جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Fergus Heronمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Landscape Photography
• Urban Environment
• Photography as Medium
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Fergus Heron is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Art and Media, University of Brighton, specializing in landscape and urban photography through analogue processes. His work explores intersections between the man-made and natural environments, emphasizing stillness and photographic materiality. Education : PG Cert LTHE (University of Plymouth, 2006), MA Photography (Royal College of Art, 2000), BA (Hons) Photography (University for the Creative Arts, 1997) Research focuses on landscape photography as a disclosive practice, examining place, historical continuity, and the role of photographic technology. His methodology employs view cameras, color film, and darkroom printing to investigate realism and temporal ambiguity in visual representation. Exhibition activity (2007-2025) includes Tate Britain, Royal West of England Academy, and Brighton-based Phoenix Art Space. Publications include chapters in A Companion to Photography (2020) and Emerging Landscapes (2014), alongside edited works like Visible Economies (2012). Conference engagements span international presentations on photography's relationship with architecture, landscape, and memory at institutions including Sheffield Hallam University (2018) and Plymouth University (2014-2016). Supervision interests include practice-based photography research exploring place, analogue technologies, and authorship in photographic art.

Claire Bishopمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Contemporary Art
• Performance Art
• Art & Politics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Claire Bishop is a Presidential Professor of Art History at the CUNY Graduate Center, widely considered an original thinker and creative interpreter of contemporary art, as well as a dynamic teacher. Her work critically examines participatory art, performance practices, and the relationship between art and politics. She has been based at the CUNY Graduate Center since 2008 and serves as a Contributing Editor to Artforum. Her publications have been translated into twenty languages, reflecting her international influence in the field of contemporary art history. Education: Ph.D. University of Essex, 2002 M.A. University of Essex, 1996 B.A. University of Cambridge, 1994 Bishop's research interests span Contemporary Art, Performance Art, Art & Politics, Exhibition History, History of Art Pedagogy, Post- and De-colonial Theory, and Museology. She is particularly known for her critical engagement with participatory art practices, questioning their political efficacy while exploring new modes of spectatorship in contemporary art. Her work examines how the digital revolution has transformed how we engage with art, arguing against simplistic narratives about technology's impact on visual culture. Bishop's scholarly contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2024), the Mentoring and Teaching Award from CUNY Graduate Center (2024), and the College Art Association's Frank Jewett Mather Award for art criticism (2013). She has also received significant research support including a fellowship from the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU to study Merce Cunningham's Museum Events. Awards and Recognition: Guggenheim Fellowship, 2024 Mentoring and Teaching Award, CUNY Graduate Center, 2024 Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant, 2017 Frank Jewett Mather Award for art criticism, 2013 Research Fellowship, Sterling and Francine Clark Institute, 2013 Bishop has received substantial grant support for her research, including the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant which enabled her to deepen her investigation into art and politics. Her work as a mentor has been formally recognized by CUNY Graduate Center, highlighting her commitment to developing the next generation of art historians. She has organized numerous academic events including the 'Post-Discipline? Contemporary Artists and Research' seminar series at the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center. Bishop maintains an active presence in both academic and artistic communities, regularly contributing to major art publications and participating in international conferences. Her work bridges theoretical inquiry with practical engagement in contemporary art institutions and practices.

Saul Newmanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Theory
• Postanarchism
• Political Theology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Saul Newman is a Professor of Political Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, specializing in continental political theory and radical politics . He is renowned for coining the term postanarchism , which reimagines anarchism beyond traditional statist frameworks. His research explores intersections of political theology , democracy , sovereignty , and post-truth discourse . He teaches modules on political ideologies, democratic theory, and modern political philosophy. Research Interests : Postanarchism Political Theology Democratic Theory Populism Post-Truth Discourse Max Stirner Recent Publications analyze the Anthropocene , post-truth , and critical art practices , emphasizing their implications for radical politics and law. His work often engages with thinkers like Carl Schmitt , Alain Badiou , and Max Stirner . Scientific Awards : EU Horizon RECLAIM consortium bid (2022) Ulam (NAWA) Scholarship (2021) Newton Fund Research Mobility Grant (2018) British Academy Small Research Grant (2007) He has supervised PhD projects on topics like anarchist theory , political theology , and Rojava , though individual student names are not listed. His teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels, focusing on political philosophy and democratic challenges .

