Catherine Russell is a distinguished film scholar whose work has significantly shaped film and media studies. Her groundbreaking book, Experimental Ethnography: The Work of Film in the Age of Video, redefined the relationship between experimental filmmaking and ethnographic documentary, advancing both film studies and visual anthropology. Her later works include The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity, a major contribution to Japanese cinema studies, and Archiveology: Walter Benjamin and Archival Film Practices, which provides a comprehensive analysis of archive-based image production.
With five books, nearly 100 published articles and chapters, and more than 80 conference presentations and lectures, Russell’s scholarly output has earned her an international reputation. She has also mentored numerous graduate students, reinforcing her commitment to the development of emerging scholars and film archivists. As co-editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Film Studies, she helped establish the journal as a leading publication in the field, while her efforts have been instrumental in positioning Concordia’s Film Studies program on the global academic map.
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Catherine Russell
Distinguished Professor
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd O.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3G 1M8
Tel: 514 848-2424 extension 4657
e-mail: katie.russell@concordia.ca
Education
PhD Cinema Studies (New York University)
MA cinema Studies (New York University)
Areas of expertise
Film theory and criticism, Japanese cinema, experimental cinema, ethnographic film, women and film, cultural studies, American cinema, melodrama, Walter Benjamin.
Dr. Russell has been awarded multiple research grants from Concordia University, the Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).