About
Justin Rawlins, Ph.D., is an associate professor of media studies and film studies, and the author of “Imagining the Method” (University of Texas Press, 2024). His research peels back the layers of film/media cultures to elucidate the ideological work that screen texts (e.g., films, TV programs, performers, stars, influencers) do as they radiate out of the culture industries and circulate through our everyday lives. Rawlins new research examines how our ideas of screen acting and actors are becoming part of discussions around, promotions of, and experiments with “AI” and performers both living and deceased.
Education
- Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
- Dissertation: “Method Men: Race, gender and performance style in US culture 1922-1957”
- M.A., Indiana University
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Reception studies
- Screen acting and actors
- Artificial intelligence
- Stardom, celebrity and influencers
- Media and environment
- Arctic media
- Creator and creative Industries
- Film and media History
