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Roshaya Rodness is a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Toronto, specializing in queer cinema, HIV/AIDS film/media, and experimental film form. Her research bridges queer theory, cinematic realism, and continental philosophy, interrogating the film camera as a non-human witness to human conflict.
Education:
- PhD, McMaster University
- MA, McGill University
- BA Honours, McGill University
Research Focus: Explores how the moving image's automatism can produce radical queer perspectives on gendered, racialized, and sexualized bodies in conflict. Investigates the ethical potential of cinema to document overlooked histories.
Publications: Featured in Canadian Literature, Chiasma, World Picture, and public-facing platforms like Salon.com and The Conversation.
Teaching: Offers courses on global cinema aesthetics and science fiction film, including Cinema and Sensation I: Action/Spectacle (CIN212H1F) and Science Fiction Film (CIN369H1S) for 2025/26.
