Dr. Alison Griffiths

Biography

Alison M. Griffiths is a Distinguished Professor at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College, City University of New York, and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is an internationally recognized scholar specializing in film history, visual studies, and media theory. Griffiths has published extensively, including notable monographs, scholarly articles, and book chapters that have significantly impacted fields such as anthropology, cultural history, cinema studies, and nineteenth-century visual culture. Her education includes a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from New York University, and she has taught various courses related to film and media studies. Griffiths's work encompasses a wide range of research interests, particularly in the integration of film and visual culture with anthropological and historical narratives. She has received multiple prestigious fellowships and awards for her research, including grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies. Her influential works examine the complex interrelations between cinema and cultural memory, particularly concerning marginalized and indigenous perspectives. Griffiths actively engages in interdisciplinary collaborations and presents her research at conferences worldwide, contributing to the ongoing discourse in film and media studies.

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