Assistant Professor in Communication Arts
email
212-774-4867

Degrees
Ph.D., New York University (2008)
M.A., Cinema Studies, New York University
M.A., English Literature, Loyola Marymount University
B.A., Communication Arts/Film Production, Loyola Marymount University
B.A., English Literature, Loyola Marymount University

MJ Robinson regularly teaches Introduction to Film and Video, Contemporary World Cinema, Film History and Communication and the Future. In addition to her academic and teaching careers, Robinson has worked as a film archivist and researcher for independent producers, and was a creative consultant to Meg Ryan and Jane Campion on Campion’s 2003 film In the Cut. Most recently, Robinson was the production liaison between Kaledo, KG, an international producing firm and all three Law & Order series. She is currently working on a book based on her dissertation: “’Voice of the City?’: The Rise and Fall of WNYC-TV.” Her other research and teaching interests include: film theory and history, media and globalization, media policy, new film technologies and broadcast history.