• Theatre Studies
• Performance Analysis
• Affective Societies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Doris Kolesch is a Professor for Theatre Studies at the Institute for Theatre Studies (WE7), Freie Universität Berlin , since October 2002. She serves as geschäftsführende Direktorin of the Institute since 2019 and is a member of the Akademischer Senat (since 2015). Her academic journey includes habilitation in Theatre Studies and Romance Philology, postdoctoral work at Mainz Graduate College, and leadership roles in academic governance. Education: Magister Artium (1989) in General and Comparative Literature, Romance Studies, and Journalism from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and Parisian institutions (École Normale Supérieure, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Sorbonne III/VII), with thesis on Kafka and Pynchon Dr. phil. (1994) on Baudelaire, Adorno, and Barthes with summa cum laude Research Interests span immersive theatre, affective societies, voice aesthetics, gender performances, and intermediality. She leads the project Akustische Störungen (postcolonial/queer sonic interventions) and contributes to the Excellence Cluster 'Temporal Communities' . Her work intersects performance theory with cultural history and emotional dynamics. Scientific Contributions: Co-editor of Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts (2022) Principal Investigator in SFB 1512 'Intervenierende Künste' Key roles in DFG-funded projects (e.g., Re-Collecting Theatre Histories , Stimmen als Paradigmen ) Awards and Recognitions include the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Prize (1998), Johannes Gutenberg Prize (1994), and appointments to the Junge Akademie (2001) and the Berliner Wissenschaftspreis jury (since 2021). Additional Roles include mentorship in the Berlin ProFiL program, advisory positions for DFG and Thyssen Foundation, and co-editorship of Forum Modernes Theater (since 2006).

Daisy Blackمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Medieval Religious Drama
• Gender and Queer Theory in Medieval Literature
• Temporality in Medieval Drama
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Daisy Black is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Wolverhampton, Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences. She previously held a lectureship at the University of Hull. Her work bridges academic research and creative performance, with a strong focus on medieval and Renaissance drama. BA, University of Cambridge Her research centers on medieval religious drama, especially gender, temporality, and representations of the 'other' such as Jews and Saracens. She explores how performance reshapes lay theology during the early Reformation and investigates medievalism in modern board and card games. Her interests also include queer theory, fabliaux, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and writing for performance. Recent publications reflect a growing interdisciplinary trend, connecting medieval studies with cultural memory, performance theory, and popular media. Her monograph Play Time (2020) and recent articles examine how time, gender, and anti-Semitism are constructed in biblical drama. She has also published on cannibalism and the Eucharist, silence in performance, and the medieval 'Dark Ages' in gaming culture. BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinker (2018) As a public intellectual, she has contributed to BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio Sheffield. She is also an active theatre director and storyteller, performing her own medieval storytelling shows across the UK. She serves as an editor for Year's Work in English Studies and supervises research in medieval and Renaissance literature. Her teaching includes courses on Shakespeare, children’s literature, and taboo in theatre. She performs in and leads projects on medieval storytelling and performance, including the 'Yde and Olive Storytelling Tour' (2025), and advocates for inclusive and safe conference dance practices.

Russell Fieldمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Canadian Sport History
• Social Justice in Sport
• Sport and Resistance/Protest
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Russell Field is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba. His research focuses on socio-cultural dimensions of sport and physical activity, particularly historical analyses of global sporting events as sites of resistance, people’s history, and sport’s intersection with visual culture. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto (2008) and degrees from Queen’s University. **Education:** PhD, University of Toronto, Graduate Program in Exercise Sciences (2008) A., University of Toronto, Department of History (2000) B.A., Queen’s University (1991) A., Queen’s University (1989) **Research Interests:** Canadian sport history Sport and social justice Sport as a site of protest and resistance Sport and international development Sport’s visual representation in film and media Decolonization and Indigenous sport resurgence **Grants & Funding:** SSHRC Insight Grant: “A People’s History of Sport in Canada” (2022-27, PI) UM/SSHRC Explore Grant: “The Peace Corps, Sport, and Cold War Development” (2023-24, PI) His publications span monographs, edited collections, and journal articles exploring sport’s role in socio-political contexts, including the Cold War, Indigenous rights, and decolonization. He has contributed to journals like Journal of Sport History and International Journal of the History of Sport .

