Munib Rezaie

Education PhD I/P Georgia State University, Communication, Moving Image Studies Comprehensive exam areas Areas: Film, National/Chinese Cinemas, Media Industries, Authorship; Comprehensive exam supervisor: Greg Smith University of Miami, Communication, Film Studies Thesis: Neutered Dragon: A Critical Look at the Career of Jackie Chan Committee: William Rothman (chair); Christina Lane; Lindsey Tucker University of Miami, Motion Pictures & Creative Writing

MA

2010

BSC

2008

Research Specializations Film Studies, Media Industry Studies, East Asian Cinemas, Game Studies, Media Globalization, Historiography, Masculinities Publications Peer-Reviewed 1up! Tectoy and the Sega Master Systems Extra Life in Brazil. Games and Culture. Under review. The Entertainment Film in the Peoples Republic of China: Dayyan Eng and Omninational Filmmaking. CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture. Under review. Book Review Hollywood Gamers: Digital Convergence in the Film and Video Game Industries by Robert Alan Brookey. Reviewed in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. November 2011 17: 466-467. Conference Presentations Jackie Chans Conflicting Masculinities. American Mens Studies Association Conference on Men and Masculinities. Minneapolis, Minnesota. March 29-April 1, 2012. Wen and Wu: The Attainment of Masculinity in Chinese Martial Arts Cinema. Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies. Greenville, South Carolina. January 13-15, 2012. Paratextual Conflict Across Borders: A Marketing Case Study of Jet Lis Unleashed/Danny the Dog (2005). Cool New Asia Symposium: Asian Popular Culture in a Local Context. Auckland, New Zealand. November 25-26, 2011.

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Canning the Canon: Restructuring the Introductory Film History Course. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Joint National Conference. San Antonio, Texas. April 20-23, 2011. Fellowships, Grants, and Awards Georgia State University Second Century Initiative (2CI) Chinese Studies Doctoral Fellowship, ($22,000 annually, renewed twice: 2011-2012 & 2012-2013). Georgia State University International Education Fee Study Abroad Scholarship, Summer 2011 ($1,300). Georgia State University Graduate Assistantship, Spring 2011 ($7,500). UPS-Atlanta Asian Film Festival Scholarship Grant awarded for my MA thesis, 2010 ($1,000). Production Experience 2009-2010 University of Miami School of Communication Equipment Room Maintained and operated various film, digital, and still cameras, lenses, lighting and grip equipment. Provided students with basic instructions on how to use them. 2006-2009 Script Coverage Reader for Colordance Pictures (www.colordance.com) Read and analyzed various screenplays; made recommendations in terms of structure, character development, general cohesiveness, and casting options Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Co-Editor of Lamb to the Slaughter Directed and operated the camera for an11-minute student film shot using a 16mm Bolex film camera based on a short story by Roald Dahl. Director, Cinematographer, Editor of Project Badi documentary Initiated a 20-minute Documentary (shot on digital) about a youth service project run by the Magdalene Carney Bah Institute located in West Palm Beach, Florida. 2nd Assistant Director (USA) of Chinese Film Waiting Alone Liaisoned between the Chinese director and a local Miami cinematographer; maintained the schedule; scouted locations; and engaged in various other miscellaneous tasks.

2007

2006

2004

Courses Taught Film 2700: History of Motion Pictures (GSU, 29 students, introductory course)

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Additional Experiences 2011 Chinese Film History and Criticism at the Beijing Film Academy (BFA) Participated in a summer abroad program run by the University of Washington in Seattle and led by Yomi Braester. 2011 Georgia State University Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Hongmei Li Conducted electronic archival research of The Times of London, identified scholars in regional institutions for a proposed consortium on issues in international communication, as well as other miscellaneous tasks. 2010 Moderator; Lost Harmony screening and Q&A with director Taka Yamato Atlanta Asian Film Festival; October 12, 2010. Language Skills Chinese Portuguese (Brazil)

Conversational; spoken, reading, writing Native speaker; spoken, reading, writing

Academic Organizations Society for Cinema and Media Studies Association for Asian Studies

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