Toby Weisslitz Graves

Toby Weisslitz Graves is a Teaching Professor at the School of Communication, Florida State University. She teaches courses in Environmental Communication, Media Techniques, Latin American Documentary, Displacement, and Advertising Campaigns, while supervising online courses, TAs, and adjunct instructors. Her research focuses on Colombian and Brazilian literature and film. She also contributes to FSU International Programs through teaching.

Education:

• Ph.D., Comparative Literature (2010), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., Comparative Literature (2006), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.A., Comparative Literature (2003), University of Wisconsin at Madison

Research Interests: Spanning Latin American literature and cinema, with emphasis on Colombian and Brazilian cultural production. She also explores interdisciplinary themes in environmental communication, documentary filmmaking, and media techniques.