Patrice Petroمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Film Studies
• Media Studies
• Feminist Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Patrice Petro is a Distinguished Professor, Dick Wolf Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, and Presidential Chair in Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a PhD in Film History and Theory from the University of Iowa, alongside MA and dual BA degrees in History and Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Her academic leadership includes serving as President of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, the largest U.S. professional organization in moving image studies. Her research focuses on History and Historiography, Feminist Theory, and the intersection of Art and Politics in media. Key works include Uncanny Histories in Film and Media Studies (2022) and The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Gender (2017), which explore interdisciplinary approaches to film studies. Her courses, such as Programming and Curation and Revisiting Weimar , reflect her commitment to bridging historical and contemporary media practices. Petro’s work emphasizes the societal impact of media, particularly through lenses of gender, politics, and global security. Her leadership at the Carsey-Wolf Center amplifies this mission, fostering interdisciplinary research and public engagement in media studies.

Aaron Gerowمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Japanese Film and Media
• East Asian Film and Media
• History of Film Theory
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Aaron Gerow is the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Film and Media Studies and East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University. He specializes in East Asian film and media, with a focus on Japanese cinema’s historical, theoretical, and cultural dimensions. Gerow holds a PhD from the University of Iowa and has taught at Yokohama National University and Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, where he also contributed to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Education: Columbia University: A.D. (1985), M.F.A. (1987) University of Iowa: M.A. (1992), Ph.D. (1996) His research explores early Japanese cinema, film theory, animation, and censorship. Key works include Visions of Japanese Modernity (2010) and Kitano Takeshi (2007). Gerow is currently writing on the history of Japanese film theory and has supervised reprints of prewar film journals. His interdisciplinary approach bridges film studies, literary analysis, and cultural history. Publications span monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles, reflecting his engagement with both Japanese and global cinematic traditions. Gerow’s work often critiques national narratives and explores transnational influences in media. His advising and grants include contributions to Yale’s doctoral program in East Asian cinema and collaborations on film preservation projects. Gerow’s online presence includes a curated website with resources on Japanese film studies and links to his publications.

Sara Saljoughiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cinema Studies
• Critical Theory
• Postcolonial Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sara Saljoughi is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto Scarborough . She is currently on leave for the 2024–2025 academic year. Her interdisciplinary work bridges cinema studies, critical theory, and postcolonial studies, with a particular focus on non-Western and postcolonial cinemas, Iranian film, and feminist theory. Education & Training: While specific degrees are not detailed in the provided text, her extensive publication record and fellowship history indicate advanced training in cinema studies and critical theory. Research Interests: Professor Saljoughi’s scholarship centers on the intersection of aesthetics and politics , particularly in relation to non-Western, postcolonial, and Iranian cinemas. Her work draws from film theory, feminist theory, and postcolonial studies to examine how cinematic form engages with questions of collectivity, statelessness, and transnational feminism. She is completing a monograph on collectivity in Iranian cinema during the 1960s and 1970s , and developing a second book project titled Stateless Cinemas: Aesthetics, Autonomy, Mobility , which explores the cinemas of stateless peoples. Grants & Fellowships: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Andrew W. Mellon Foundation American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Social Science Research Council (USA) Connaught Foundation Mellon Early Career Fellow, Jackman Humanities Institute Editorial & Scholarly Service: She is co-editor of the book 1968 and Global Cinema (Wayne State University Press, 2018) and co-editor of Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture .

