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Sandra Lim is a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Politics & Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, where she teaches Politics and Film. Her interdisciplinary work bridges film studies, political theory, and artistic practice.
Education:
- PhD in Art and Design, University of Brighton (UK)
- MA in Film Studies, University College Dublin
Dr. Lim’s research centers on the intersection of politics and aesthetics, with a strong emphasis on practice-based research in film and video art. Her creative work is rooted in British avant-garde traditions and incorporates performative, musical, and autoethnographic methods. She explores personal and global political realities through experimental documentary forms, often working with family archives and historical materials. Her scholarship includes critical annotations on classic and politically engaged cinema, published in Senses of Cinema and other platforms.
Her recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with politically conscious auteurs such as Abbas Kiarostami, Vittorio De Sica, Robert Aldrich, and Frank Capra, analyzing themes of realism, populism, class struggle, and moral philosophy. These writings are often contextualized within curated film programs, indicating her active role in film curation and public scholarship.
Dr. Lim is a member of several professional organizations, including the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, College Art Association of America, Factory Media, Hamilton Artists Inc., and holds Ontario Teacher Certification. Her artistic works are distributed by the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, VUCAVU, and the Virtual Museum of Asian Canadian Cultural Heritage (VMACCH).
She has not been awarded any listed scientific awards or fellowships. There is no mention of graduate students supervised, grants received, or laboratory affiliations. Her contributions are primarily through artistic production, critical writing, and teaching.
