Christopher Pavsek, Visiting Assistant Professor

Christopher Pavsek received his B.A. in German Literature from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Literature from Duke University. His teaching and research interests include contemporary world cinema, critical theory, film theory, and 20th century German literature. He wrote his dissertation on the film maker Alexander Kluge and has published on a number of international film makers. He translated Kluge's short novel, "Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome" (Duke University Press, 1996). He is also a documentary and experimental film maker. His films include the documentary "Welcome to the New World Order, AIDS in Vietnam" as well as his most recent experimental video, "The One and All", about patriotism and religion in the US since 9-11. "The One and All" has shown at festivals around the world. He is currently working on a book project "The Utopia of Film: Projections of an Ideal World in Cinema Theory and Practice." He is also completing a film entitled "Close to Vietnam."

(E-Mail: cpavsek@haverford.edu)