Dr. Martin Lefebvre

Biography

Martin Lefebvre is a Professor and Chair at the School of Cinema at Concordia University, where he holds the position of Honorary University Research Chair in Film Studies. He directs the Advanced Research Team in History and Epistemology of Moving Image Studies, overseeing research into cinema's philosophical dimensions. Lefebvre's scholarly contributions encompass applied semiotics, philosophy (particularly Peirce's pragmatism and Wittgenstein's philosophy of language), epistemology, and aesthetics, alongside classical and contemporary film theories. His interests extend to narrative theory, cultural studies, and various cinematic movements, including Québécois cinema and Hollywood productions, with a focus on influential filmmakers like Hitchcock, Eisenstein, Truffaut, and Godard from the French New Wave. He has served as an editor for the journal 'Recherches sémiotiques/Semiotic Inquiry' and published extensively, including works such as 'Psycho: De la figure au musée imaginaire' and 'Landscape Film'. Before joining Concordia University, Lefebvre taught at the University of Alberta and Université Laval, and he has held visiting professorships in France and Mexico.

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