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Espelie, Erin

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  • I consider the natural world alongside the history of moving-image practice as it relates to the current state of cinema. Without ever attempting to obliterate what technology now allows for in hybrid workflows, I foreground the material basis of my chosen mediums, not only as a functional timestamp but also as a conceptual and tangible means of addressing shifting aesthetics. As I move forward, I want to deepen my investigations into the ways in which people have materially and physically adjusted to the Anthropocene era, and how the natural world has responded, in turn.

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  • nonfiction, documentary, environmental science, film, video, photography,

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  • ARTF 5604 - Colloquium in Film Aesthetics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Seminar for the serious round table discussion and critique of film as an art form, emphasizing development of appropriate verbal and written language skills for description of film. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as FILM 4604.
  • ARTH 6939 - Graduate Seminar: Open Topics in Art History
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021
    Subjects and topics vary. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.
  • CINE 2001 - Space Odysseys: Astrophys/Astronomy via Cinema/Arts
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
    Understanding representation of space in cinematic arts, as well as the underlying science. What are the political, societal, scientific and commercial motives in attempting to show our species venturing beyond Earth? These adventures highlight our hopes and fears for the future, while simultaneously clarifying contemporary anxieties. From the director G. Melies to the screenwriter B. Marling. Formerly FILM 1003.
  • CINE 3041 - Environmental Cinema
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2024
    Interrogates how fiction and nonfiction filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, and moving-image editors have creatively responded to discoveries made In the field of environmental science. Using books by Rachel Carson and Scott MacDonald as a framework, we will examine a broad spectrum of filmmakers (e.g. Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Jennifer Baichwal, Bruce Conner, Percy Smith) alongside the most pressing environmental issues. Formerly FILM 3041.
  • CINE 4604 - Colloquium in Film Aesthetics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Seminar for the serious round table discussion and critique of film as an art form, emphasizing development of appropriate verbal and written language skills for description of film. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Department enforced prerequisite: restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or instructor consent required. Formerly FILM 4604. Same as ARTF 5604.
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