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Cortland Rankin is an Assistant Professor of Film Studies in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Since joining BGSU in 2019, he has taught courses on American cinema, covering genres, filmmakers, and eras, with a focus on cinema’s relationship to society, politics, and culture.
- Ph.D., Cinema Studies, New York University (2016)
- M.Phil, Screen Media & Cultures, University of Cambridge (2008)
- B.A., American Studies, Northwestern University (2007)
Dr. Rankin’s research explores war cinema, media, and the intersection of film with postindustrial urbanism and urban ecology. His book Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York (Routledge, 2023) examines New York’s cinematic portrayal from 1965-1985. He has published in journals like Mediapolis and Journal of Popular Film & Television, with works on Korean War narratives, urban automobility, and eco-cinema.
His recent publications analyze postwar city symphony films, war memory in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, and ecological shifts in New York cinema. He co-authored a 2018 report for New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment on marginalized representation in filmmaking. Dr. Rankin serves on editorial boards for Mediapolis and the Journal of Film and Video, and co-chairs the War and Media Studies Interest Group at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
Prior to BGSU, he taught at NYU, The New School, Columbia University, and CUNY institutions including Brooklyn College, the College of Staten Island, and Hunter College.
