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Cynthia Fuchs (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is the Director of Film at Mason (CVPA), Director of the , and Associate Professor. She is an Executive Committee member forÌýÌý(AAAS) ²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý(WGST), and a faculty member forÌý.

She is the creator and curator of theÌý. She is theÌý.

In 2020, Professor Fuchs was awarded theÌýÌýpresented to a faculty member who has made extraordinary contributions to advancing diversity and inclusion within the Mason community and beyond. Cynthia Fuchs has worked in the areas of antiracism and inclusion for decades, and continues to do so as a member of CVPA's Antiracist and Inclusive Excellence Advisory Team ²¹²Ô»åÌý, as well as the Stearns Center ARIE Curriculum and Pedagogy Working Group.

Professor Fuchs has written reviews and essays, and served as an editor for the international cultural studies magazine. She has written reviews forÌýmany organizations, journals, and magazines, including theÌý, Philadelphia Citypaper, Screenit.com, NPR,Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýCommon Sense Media. She is a frequent jurist for theÌýGotham Independent Film Awards.ÌýShe has spoken at AFI Docs, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC's Cinema Club, the Rosebud Independent Film Festival, and the Goethe-Institut in DC.

Professor Fuchs has published many articles on film and media, including music and sports media. Selected titles include:

ÌýEdited by Cynthia Fuchs and Joe Lockard, Peter Lang Publishers 2011.

Ìý(Conversations with Filmmakers). Edited by Cynthia Fuchs.ÌýUniversity Press of Mississippi 2002.

Ìý(Visible Evidence). Edited by Chris Holmlund and Cynthia Fuchs. University Of Minnesota Press 1997.

"'A Few Brief Moments': Truth and Image in Sports Documentaries."Ìý. Edited by Zachary Ingle and David M. Sutera. Scarecrow Press 2012.Ìý

ÌýIn Media Res. 2009.

"'Did anyone ever explain to you what "secret identity" means?': Race and Displacement inÌýBuffyÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýDark Angel."Ìý. Edited by Lisa Parks and Elana Levine. Duke University Press 2007.

"'I'm from rags to riches': The Death of Jay-Z."ÌýÌýEdited by Roger Beebe and Jason Mittel. Duke University Press 2007.

In Media ResÌý2007.Ìý

ÌýGuernicaÌý2005.Ìý

"Taxi Driver: "I got some bad ideas in my head."Ìý.ÌýWW Norton & Company. Edited by Randy Rutsky. Norton 2005.Ìý

"'The whole fucking world warped around me': bad kids and contexts."Ìý. Edited by Murray Pomerance. SUNY Press 2003.

In the News

• Four faculty members honored with 2020 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence
  Published on May 13, 2020
  

Degrees

• BA,ÌýUniversity of Connecticut
• PhD,ÌýUniversity of Pennsylvania