Full Name
Andrew Robbins
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
Robbins
Affiliation
GTF
Title
Doctoral Student
Additional Title
Graduate Employee
Office
335 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours
Winter 2019: Wednesdays 1:30-3:30pm and by appointment
Adviser
Peter Alilunas
Interests
queer and trans studies; cultural studies; film festivals; media industries
Profile Section
Biography
Andrew is an interdisciplinary scholar who uses historical and ethnographic methods to research film festivals and arts funding. His dissertation is a social history of the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (1997-present).
International Experience
Andrew lived outside of the US between 2009-2015, working, volunteering, and studying in Denmark, Singapore, and Australia. He is a guest curator for Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and is co-founder of Oregon's first trans and genderqueer film festival (www.rewirefilmfestival.com).
Education
MA, Media and Communication, The University of Melbourne, 2015
BA, English, The Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2004
Areas of Expertise
- Cultural Studies
- Queer and Trans Studies
- Film Festival Studies
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