Corey Creekmur

Corey Creekmur is an Associate Professor in both the Department of English and the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa. He serves as Director of the Institute for Cinema and Culture, and is on the executive boards of the Program in Sexuality Studies and International Programs. His research focuses on 20th-century American literature and film, African-American popular culture, film genres, and representations of race and sexuality. Recently, he has explored Indian cinema, challenging Western-centric film studies paradigms. He is also compiling a Norton Critical Edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Research Interests:

• 19th-Century U.S. Literatures
• African-American Book Studies
• Gender & Sexuality in Literature and Film
• Visual Culture and Film Music
• Indian Cinema (Hindi)

He advocates for interdisciplinary approaches, linking popular media, music, and global cinematic traditions. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text.

Advising & Grants: Specific advisees or grants are not detailed here. His current projects include expanding film studies to non-Western frameworks and textual editing.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Institute for Cinema and Culture and collaborates across interdisciplinary programs at the University of Iowa.