An interdisciplinary Humanities scholar trained in Philosophy , Gunkel’s teaching competencies include: Cultural Studies, Classical, Modern & Continental Philosophy, Film and New Media Criticism, Ethnic Studies, Food & Culture, Popular Culture, and Postmodernism. Dr. Gunkel has lectured widely in North America, Russia, Western and Eastern Europe; she is an Editorial Board Member of the journals Ad Americam (Poland) and Polish American Studies (US) . Professionally active in Cultural Studies and Polish/American Studies she is the recipient of the prestigious Joseph V. Swastek and Creative Arts Prizes in the latter field. Her specializations in Higher Education Administration include Pedagogy, Curriculum Development & Design, Program Direction, Faculty Development and Thesis Supervision. An award-winning designer of educational multimedia, Dr. Gunkel is a public intellectual who has appeared frequently in national and local media. She is also a published documentary photographer and award-winning graphic designer; her photos and digital artworks have been widely published and exhibited.

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Ann Hetzel Gunkel, Ph.D.

DePaul University
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Adjunct Professor of Film Philosophy
School of. Cinematic Arts
Jarvis College of Digital Media & Computing
Dates 2026 –

Columbia College Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Associate Professor Emerita of Humanities & Cultural Studies (Tenured 2004)
School of Communication and Culture
Formerly School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dates: 1998 – 2025

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Jagiellonian University
Location: Krakow (Poland)
Fulbright Visiting Professor of American Cultural Studies
Department: Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora
Graduate Program in Transatlantic Studies
Dates: 2011-12

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Carthage College
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin (USA)
Associate Professor of Philosophy (Tenured 1998)
Department: Philosophy
Dates: 1992-1998

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Albert Ludwigs University
Location: Freiburg, Baden Wurtenburg (Germany)
Fulbright Research Scholar
Faculty of Philosophy
Dates: 1991-1992

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DePaul University
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Lecturer in Philosophy, Lecturer in Political Science
Departments: Philosophy, Political Science
Dates: 1990-1991

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Loyola University Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Lecturer in Philosophy
Department: Philosophy
Dates: 1988-1990

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Loyola University Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Research Assistantship to the Arthur J Schmitt Chair in Philosophy
Department: Philosophy
Dates: 1986-1989