Tish Stringer is currently Lecturer and Film Program Manager in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University, where she teachers film production and manages the technical needs of Rice Cinema and a film production program.  Tish has instructed people from 8 to 80 on making videos in a wide variety of settings.  She is the founder of Dangerous Media, a Houston-based media production company. An accomplished documentary filmmaker, Tish has presented her work on video activism, the global justice movement, resource management and Iraqi-artists-in-exile in acedemic, arts and activist contexts throughout the US and around the world.  Tish has been the reciepient of filmmaking grants from The Eastman Foundation, The Houston Arts Alliance and the SouthWest Alternate Media Project. Tish holds a M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Rice University and a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Anthropology and Cultural Studies from the University of Minnesota.

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Tish is an anthropologist, media maker and culture-jammer. She is the proud mother of a sassy daughter on whom she’s pinned her hopes for a better world. She believes conviviality is the glue that holds communities together and enjoys hosting potlucks and piefights.  Turn-ons include: good art, thoughtful commentary, a revolution you can dance to and thunderstorms. Turn-offs include: talking loud and saying nothin’, conspiracy theories involving fluoride, vapid mass media and cake.


take your pick.