Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa

About Ben

Dr Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa is an associate professor in film studies at Seattle University. His research focuses on the history of scientific filmmaking, nontheatrical film, and animal studies. Among other venues, his writing has been published in JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Film History and Journal of Environmental Media. His book The Celluloid Specimen: Moving Image Research into Animal Life (University of California Press) was published in 2023.

Qualifications

PhD, Film and Digital Media
University of California, Santa Cruz

MA, Media Studies
The New School

BA, Film and Electronic Arts
Bard College