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Amy Anderson


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  • PHD Student in Art History & Visual Studies, University of Victoria
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Amy Anderson is the Jeffrey Rubinoff Doctoral Fellow in Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Victoria, where she is completing her PHD dissertation on silent Western cinema. Before receiving her MA in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto, she spent five years as the programmer and curator for the Victoria B.C independent cinema, Cinecenta.

Amy's doctoral project combines archival research with anti-colonial methodologies and film/media theory to examine depictions of Canadian landscapes and animals in popular 'Northwestern' films pre-1930. Amy is also a research collaborator at the Praxis Studio for Comparative Media Studies at UVic, where she is drawing from her undergraduate background Visual Arts to explore the topic of film studies through alternate media formats such as video essays and podcasting.

Experience
  • 2025–present PHD Student, University of Victoria
  • 2019–2024 Programmer, Cinecenta Films
Education
  • 2025 University of Toronto, MA in Cinema Studies
  • 2021 University of Victoria, BFA Visual Arts & Film Studies
Grants and Contracts
  • 2025 Doctoral Fellow in Art as a Source of Knowledge Role: Recipient Funding Source: Jeffrey Rubinoff Foundation
Professional Memberships
  • The Praxis Studio for Comparative Media Studies
  • Film and Media Studies Association of Canada
  • Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S

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