Biography
Zoran Samardzija is a Professor in the School of Film and Television. He primarily teaches courses in Film and Television Studies. He has published several articles on European and American cinemas. His first book, Post鈥慍ommunist Malaise: Cinematic Responses to European Integration, was published in 2020 by Rutgers University.聽 His second book, Negative Aesthetics and Political Collapse in Eastern European and Balkan Cinemas, was published in 2025 by Routledge Press. He is currently researching a project on David Lynch.聽聽
Instructional Areas
Film Studies, Television Studies, Film Theory, Aesthetics
Creative Practice and Research Interests
Global art cinemas, Classical and Post-Classical Hollywood cinemas, Film Theory, and David Lynch.
Degrees
B.A., English Loyola University of Chicago 1998
M.A., English Literature Northwestern University 1999
Ph.D., English University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2005