Eleni Palis

Eleni Palis is an Assistant Professor of English and Cinema Studies at the University of Tennessee. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Department of English, specializing in Cinema and Media Studies. Her research explores intersections of classical/post-classical American cinema, race/gender dynamics, adaptation studies, and videographic criticism. She is affiliated with the Cinema Studies department and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives like the smART Lab.

Key areas of expertise include film quotation theory, avant-garde traditions, and digital video essay practices. Her monograph Classical Projections examines how classical Hollywood fragments shape post-classical cinema's authorship. Her work appears in journals such as Screen and Cinema Journal.

Palis' scholarly contributions bridge traditional film scholarship with digital media studies, emphasizing visual methodologies. She teaches in the Cinema Studies program and engages with contemporary debates on media historiography and cultural representation.

Labs/Teams: Active in the smART Lab and collaborates with the Media Pool resource at the University of Tennessee.