Matthew Cooper
- Teaching Assistant - Doctoral, English
Education
- MA, Communication & Media with a concentration in Media & Cinema Studies, DePaul University, 2021
- BA, Media & Cinema Studies and Communication Studies, DePaul University, 2020
Teaching Schedule
| Course Num | Title | Meets |
|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH 102-051 | College Writing and Research | MW 2:30pm-3:45pm |
Courses Taught
- ENG 102: Intro to College Writing and Research
- ARTHIST/FILMSTD/ENG 111: Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, & the Internet
- FILMSTD/ARTHIST 205: History of Film I: The Development of an Art, 1895-1945
- FILMSTD/ARTHIST 206: History of Film II: The Development of an Art, 1945-Present
Research Interests
- Film exhibition
- American film history
- Media technology and culture
- Cultural nostalgia
Related Activities
Selected Conference Presentations:
- "Expanding Screens: IMAX and the Aesthetic and Industrial Use of Aspect Ratio." Backward Glances Graduate Student Conference, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2024.
- Pandora at 48 FPS: Aesthetics of Immersion and the Cultural Capital of New Movie Technology in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Boston, MA, 2024.
- "Nostalgia for the Palace: The Reconstitution of Historic Movie Theater Architecture in the Contemporary Exhibition Industry." Midwest Graduate Film Studies Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2024.
- "The Last Movie Star?: Tom Cruise and the Star-Franchise Tension in Contemporary Hollywood Cinema." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Denver, CO, 2023.
- "Revival, Return, and Transference: Theorizing the Franchise Nostalgia Film in Recent Hollywood Cinema." Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, online, 2022.
- "Re-Evaluating Film Authorship: Directorial Authority in Studio-Driven Franchise Filmmaking." Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference, Chicago, IL, 2022.
Academic Awards
- UWM Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship, 2023-24
- UWM Frederick J. Hoffman English Writing Award, 2022-23
- UWM Chancellor's Graduate Student Award, 2021-22
- DePaul University College of Communication Outstanding Achievement and Leadership Award
Selected Publications
"Pandora at 48 Frames per Second: Aesthetics of Immersion and the Cultural Valuation of High Frame Rate Projection," Film History 35, no. 4 (2025): 75-100.
- "The Last Movie Star?: Tom Cruise and the Star-Franchise Tension in Contemporary Hollywood Cinema." In Stars and Franchises: Identity, Image and Intellectual Property, edited by Sarah Thomas and Mark McKenna. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press, forthcoming.