Justin J. Morris

Justin J. Morris is a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Toronto's Cinema Studies Institute (CSI). He holds a PhD and MA in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto, alongside a BA in English from the University of Alberta. His research focuses on feminist film historiography, intermediality, and women's creative production in Hollywood.

Education:

• PhD in Cinema Studies, University of Toronto
• MA in Cinema Studies, University of Toronto
• BA in English, University of Alberta

His dissertation project, Constellated Media: Serial Stars, Feminist Film Historiography, and Intermedial Hollywood, redefines media analysis by examining promotional materials, merchandise, and other non-film artifacts as alternative creative sites for women in post-WWII Hollywood. His current project explores Anne Murray's CBC TV specials from the 1970s–80s through a media studies lens.

Justin teaches courses including:

• CIN105Y1 - Introduction to Film Study (CSI)
• CIN210H1F - Horror Film (2025/26 academic year)
• Serial media courses in American Studies, Book and Media Studies, and Cinema Studies

His publications appear in The Velvet Light Trap, CineAction, Discourse, and the Canadian Journal of Film Studies. He also contributed to the book The Soundtrack Album: Listening to Media (Routledge, 2020).