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Cinema Studies Faculty

Peter Alilunas

Associate Professor

Cinema Studies

Email: pka@uoregon.edu

Office: 230 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: By appointment

Research Interests: Technology, regulation, censorship, exhibition, spectatorship, cinema history, adult film

Michael Allan

Professor of Comparative Literature; Director of Undergraduate Studies

Program Faculty in Cinema Studies; Program Faculty in Arabic; Program Faculty in Middle East Studies; Program Faculty in Comic Studies

Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies, Arabic Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Middle East and North African Studies

Email: mallan@uoregon.edu

Office: 358 PLC, 5242 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Please book an appointment at the following link: (https://tinyurl.com/kcp3m73r)

Research Interests: World Literature (Francophone, Arabic, Global Anglophone), Postcolonial Studies, Film and Visual Culture, Media Theory

Michael Aronson

Professor

Department Head, Cinema Studies

Cinema Studies

Email: aronson@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-3927

Office: 231 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: By appointment

Research Interests: Early and transitional cinema (particularly the 1910s), exhibition and moviegoing culture, and lots of digital stuff

Jon Crawford

Assistant Professor

Executive Producer, Founder, Creative Director, Filmmaker

Cinema Studies

Email: jbcraw@uoregon.edu

Office: 210 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Monday: 3pm - 5pm Thursdays 10am - 12:30pm

Research Interests: Narrative and Non-Fiction Filmmaking & Television; Multiplatform Storytelling; AI and Cinema Ethics; Independent/Public Media Distribution; Creative Entrepreneurship; Community Filmmaking and Branded Storytelling.

Nissryne Dib

Assistant Professor

Cinema Studies

Email: nissryne@uoregon.edu

Office: 236 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Research Interests: Cinematography, Lighting, Directing, Comedic Screenwriting, and Experimental Filmmaking

Nicholas Forster

Assistant Professor

Cinema Studies, Black Studies

Email: nifo@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-0217

Office: 211 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Sangita Gopal

Professor

Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies

Email: sgopal@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-5524

Office: 332 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Research Interests: Postcolonial Theory and Literature, South Asian Visual and Cultural Studies

Erin Hanna

Associate Professor of Cinema Studies

Cinema Studies

Email: ehanna@uoregon.edu

Office: 234 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Research Interests: Media industries and fans, the San Diego Comic-Con, television history, Canadian film and television

Masami Kawai

Assistant Professor

Cinema Studies

Email: mkawai@uoregon.edu

Office: 235 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Research Interests: Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, and Independent Filmmaking

Dong Hoon Kim

Associate Professor of Cinema Studies

Cinema Studies

Email: donghoon@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4108

Office: 331 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: On Leave (Fall 2025-Winter 2026)

Gabriela Martínez

Professor and Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication

CLLAS, SOJC, SOJC-Journalism, SOJC-Journalism Master's, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Latinx

Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu

Office: 315 Hendricks Hall / 237 Allen Hall

Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.

Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism

Kevin E. May

Career Instructor and Multimedia Asst. Supervisor

Cinema Studies

Email: kmay2@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-8296

Office: 334 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Tuesday 9am - 10am, Thursday 1pm - 2pm or by appt

Allison McGuffie

Associate Teaching Professor

African Studies, Cinema Studies

Email: mcguffie@uoregon.edu

Office: 321 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Email for current hours and appointments

Research Interests: Film Theory and History, African Cinemas, Gender on Film, Trans* and Cinema, International Non-Profit Media Industries, Health Communication Media, Political Economy of International Aid, Transnational Feminist Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Ethnographic Film, Third World Cinema, Ideology and Cinema