Emmanuel SIETY

Emmanuel SIETY is a Professor of film and audiovisual studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris 3, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Research on Cinema and Audiovisual (IRCAV - EA 185). His research focuses on themes such as The Matter of Images, Game and Cinema, The Split Screen, and Acts, Gestures, and Postures in Cinema, particularly in the works of Jean-Luc Godard. He teaches courses in Film Analysis, General Aesthetics, and Godard’s filmic techniques.

His research explores intersections between film theory, aesthetics, and cultural practices, with notable contributions to understanding fear in cinema, early film techniques, and the analysis of cinematic gestures. SIETY has published extensively, including monographs like Fictions d'images (2009) and La Peur au cinéma (2006), alongside chapters in edited volumes addressing topics ranging from Kurosawa’s use of memory to James Cameron’s mirror techniques.

He has delivered lectures at institutions like the Cinémathèque française, discussing works such as Kubrick’s The Shining and Fritz Lang’s cinematic treatments of death. His academic leadership in IRCAV underscores his commitment to advancing cinema studies through research and scholarly collaboration.