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Eva Rueschmann
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On sabbatical fall 2025 and leave of absence 2026.
Eva Rueschmann
Professor of Cultural Studies
Eva Rueschmann received her B.A. in English and French languages and literatures at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg in Germany, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she also worked as a research and administrative assistant in the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies.
Her research and teaching interests include world literature and cinema with a special focus on Australian and New Zealand film, exile and migration in transnational literature and film, gender studies, film studies, and contemporary cultural studies of popular culture.
She has published two books, Sisters on Screen: Siblings in Contemporary Cinema (Temple UP, 2000) and Moving Pictures, Migrating Identities (UP of Mississippi, 2003).
She is also the author of several essays on such topics as the film directors Margarethe von Trotta and Jane Campion, New Zealand cinema, diasporic female identities in Asian-American and Asian-Canadian films, African writer Mariama Ba, African American writers Jessie Fauset and Dorothy West, and psychoanalytic criticism. Her current book project focuses on coming-of-age narratives and postcolonial identities in Australian and New Zealand cinema.
Recent and Upcoming Courses
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Get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey through contemporary world cinemas from 2000 to the present! In this course, we'll delve into the narrative tradition of feature filmmaking, exploring a diverse range of cinematic styles, story traditions, authorship, genre conventions, and politics of representation from around the globe. You'll become immersed in the world of film as we closely analyze camera work, editing, art direction, narrative, and style, gaining a deep understanding of the power of visual storytelling. From the surreal cityscapes of France to the stark landscapes of Australia, from the contemporary social tensions in Iran to the dual influences of tradition and modernity in African film, we'll uncover the rich tapestry of world cinema, delving into the historical, political, and cultural contexts that have shaped these significant films. We will watch and analyze works from France, Spain, Mexico, Mali, Kenya, Iran, Norway, China, South Korea, India, Brazil, Great Britain, and others and read scholarly essays and reviews that explore film history and criticism. Keywords:world cinema, narrative film, storytelling, genre, authorship