Dr. D Rodowick

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Biography

D. N. Rodowick is an author and scholar in the field of Cinema and Media Studies. He has written numerous essays and eight significant books, including 'Philosophy Wants Images' (University of Chicago Press, 2018) and 'Philosophy’s Artful Conversation' (Harvard University Press, 2014). His scholarly contributions also include 'Crisis of Political Modernism: Criticism, Ideology, Contemporary Film Theory' (University of Illinois Press, 1989), and 'Gilles Deleuze's Time Machine' (Duke University Press, 1997). Rodowick's work has been recognized with awards such as the Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award. He has taught at renowned institutions, including Yale University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he helped establish the film studies program. Rodowick has been a fellow at prestigious organizations, including Cornell University and the Internationales Kolleg für Kulturtechnikforschung und Medienphilosophie in Germany. With special interests in aesthetics, film theory, and the impact of new technologies on contemporary society, Rodowick continues to be an influential figure in film studies.

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Courses

Minimalist Experiment Film Video Philosophical Perspectives Contemporary Art Paris Philosophy Experimental Film Cinema Experience Cinema Theory Practice European Civilization Paris-3 Classical Film Theory Deleuze Image Modern Film Theory

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
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Department of Philosophy