Boston, United StatesPart Time
Content development and updating of office website
and informational material, support in strategizing of study-abroad experiences, and planning of IT solutions
for the office
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Graduate Student InstructorUniversity of Massachusetts
- Boston, United StatesPart Time
Teaching of 200-level ENGL courses ("The Art of Literature") in cohort coordination, assisting in higher-level English courses.
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Academic Writing
- Game Design
- Localisation
- ESL Teaching
- Teaching
Education
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Master of ArtsUniversity of Massachusetts
- Boston, United States
The MA in English at University of Massachusetts, Boston, is a program that allows its students much freedom in determining the focus of their research. Over the course of my MA education in English, I have developed a focus on videogame analysis and development, as well as aesthetic, spatial, and narrative theory. With the help of independent studies, interdisciplinary work between departments, and one study abroad, I turned my MA in English literature into an MA in videogame theory.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Justus-Liebig-Universität
- Giessen, Germany
"Modern Languages, Cultures, and Economics":
The program focuses on philology and culture of languages and gives students a practical and professionally relevant understanding of the countries' cultural and business milieux, which is achieved by a compulsory semester abroad and work placements during their studies.
It includes the study of text linguistics, conversation analysis, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics and pragmatics, 19th- and 20th-century texts, foreign language training, and more.
My emphasis was placed on US-American English and Latin American Spanish and their respective literature, culture, and relation.
Awards
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The Dean's Book PrizeUniversity of Massachusetts
The Dean's Book Prize is an award given to a member of the Umass Boston community, who has shown dedication to research, the community, and teaching alike.
The English department at Umass Boston writes:
"During her time in the MA Program in English, Sarah Fritz was a risk-taking
scholar, an inspiring teacher, and a generous friend and mentor to her
colleagues. She is the winner of the Dean’s Book Prize this year, and the
department extends its congratulations to her for this honor—we could not
imagine a more deserving recipient! "