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Jennifer Jenkins is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Arizona, affiliated with the College of Information Science. Her research focuses on archival studies, film history, and the cultural heritage of the Southwest and Mexico borderlands. She leads initiatives like the Bear Canyon Center for Southwest Humanities and the Tombstone Home Movie Project, emphasizing community-based archiving and Indigenous knowledge reclamation. Key projects include Tribesourcing—a collaborative reinterpretation of midcentury films with Native communities—and digital archives preserving borderlands media.
Education: PhD, MLIS, and BA in English from the University of Arizona. Her work bridges literary studies, information science, and cultural preservation. She has held prestigious roles, including the Cátedra Primo Feliciano Velázquez in Mexico and a 2024 CUES Distinguished Fellowship.
Research interests span cinema history, archival practices, and the intersection of media with regional and Indigenous identities. Her projects often involve curatorial work (e.g., Puro Mexicano Film Festival) and collaborative digital humanities initiatives like the Transatlantic Indigenous Knowledges exchange program. Recent work examines WWII-era cinemagoing in the Southwest and its impact on cultural identity.
Awards include NEH grants (2017, 2022) for digital humanities and archival projects. She co-edited volumes on ephemeral cultural history and led the Celluloid Pueblo monograph, analyzing postwar Southwest cinema.
Advising and grants highlight her role as Co-PI on transnational projects. She actively engages with libraries and archives, advocating for rural and tribal access to cultural materials. Current projects explore ephemeral media and the role of cinema in shaping regional self-conceptions.
