James Chase Sanchez

James Chase Sanchez is Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Middlebury College. He holds a Ph.D. from Texas Christian University and researches race rhetoric and documentary storytelling. His award-winning documentary Man on Fire explores racial injustice through the 2014 self-immolation of Reverend Charles Moore in Grand Saline, Texas.

Research examines how communities discuss race through rhetorical frameworks, with emphasis on documentary as scholarly medium. Teaching emphasizes storytelling for social change and critical analysis of racial discourse.