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Writing for Film and Television (MFA - Low Residency)

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Faculty information for the Writing for Film and Television MFA program

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Graduate Writing for Film and Television (MFA – Low Residency)

Meet Emerson College’s distinguished faculty and graduate program director in the School of the Arts’ low-residency Writing for Film and Television graduate program.

Writing for Film and Television Graduate Program Director

Your graduate program director will serve as your primary faculty advisor, guiding you on course selection to ensure that you achieve your learning objectives and satisfy the program requirements. You will also receive program and department news from your program director and any on- and off-campus opportunities that might interest you.

James Lane

Senior Scholar-in-Residence II and Graduate Program Director
Address
james_lane@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Jim is both a media scholar and filmmaker with extensive publications and production experience. His publications have been featured in Wide Angle, Jump Cut, and more while his filmography has exhibited at major film festivals internationally, with his autobiography I am Not an Anthropologist premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.

Jim is currently Senior Scholar-in-Residence for the department of Visual and Media Arts in LA and Graduate Program Director for the MFA Program in Film and TV Writing.

Our Writing for Film and Television Graduate Faculty

Maria Agui Carter

Assistant Professor
Address
maria_aguicarter@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Jane Akiba

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
jane_akiba@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Malic Amalya

Assistant Professor - On Leave
Address
malic_amalya@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Pierre Archambault

Associate Professor
Address
pierre_archambault@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Luis Arnias

Affiliated Faculty
Address
luis_arnias@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Benjamin Aron

Affiliated Faculty
Address
benjamin.aron@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Ursula August

Affiliated Faculty
Address
ursula.august2@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Jayson Baker

Affiliated Faculty
Address
jayson_baker@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Ryan Banfi

Affiliated Faculty
Address
ryan_banfi@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Manuel Basanese

Associate Professor
Address
manuel_basanese@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Amy Beecher

Assistant Professor
Address
amy_beecher@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Anya Belkina

Associate Professor - On Leave
Address
anya_belkina@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
David Bendiksen

Affiliated Faculty
Address
david_bendiksen@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Chris Benham

Affiliated Faculty
Address
chris.benham@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Michael Bent

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
michael_bent@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Visual & Media Arts

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Harlan Bosmajian

Associate Professor
Address
harlan_bosmajian@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Sabine Bou Jaoude

Affiliated Faculty
Address
sabine_boujaoude@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Michael Boylen

Professor Emeritus
Department Visual & Media Arts
Joan Brigham

Professor Emerita
Department Visual & Media Arts
Chevahn Brown

Affiliated Faculty
Address
chevahn.brown@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Leslie Brown

Affiliated Faculty
Address
leslie_brown@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Joan Casademont

Affiliated Faculty
Address
joan_casademont@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Mark Chesak

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
mark_chesak@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Gautam Chopra

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
gautam_chopra@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Andrew Clarke

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
andrew_clarke@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248780

Department Performing Arts

Department Visual & Media Arts
Shaun Clarke

Associate Professor and Chair
Address
shaun_clarke@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Martie Cook

Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Comedic Arts
Address
martie_cook@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Claire Cooley

Affiliated Faculty
Address
claire.cooley@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Thomas Cooper

Professor Emeritus
Department Visual & Media Arts
Adam Cordelle

Affiliated Faculty
Address
adam_cordelle@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Maria Corrigan

Assistant Professor and Foundations Curriculum Director
Address
maria_corrigan@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Jason Cortlund

Affiliated Faculty
Address
jason_cortlund@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248750

Department Visual & Media Arts

Department Writing Literature & Publishing
Debbie Cutler

Affiliated Faculty
Address
debbie_cutler@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Sophia Day

Affiliated Faculty
Address
sophia.day@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Gabrielle Demeestere

Assistant Professor
Address
gabrielle_demeestere@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Kathryn Dietz

Affiliated Faculty
Address
kathryn_dietz@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Barbara Doyle

Affiliated Faculty
Address
barbara_doyle@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
William Dreyfus

Senior Affiliated Faculty
Address
william_dreyfus@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Rob Eckard

Affiliated Faculty
Address
rob_eckard@emerson.edu Telephone 6178248800

Department Visual & Media Arts
Robert Eckard

Associate Director, Community Relations & Special Events
Address
robert_eckard@emerson.edu Telephone 323-952-6227

Department Visual & Media Arts