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Gregory Flaxman is an Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Director of Global Cinema Studies (GCS). He holds adjunct roles in Communication Studies and affiliate positions in American Studies, Jewish Studies, and Cultural Studies. His research explores intersections between aesthetics, philosophy, and film, with notable works including Gilles Deleuze and the Fabulation of Philosophy (2011) and edited volumes like The Brain is the Screen (2000).
Flaxman earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania (2003), and earlier degrees in Film Studies (University of Iowa, 1997) and English (University of Minnesota, 1995, and University of Michigan, 1991). His teaching awards span 20 years, including the UNC Distinguished Teaching Award (2011) and multiple grants from the Mellon Foundation and Australian Research Council.
Research interests span film theory, critical theory, posthumanism, and literature-philosophy dialogues. Recent work focuses on Robert Bresson’s cinema and American biopolitics. He frequently lectures on Deleuze, cinematic ethics, and postcolonial visual culture.
Flaxman teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on topics like liberalism, film theory, and comparative literature. His website hosts syllabi and writings, while his office is located at 508 Greenlaw Hall.
