Randolph Jordan

Randolph Jordan is a Part-Time Instructor in Cinema at Concordia University, Montreal, with additional teaching experience at Ryerson University. His academic work bridges film studies, sound studies, and critical geography, with a particular focus on Vancouver's cinematic and sonic landscapes.

Dr. Jordan's research centers on the interdisciplinary field of acoustic ecology as it intersects with film studies. His work explores how sound functions in cinematic spaces, how urban environments are represented through sound in film, and how audiovisual experiences shape our perception of place. His research areas include Film Sound, Documentary Film, Acoustic Ecology, Critical Geography, BC Film, Auteur Studies, and Media Literacy, with a special emphasis on Vancouver's film history and soundscape.

His publications reveal a consistent trajectory examining the relationship between sound, space, and cinematic representation. Jordan's work demonstrates how filmmakers use sound to construct spatial awareness and how acoustic environments inform cinematic storytelling. His recent book Acoustic Profiles: A Sound Ecology of the Cinema (2023) develops the concept of 'acoustic profiling' as a method for analyzing how filmmakers articulate spatial dimensions through sound. His scholarship shows increasing sophistication in connecting film sound studies with environmental concerns and urban geography.

Dr. Jordan has taught a diverse range of courses including Film Sound (FMST 330), Approaches to Film Studies I & II, Seminar in Canadian Cinema, Expanded Cinema, Sound/Ecology/Cinema, and specialized topics like 'The Hallucinogenic Imagination.' His teaching spans undergraduate and graduate levels at Concordia University and previously at Ryerson University, where he taught courses such as Fundamentals of Media II: Digital Sound, Introduction to Film Studies, and Contemporary Canadian Cinema.