Ron Wilson


Ron Wilson
  • Associate Teaching Professor

Contact Info

Summerfield Hall Room 118I
Lawrence

Biography

Ron Wilson is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies. His research interests include classical Hollywood cinema, crime films and television, and violence in media. He has published essays in Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film (Rutgers) and Film Noir: The Directors (Limelight Press). His book, The Gangster Film: Fatal Success in American Cinema (2014) was published by Wallflower Press as part of their Short Cuts series. He is currently working on a book about film director, Quentin Tarantino.

Research

Research interests:

  • Classical Hollywood Cinema
  • Crime Films and Television
  • Violence in Media

Selected Publications