Matthew Hodge

Matthew Hodge, M.F.A., is the award-winning author and editor of several scholarly books, chapters, and articles. His publications include COOL CATS AND A HOT MOUSE: A HISTORY OF JAZZ AND DISNEY (Theme Park Press), EXPLORING THE MACABRE, MALEVOLENT, AND MYSTERIOUS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), contributing chapters to MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON MEDIA FANDOM (IGI Global), THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISNEY MOVIES (Mdpi AG), and HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON AESTHETICIZATION OF VIOLENCE (IGI Global), with several additional future publications including GOTHAM CITY SOUNDS: THE MUSIC OF BATMAN VILLAINS (Pulp Hero Press), MYTHOLOGICAL EQUINES IN FILM (Verdon Press), and ESSAYS AT THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ANNIVERSARY OF GLADIATOR (Verdon Press). He has taught at multiple universities, including his current full-time position at William Peace University in Raleigh, NC.