Alexandra Keller

Alexandra Keller is a Professor of Film & Media Studies at Smith College, where she also serves as Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of the College. She actively contributes to the American Studies Executive Committee and the Study of Women and Gender Committee, with research centered on cinematic forms and cultural intersections.

Her educational background:

• Ph.D., New York University
• B.A., Harvard University

Professor Keller specializes in the American Western genre, avant-garde and experimental film, cinema's relationship to postmodernism, and connections between cinematic and broader cultural production. Current research examines consumer culture in 1950s American cinema, experimental moving image practices across gallery/museum versus traditional exhibition contexts, and digital media's transformative impact on cinematic forms.

Her publications include James Cameron (Routledge, 2006) and the forthcoming The Endless Frontier: Westerns and American Identity from the Reagan Era to the Digital Age, reflecting sustained scholarly engagement with evolving cinematic narratives and their sociocultural frameworks in American film history.