Kyoko Iwakiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Theatre Studies
• Performance Studies
• Japanese Contemporary Theatre
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Kyoko Iwaki is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Literature of the University of Antwerp, with a focus on Japanese theatre, performance studies, and post-catastrophe narratives. She actively engages in collaborative research and holds internal governance roles, including membership in the Departmental Council for Literature and the Education Committee for the Educational Master in Languages. Her research explores Japanese contemporary theatre's intersections with ethics, digital performance, and nuclear trauma. Key themes include collaborative methodologies, liminality, and the philosophical implications of post-Fukushima art. Her work spans classical adaptations, avant-garde practices, and interdisciplinary approaches to performance. Recent publications analyze experimental Japanese theatre (Okada Toshiki, Sankai Juku), post-disaster memory, and the politics of digital pandemic spaces. She contributes to global discourse through interviews with practitioners and critiques of institutional frameworks in theatre and academia.

Troy Michael Bordunمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Film studies
• Television studies
• Media studies
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Troy Michael Bordun is an Assistant Professor in the English Department within the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he teaches film and television studies. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from Trent University, an MA from Brock University, and a BA Honours from the University of Toronto. His academic journey includes prior teaching positions as a contract instructor at Concordia University (Film Studies, Sociology, Art History, Communication Studies), Trent University (Cultural Studies, Sociology), and Bishop's University (English and Film Studies), where he received Trent University's part-time teaching award. Dr. Bordun's research spans film and media studies, celebrity studies, porn studies, and comics studies, with particular expertise in contemporary superhero comics, continental philosophy, and online pornography. His work examines genre theory, spectatorship, and the intersections of cinema with gender, sexuality, and power structures. His scholarship demonstrates a consistent theoretical sophistication, drawing on phenomenological approaches, affect theory, and continental philosophy to analyze cinematic experiences. His publications reveal a thematic trajectory connecting extreme cinema, pornography studies, and superhero narratives. The articles show his ability to bridge theoretical frameworks with close readings of specific films, often focusing on how cinematic form engages with philosophical concepts. His work consistently addresses how film genres function as sites for ethical and political critique, particularly regarding gender representation and power dynamics. Genre Trouble and Extreme Cinema: Film Theory at the Fringes of Contemporary Art Cinema (2017) SSHRC Explore Grant recipient Research Strategic Initiatives Grant (UNBC) Editorial board member for Comics Studies: Theory and Practice and Porn Studies Co-Chair of Comics Studies Special Interest Group (Society for Cinema and Media Studies) Dr. Bordun actively supervises graduate students in English and is available as a media expert on film and television studies. His current research includes developing a manuscript linking contemporary superhero comics and continental philosophy, an edited collection about the Invincible transmedia franchise, and ongoing research on online pornography, labor, platforms, and celebrity.

• Film Studies
• Neuroscience
• Art Reception Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Karin Badt is a Lecturer in English at the Language Center of Paris 8 University, specializing in film and theater studies. She teaches English to art students focusing on cinema and theater disciplines. Her research explores empathy in art reception, neurobiological and somatic responses to art, and sociocultural body mythologies. Key research areas include: Contemporary cinema empathy dynamics Neuroscientific perspectives on film spectatorship Feminist trauma studies in film Sociocultural analysis of orthodontic practices Her recent work critiques dental extraction practices' sociocultural implications, particularly in orthodontics. She organized an international conference on Neuroscience and Film Reception (2019) supported by EA1569. Presentations include discussions on gender-based violence at Mexico's Memory and Tolerance Museum (2018) and analysis of female filmmakers' trauma narratives at SCMS (2017). No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Active in organizing academic events and interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Laurel Harrisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Anglophone and British Modernism
• Fiction-Film Interactions in Early 20th Century
• Sound Technologies and Literary Modernism
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Laurel Harris is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Rider University, specializing in Anglophone and British modernism, with a focus on intersections between fiction and film in the early 20th century, sound technologies' impact on literary modernism, and modernist women writers. She co-edited Communal Modernisms (Palgrave 2013) and is developing a project on sound representations in 1920s-30s fiction and film. Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from The Graduate Center, CUNY M.A. in Humanities from University of Chicago B.A. in Creative Writing/Film Studies from Oberlin College Her research explores: Modernist women's engagement with emerging sound technologies Audiovisual intersections in interwar British literature Feminist pedagogy in general education classrooms Collaborative teaching methods for 20th-century texts Media theory applications to modernist narratives Gendered perspectives in cinematic/literary modernism Publications and teaching emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, with notable work on Jean Rhys, Doris Lessing, and Virginia Woolf. Her recent articles analyze media's role in shaping modernist subjectivity, while upcoming work addresses feminist reinterpretations of modernist texts. Scientific honors include: 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award 2021 Ziegler-Gee Award in Gender & Sexuality Studies Multiple Summer Research Fellowships (2014-2022) 2020 AAUP Service Award Dr. Harris has advised honors projects on topics ranging from canon reclamation to literary adaptations, and organized key conferences on modernist collaboration, women's writing, and media studies. She teaches courses spanning 20th-century British literature, feminist criticism, and women in film.

