Eric Schaefer

Eric Schaefer, Ph.D., (born 1959) is a professor and film historian. He is an associate professor at Emerson College and interim chair of the visual and media arts department. [1]

He has a B.A. from Webster University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.

He is best known for his book on exploitation filmmaking, Bold! Daring! Shocking! True: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959, published by Duke University Press in 1999.[2] He has been described as "the go-to academic source on the genre of exploitation films."[3]

He is a member of the Northeast Historic Film board of advisors[4] and a member of the editorial board of the journal The Moving Image.[5]

Selected works

References

  1. Maria Chutchian (9/11/08). "Three departments to receive new leadership". The Berkeley Beacon. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. googlebooks.com
  3. Emerson College
  4. Northeast Historic Film website
  5. The Moving Image, editorial board