Meet Our Faculty
Department Chair
Nathan Holmes
Associate Professor of Cinema Studiesnathan.holmes@purchase.edu- BA, Brock University, Ontario
- MA, Ryerson University and York University, Ontario
- PhD, University of Chicago
Full-Time Faculty
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Rachel Fabian
Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies- BA, University of Vermont
- MA, University of California, Santa Barbara
- PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Alessandra Galassi
Lecturer of Cinema StudiesMA, Queens College, CUNY
MA, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
PhD, University of Connecticut -
Paula Halperin
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and HistoryDirector, School of Film and Media StudiesPhD, University of Maryland
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Agustín Zarzosa
Associate Professor of Cinema StudiesJuanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2022-2023- BA, Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico)
- MA, New York University
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ling Zhang
(on leave: Fall 2024-Spring 2025)Associate Professor of Cinema Studies- BA, Liaoning University (China)
- MA, Beijing Film Academy
- PhD, University of Chicago
Part-Time Faculty
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Robert Watson
Lecturer of Cinema StudiesBA, Baylor University
MA, University of Leeds (UK)
PhD, Vanderbilt University -
Sean Weiner
Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies- BA, Purchase College, SUNY
- MFA, Hunter College, City University of New York
Contributing Faculty
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Shaka McGlotten
Professor of Media StudiesJuanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor 2023-2024- BA, Grinnell College
- PhD, University of Texas, Austin