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Nathan Holmes is an Associate Professor of Cinema Studies in the Department of Cinema and Television Studies at Purchase College, part of the School of Film and Media Studies. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago and has previously taught at the University of Iowa, Loyola University, University of New Brunswick, and Baruch College. He is currently an editor at Mediapolis: The Journal of Cities and Culture.
Education:
- BA, Brock University, Ontario
- MA, Ryerson University and York University, Ontario
- PhD, University of Chicago
His research focuses on cinema’s intersections with urban history, critical theory, and social transformation. Key areas include the political imagination of mass culture, race and the suburbs, film genre, and the built environment in film. He explores how moving images shape our understanding of cities and shared cultural experiences.
His recent scholarly work includes a book, Welcome to Fear City, and numerous articles and Blu-ray essays on Canadian cinema, chase sequences, and cinematic urbanism. His publications reveal a strong trend in analyzing location-shot films as cultural documents of urban crisis and social change, often through a critical theoretical lens.
Scientific Awards:
- 2019 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for Welcome to Fear City
- Michigan-Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellowship on Egalitarianism and the Metropolis (2014)
- Mellon Humanities Doctoral Fellowship, University of Chicago (2011)
Nathan Holmes advises student research through collaborative projects such as the Purchase Film Archive, which he co-runs with students and is dedicated to preserving and programming 16mm film. While no formal PhD students are listed, his mentorship is evident in hands-on archival work and collaborative writing. He has secured competitive fellowships supporting his research on egalitarianism and urban metropolises.
He is actively involved in the academic and cultural life of the department, teaching courses such as Cinema and Class, Film Noir, Cinema and the Archive, and Cinema and the City. His work bridges scholarship, teaching, and public engagement through film programming and editorial leadership.
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