William Doug Singsen

William "Doug" Singsen is an Associate Professor in the Art and Design Department at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, holding a PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center (2013). His expertise spans modern and contemporary art, comics and graphic novels, and decolonizing art history.

• PhD: CUNY Graduate Center (2013)
• Academic Rank: Associate Professor
• Email: singsen@uwp.edu

Research Interests focus on the intersection of mass culture, subcultures, and avant-garde traditions, with particular emphasis on American comics, activist art, and decolonizing methodologies. His seminal work The Invisible Costume: Whiteness and the Construction of Race in American Comics (2022), co-authored with Joe Benson, critically examines racial representation in comics. Current projects include a global art history textbook for Oxford University Press.

Selected Scientific Awards:

• 2023: Eisner Awards nomination for Best Academic/Scholarly Work

University Service:

• 2023: Committee Chair - General Education Committee
• 2022: Faculty Senate representative
• 2015: Faculty Senate alternate
• General Education Program Coordinator

Teaching Portfolio includes courses like Foundtns of Art/Visual Culture (ART 100), Survey of World Art (ART 125), and Modern Art and Graphic Design (ART 226). His pedagogical approach challenges elitism in art history by incorporating popular culture and social justice frameworks.