Film and Media Studies

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The Film and Media Studies program distinguishes itself with three major curricular objectives:

Convergence: The media arts of radio, television, recorded music, film, digital media, the Internet, and video games are commonly studied as independent disciplines. Our program provides a more comprehensive approach to learning. While it is important to understand the history of film as an art form, for instance, it is also important to understand it in relation to television and digital media. We are committed to integrating the study of such media convergence, both as units within courses and through the design of several new courses entirely devoted to that phenomenon.
Integration: Film and Media Studies integrates the theory and practice of media study in the digital era. Visual literacy in the media arts involves a working knowledge of digital media and software. Scholars and artists now use many of the same tools. Critics, theorists, historians and all media scholars must be fluent with state-of-the-art computer software programs. To this end, some of our courses integrate media labs with lectures and discussions, some offer students the opportunity to do digital projects rather than traditional written research papers, and some are entirely distance learning.
Professionalism: The program's student and faculty actively engage in mutually beneficial dialogue with the film, media and entertainment industries. We believe that highly successful industry professionals have much to contribute toward helping us to best prepare our students for successful careers. Our teaching and research has much to offer the industry in terms of understanding the significant social and cultural impact of the media arts.

Prospective and current undergraduate and graduate students can learn more about the Film and Media Studies program and internships on this website or on our YouTube site: http://www.youtube.com/asufilm

Undergraduate degree Graduate degree Minors and Certificates

Film and Media Studies Guest Speaker Series

Support Film and Media Studies

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Aaron Baker

Director of Film and Media Studies, Professor

Baker's research focuses primarily on sports culture, film authorship and the representation of race, ethnicity and gender in American cinema.

AARON.BAKER@asu.edu

489-965-3168

Ross-Blakley Hall 370 PO Box 871401

Film and Media Studies, Film Studies

Christopher Bradley

Senior Lecturer MY

Bradley teaches Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Screenwriting in Film and Media Studies, as well as Hollywood Film History.

Christopher.Bradley.1@asu.edu

Ross-Blakley Hall 328 PO Box 871401

Film and Media Studies, Creative Writing

Aviva Dove-Viebahn

Assistant Professor

Dove-Viebahn's diverse interests include television and new media; gender and its representation in popular culture; community formation; and the role of the spectator in our digital age.

Aviva.Dove-Viebahn@asu.edu

480-727-7045

RBHL 124 English Department

Film and Media Studies, Art History, Digital Culture, Feminism and Gender Studies, Race and Gender Politics, Visual Culture Studies

Sarah Florini

Assistant Professor

Florini holds a doctorate in communication and culture from Indiana University. Her research focuses on the intersection of emerging media, Black American cultural production, and racial politics.

Sarah.Florini@asu.edu

Ross-Blakley Hall 247 PO Box 871401

Social Media, Migration, Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, Critical Cultural Studies, Digital Media

Julia Himberg

Associate Professor

Himberg's research interest include television, digital media, gender, sexuality, queer theory, industry studies, consumer culture, advertising, and market research.

Julia.Himberg@asu.edu

Ross-Blakley Hall 333 PO Box 871401