معرفی
Rick Warner is an Associate Professor and Director of Film Studies in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His roles include overseeing the Film Studies Concentration and Global Cinema Minor. He holds a Ph.D. in English with a Film Studies Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh (2010), an M.A. in Film Studies from Emory University (2004), and a B.A. in English from Georgetown College (2000). His research focuses on film style history, aesthetics, and interdisciplinary connections with literature and media. Notable works include The Rebirth of Suspense: Slowness and Atmosphere in Cinema (2024) and Godard and the Essay Film (2018).
Research interests span film aesthetics, global art cinema, essay film theory, slow cinema, and media studies. He co-edited True to the Spirit: Film Adaptation and the Question of Fidelity (2011) and founded Aspect: Journal of Film and Screen Media. Awards include the Chapman Family Teaching Award (2022), Johnston Teaching Excellence Award (2020), and a Kraszna-Krausz Book Award longlist (2025). His teaching covers film history, theory, and national/transnational cinemas.
Warner’s grants include Carolina Asia Center funding (2023, 2020) and Mellon Fellowships. He co-curates film series with the Ackland Art Museum and serves on the Arts Everywhere Campus Arts Council. His courses emphasize audiovisual literacy and critical engagement with cinema’s cultural impact.
