Dr. Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky

Associate Professor

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Biography

Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky works on transnational political cinema with a special focus on Latin America. She takes a broadly hemispheric approach to representation of race, labor, and 'the people' in moving image media. Her essays have appeared in prominent journals such as Cinema Journal and Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies. She is a co-editor for Critical Inquiry and authored the book "The Process Genre: Cinema and the Aesthetic of Labor," published by Duke University Press in 2020. This work won the 2021 Book Prize from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies and was a finalist for the 2021 PROSE Book Awards. Her ongoing research includes a book-length project titled "Filming Police," which examines the depiction of police in various media forms. Aguilera Skvirsky has a strong interest in the cultural significance of representation of labor and has engaged with a variety of film genres to analyze their socio-political implications.

Research Interests

Courses

Methods and Issues in Cinema Studies Film and Moving Image Latin American Documentary

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
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy