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Mentor Areas

African and South African Literature and cultural studies, film, politics, global modernisms and modernities.

Description:

I am currently involved in developing a screen play for an essay film called Imploding City (on Pretoria/Tshwane in South Africa) and also writing a book on post-apartheid cinema.  I would like a student to help find sources, images, and also make clips for my film courses.

Preferred Qualifications

Library and archival work, some digital film and photography skills, an artistic sensibility (good eye and ear), and an interest in memoir, documentary, and social transformation especially in the African context.

Details:

Preferred Student Year

First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior

Project Academic Year

2023–2024

Volunteer

Yes

Paid

Yes

Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.

Work Study

Yes

Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.

Researcher


Director, Comparative Literature Program; Professor of English and Comparative Literature