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Emily Pelstring is an Associate Professor in the Department of Film and Media at Queen's University. Her teaching encompasses various creative forms, including video, performance, sound, animation, and experimental media. A prominent independent filmmaker, she has exhibited films and installations internationally, supported by several grants, including from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Notably, she is a two-time nominee for the Prism Prize, recognizing excellence in Canadian music video. Pelstring specializes in experimental animation techniques and vintage analog video, expanding the boundaries of moving-image experimentation through innovative methods like holography and projection mapping. Her research interests delve into reclaimative myth-making, collaboration, and feminist media art, focusing on speculative futurisms and resistive aesthetics. Currently, she is engaged in a SSHRC-funded project titled Sistership TV, exploring themes related to feminist materialist theory. She collaborates with her colleagues on an international symposium called The Witch Institute, examining the representation of witches in contemporary media.
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