Derek Vouri-Richard

Derek Vouri-Richard, Visiting Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies, earned his BA in Film & Media Studies from Ball State, his MA in Film Studies from Ohio University, and PhD in American Studies from William & Mary. 

His areas of expertise include US Cinema; US Cultural History; Capitalism; Visual Culture; Useful Cinema; he researches non-theatrical film to illuminate connections between cinema, business, race, and labor. At William & Mary, his teaching assignments will include FMST 150--Writing about Film, FMST 220--Film & Genre, FMST 330—Australian & New Zealand Cinema, and FMST 351—American Hysteria: US Cinema & Melodrama.