Film & Media Studies

About Us

Because the world has stories to tell, and through analysis and production, we work toward a greater awareness of who we are, where we've been, and where we are going.

The affiliation of the Department with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reflects our view of film/media and to some extent the order of our priorities. We see film/media as a way of ordering, clarifying, and understanding human experience. We see ourselves as humanists, sharing the general goal of discovering and putting into communicable form hypotheses about human beings and the world as they interact with it. We are artists and scholars, and our work includes the creation of theatre, film/media, teaching, and scholarship. As a result we serve our disciplines, the University, and the surrounding community in our capacities as teachers, scholars, and artists.

Mission Statement

The Department of Film and Media Studies unites the inquiry of the academic with the proactice and technique of the artist. Scholars and filmmakers work and study together in an environment of mutual encouragement and collegiality.