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Pavle Levi is a Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES). His teaching and research focus on European cinema, particularly emphasizing Eastern Europe, aesthetics and ideology, film media theory, experimental cinema, and the intersections of theory and practice. Levi is recognized for his excellence in teaching, having received the Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011. He holds an Associate Professorship within the Art Department's Film Media Studies Program and contributes to the Modern Thought and Literature program. Levi's publications include works such as "Cinema Means" and "Disintegration Frames: Aesthetics Ideology in Yugoslav Post-Yugoslav Cinema," which explore complex themes within cinema and its broader cultural implications. His academic contributions enhance the understanding of film as an art form that challenges ideological boundaries and promotes cross-cultural dialogue.
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