Intro. to Film
CMS 2100
Deconstructing Disney
CMS 3340
Study Abroad Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree

                                                          


          

Dr. Virginia Bonner
Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Clayton State University
Office: Music Building, room 105
Office Hours: scheduled via AdvisorTrac, by email & by appt.
Phone: (678) 466-4713   Fax: (678) 466-4769
Email: vbonner@clayton.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Women's Studies and Film Studies, Emory University, 2003
M.A. in Art History, University of Florida, 1993
B.S. in Psychology, University of Florida, 1991

Teaching

In the Spring 2010 semester, I am teaching two sections of Introduction to Film (CMS 2100), one section of Introduction to Film online (CMS 2100) and National Cinemas (CMS 3340: "Deconstructing Disney"). Click on the images above or links below for individual course web pages.

In Fall 2010, I am teaching two sections of Introduction to Film (CMS 2100), Media & Culture (CMS 3101), and a graduate-level Art History course (ART 5000). Click on the images above or links below for individual course web pages.

Courses taught during future semesters may include:

Introduction to Film (CMS 2100)

Media & Culture (CMS 3101)

Film Analysis & Criticism (CMS 4310)

Women & Film (CMS 4320)

National Cinemas (CMS 3340)
    Deconstructing Disney
   
The French New Wave

Women & the Arts (CMS 4810)

Film Genres (CMS 4330)

Women and Popular Culture (CMS 3810)

Selected Topics (CMS 4800)
    Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art
    Italian Renaissance Architecture
   

Research

I am presently editing a forthcoming book manuscript on the experimental documentary cinema of Paris' Left Bank Group; key directors for this study include Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, and Alain Resnais. I have also published book reviews and articles on films by Agnès Varda and Alain Resnais.

Projects for the near future include projects on Sally Potter's Yes (2004) and Lisa Cholodenko's High Art (1998).

Film Festivals

For information about current and future film festivals in the Atlanta area, see the Film Festivals and Resources page.

Links:

The Bachelor's Degree in Communication and Media Studies

Department of Visual and Performing Arts
College of Arts and Sciences
Clayton State University