Film

Dr. Bissiere is a professor of French. Education Ph.D. French, 1989 – University of Wisconsin-MadisonM.A. French, 1986 – University of Wisconsin-MadisonM.A. American History, 1986 – University of Wisconsin-MadisonAgrégation d’anglais, 1982 (France)Maîtrise d’anglais / M.A. English, 1981 – Université Paul Cézanne-Aix-Marseille IIILicence d’anglais / B.A. English, 1979, Université Paul Cézanne-Aix-Marseille Research InterestsContemporary French CinemaTeaching Language and […]

Director of the Business Spanish Certificate (Graduate and Undergraduate) Professor Coria-Sanchez is Professor of Spanish. Education Ph.D., Romance Languages, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. MA. Spanish, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. BA. Spanish, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. Appointments UNC Charlotte 2001-Present Clemson University 1999-2001 Director Latin American Studies Program 2012-2022 Director Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer […]

Coordinator and Advisor in ItalianUndergraduate Advisor in Film Studies Daniela Cunico Dal Pra is a Teaching Professor in Italian. Currently she is the coordinator and advisor of the Italian Program and Film Studies at UNC Charlotte. She teaches Italian language, including upper levels, as well as translation; she designed all the topics in Italian courses […]

Director of Latin American Studies Dr. Dalton joined the faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish in August 2016, and he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Spanish in 2017, Associate Professor of Spanish in 2021 and Professor in 2025. His teaching and research focuses primarily on Mexican and Latin American literary and cultural […]

Phil Kaffen is an associate professor of Japanese and cinema. His research and teaching focuses on visual images, including cinema, animation, photography, and installation. In particular, the role of images in broader social and cultural issues from militarism and war to sovereignty and ecology form the core concerns of his research. He teaches courses on […]

Coordinator of Undergraduate Certificate of Translating Spanish-English Education M.B.A., International Business and Marketing, University of Chicago (2002) Ph.D., Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Pennisular Literature, University of Kansas (1998) M.A., Spanish Literature, University of South Carolina (1992) B.A., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain (1989) Appointments Professor of Spanish, UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Spanish, UNC […]

I am an Associate Chair and Associate Professor of German and Affiliate Faculty of Film Studies at UNC Charlotte. My research interests include German postwar film and literature, global horror cinema, hip-hop culture, and media studies. I have published on Heinrich Böll, Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, Rainald Goetz, and no-budget splatter films. I am also one […]