Tim Palmer | |
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 Tim Palmer in 2010 | |
| Born | Timothy Neil Palmer 8 August 1975 Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom United States |
| Education | University of Warwick University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Professor and historian of French and Japanese film Co-editor-in-chief of Film Matters |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Employer | University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
| Spouse | Liza Palmer (m. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
Tim Palmer, born in Nottingham, England, is a British film historian currently based at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the film studies department. [1] He holds a bachelor's degree (with honors) in film and literature from the University of Warwick, a master's degree in film and television studies from the University of Warwick, and a PhD in communication arts (film track) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [2]
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His primary research areas include contemporary French cinema and women in the French film industry. His first monograph, Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema (Wesleyan University Press, 2011), introduced the idea of the contemporary French film industry as an ecosystem, considering how it intersects with le jeune cinéma français, first-time directors, cinéma du corps (a more materials-based interrogation of the New French Extremity), pop-art cinema, female authorship, cinephilia, and La Fémis. [3] His second monograph, Irreversible (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), is a textual and formal analysis of Gaspar Noé's infamous 2002 rape and revenge film Irréversible . [4]
He has also published articles and co-edited (with Charlie Michael) a volume on French cinema, Directory of World Cinema: France (University of Chicago Press/Intellect, 2013), [5] exploring such topics as: Paule Delsol, [6] Marina de Van, Valérie Donzelli, [7] Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Jean-Pierre Melville, Mia Hansen-Løve, Philippe Grandrieux, Claire Denis, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, La France, Jean Dujardin, Bruno Dumont, Water Lilies, Catherine Breillat, Marjane Satrapi, and Céline Sciamma. [8]
Palmer is founding co-editor-in-chief of the journal Film Matters —written and peer reviewed by undergraduate students—which has been profiled nationally by The Chronicle of Higher Education [9] and the podcast Aca-Media, [10] as well as various local publications. [11] [12] [13] [14]
He has been consulted by the Los Angeles Times for articles on Frank Capra Jr. [15] and Catherine Deneuve, [16] and has been interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education , [17] Film International , [18] Film Matters, [19] as well as WHQR [20] and UNCW. [21] [22]
His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities [23] and the American Council of Learned Societies. [24]
As of 2023, Palmer serves as chair of the film studies department; he was recently recognized as a "top player" in Wilmington's film industry. [25]