Derrick R. Spiresمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Early Black Print Culture
• Citizenship Studies
• African American Intellectual History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Derrick R. Spires serves as Associate Professor of English in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Delaware, specializing in early Black print culture, citizenship studies, and African American intellectual history. His scholarly mission centers on recovering the rich imaginative worlds African-descended people generated through print media and how these imaginings facilitated material change, spanning from tragicomic expressions to mundane daily practices. Spires' research interrogates how Black writers articulated expansive, practice-based theories of citizenship through robust print networks including newspapers, the Colored Conventions movement, and ephemeral publications. His work reveals the centrality of seriality, pseudonymity, and collaborative performance in Black political thought, demonstrating how print culture enabled Black communities to navigate and reshape citizenship frameworks despite systemic exclusion. He examines how early African American literature cultivated aesthetic sensibilities that sustained resistance and community building. Analysis of his 2016-2024 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: the material conditions of Black bibliography, gendered dimensions of political expression, and the performance aspects of print culture. His scholarship increasingly engages with digital humanities methodologies while maintaining deep archival rigor, particularly regarding Dorothy Porter's bibliographic mission and liberation bibliography frameworks. Key publications map connections between early Black social media practices and contemporary digital activism. Spires' accolades include: Modern Language Association Prize for First Book (2020) St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize (2020) National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Ford Foundation Fellowship Social Science Research Council Fellowship Mellon/Mays Initiatives Fellowship American Antiquarian Society Fellowship His editorial leadership encompasses the Broadview Anthology of American Literature and the University of Pennsylvania Press series 'Black Print and Organizing in the Long Nineteenth Century.' Research has been supported by major fellowships examining Black print networks, though specific grant details beyond institutional fellowships aren't specified. Spires contributes significantly to recovering marginalized intellectual traditions through meticulous bibliographic work and theoretical innovation in citizenship studies.

Laraine Porterمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• British cinema history
• Silent cinema
• Women and cinema
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Laraine Porter is a Senior Lecturer in Film at De Montfort University, affiliated with the Leicester Media School within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media. She is a core member of the Cinema and Television History Centre (CATH) research group, contributing significantly to the study of British cinema history. Her research focuses on British silent cinema, with particular expertise in silent film music, the role of women in early cinema, the transition from silent to sound films in Britain (1929–1932), British film comedy, and cinema exhibition practices. Her work bridges academic scholarship and public engagement through film festivals and archival projects. Her recent publications and presentations explore themes such as female desire in silent cinema, the feminization of film music, the impact of sound technology on women’s voices, and the cultural significance of British silent film comedy. She has contributed to major reference works and edited collections, demonstrating sustained scholarly output. Scientific Awards: No specific awards listed in the provided text. Laraine Porter supervises PhD students, including Vivienne Chadder and Sandra Frost. She has secured external funding from Arts Council England, EM Media/National Lottery, and Creative England, as well as internal RIF funding for research and the British Silent Film Festival. Her consultancy work includes directing the Broadway Media Centre and curating film festivals, highlighting her leadership in media exhibition and policy. She is actively involved in professional networks, serving on the steering group of the Women’s Film and TV History Network and as a former trustee of MACE and Ridewise Ltd. Her public engagement includes BBC appearances, festival presentations, and media interviews, reinforcing her role as a public scholar in film history.