THE HISTORY OF
CINEMA STUDIES A TRIBUTE TO OUR SCHOLARS
A publicity photo from UO’s first student film, Ed’s Coed (1929).
T
he Cinema Studies Program officially enrolled its first students in January 2010, but the study of media on the UO campus has a long history. Cinema Studies pays tribute to its founding scholars, to show how their dynamic spirit lives on in our interdisciplinary program and its fantastic faculty. From early collaborations with the Library to lively scholarly and production activity on campus, Cinema Studies is proud of its history and the new faculty members who are building its future.
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University Archives Photographic Collection
University Archives Photographic Collection
1929 n n1951 The first feature-length motion picture made Acclaimed film director James Ivory graduates by college students, Ed’s Coed, is filmed on the UO campus.
from UO. Experimental filmmaker Maya Deren visits campus.
Department to address campus demand; some of these films, audio, and equipment remain part of the library’s collection today. The first AV Department head, Don Hunter, worked as a crew member on Ed’s Coed after school—he was an 8th grader!
an independent filmmaker renowned for his socially engaged documentaries and teaching.
1946 n UO Library establishes an Audiovisual
1953 n James Blue graduates from UO. Blue becomes 1956 n UO Film Society organizes to present foreign, classic, documentary, and experimental 16mm films that are otherwise unavailable to the public.