Jeremy G. Butler
American television and film scholar
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Jeremy G. Butler (born 1954) is a scholar of television and film, an author, and radio show host on Alabama Public Radio. He is a professor emeritus of film studies at the University of Alabama. Butler has also taught at Northwestern University and the University of Arizona.[1] In 1991, he founded the still-active Screen-L mailing list for academic film and television studies.[2] Butler also created and maintains ScreenSite for film/TV studies and ScreenLex, a pronunciation guide.
- Scholar of television, film, author, radio show host
Northwestern University (M.A., PhD)
Jeremy G. Butler | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
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| Alma mater | Brown University (B.A.) Northwestern University (M.A., PhD) |
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| Discipline | Film, television studies |
| Institutions | University of Alabama Northwestern University University of Arizona |
His University of Alabama profile page says he has a B.A. from Brown University and received an M.A. and PhD from Northwestern University.[1]
Much of his work focuses on television studies. He has written on various subjects including television, Miami Vice, and film scholar Chuck Kleinhans.[3][4] He wrote a book on television style.[5] He also authored the textbook Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture.[6] He hosts the show All Things Acoustic on Alabama Public Radio.[7]