Shannon Brownlee

Shannon Brownlee is Associate Professor and Associate Director of Cinema & Media Studies at Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts, with a cross-appointment in Gender and Women's Studies. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an MA from York University, and a BA from the University of King's College.

Her research explores interdisciplinary intersections in:

• Animated film aesthetics and theory
• Queer/feminist cinematic representations
• Psychoanalytic approaches to media
• Experimental film forms
• Adaptation studies

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on deconstructing gender norms in animation, analyzing digital media cultures, and examining Quebecois cinema. Recent work investigates amateur film production platforms like YouTube while maintaining theoretical engagement with animation's relationship to live-action media.