J. Ronald Green

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J. Ronald Green

Professor, Department of History of Art

Areas of Expertise
• History, theory, and criticism of film
• Criticism of digital media, video art and photography

Professor Green is associate professor of film studies in the Department of History of Art at OSU. His writings on early 20th century African-American independent filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and other topics have appeared in journals such as CINEMA JOURNAL, FILM QUARTERLY, GRIFFITHIANA, BLACK FILM REVIEW, and JOURNAL OF FILM AND VIDEO and books such as BLACK AMERICAN CINEMA and FILM/CULTURE. He has presented papers at many conferences, universities, and museums, including international venues such as Glasgow, Grenoble, and Pordenone, Bellagio. Dr. Green is the author of STRAIGHT LICK: THE CINEMA OF OSCAR MICHEAUX. His interview on Micheaux was featured on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition". He has served as president of the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers, trustee of the American Film Institute, chair of the Department of Photography and Cinema at OSU, director of Media Study/Buffalo, and assistant director of the Media Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts.

Education
• PhD, SUNY, Buffalo
• BA, Rice University