Faculty & Staff

headshot of Dr. Monika  Siebert
Associate Professor of English
Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator of Film Studies

Specialties:
  • Contemporary American Literature
  • Indigenous literature and film in North America
Contact:
(804) 289-8311
headshot of Dr. Sonja  Bertucci
Assistant Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Film Studies)
Contact:
headshot of Dr. Kathrin M. Bower
Professor of German Studies

Specialties:
  • East/West German Relations
  • German Cultural Studies
  • German Film
  • Holocaust Representation
  • Political Satire
  • Postmigrant Comedy
Contact:
804-287-6060
headshot of Dr. Jessica Ka Yee  Chan
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies
Contact:
(804) 289-8096
headshot of Dr. Abigail  Cheever
Associate Professor of English

Specialties:
  • Post World War II American novels and films
  • Contemporary American literature and culture
  • Hollywood Film
Contact:
(804) 289-8297
headshot of  Lynn  Hardwicke
Academic Administrative Coordinator
Contact:
(804) 662-3008
headshot of Dr. Peter  Lurie
Associate Professor of English
Contact:
(804) 289-8318
headshot of  Maja E. White
Associate Professor of Theatre

Specialties:
  • Lighting Design
  • Sound Design
  • Sustainable Practices
  • Technical Coordination
  • Theatrical Consulting
  • Production Management
Contact:
(804) 484-1590

Emeriti Faculty

headshot of Dr. Claudia  Ferman
Associate Professor of Latin American and Film Studies, Emerita

Specialties:
  • Twentieth/Twenty-First Centuries Latin American Literature and Film
  • Humanities Research with Digital Technology
  • Documentary film
  • Community film
  • Postcolonial/Decolonial theories
Contact:
(804) 289-8114
headshot of Dr. Françoise  Ravaux-Kirkpatrick
Professor of French & Film Studies Emerita, Co-Director, Annual UR/VCU French Film Festival

Specialties:
  • Contemporary French literature and culture
  • French film
  • Semiotics
Contact: