Christina Wright

Film Studies Professor | Film Curator | Screenwriter | Character Educator & Leadership Development Coach | Social Emotional Arts Facilitator

Role
Instructor, Film Studies, Film Television Dept, Creative Arts Division at De Anza College
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Christina Wright

I have over 30 years of experience in the media and performing arts. As an educator, I…

Experience

  1. Instructor, Film Studies, Film Television Dept, Creative Arts Division

    De Anza College

    Sep 2019 — Present · Cupertino, CA, US

    PT Representative, Part Time Advisory Council, 2025-presentWorking with the Vice President of Instruction to represent and address the needs of Part Time Faculty.PT Representative, Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee, 2025-presentMaking recommendations on behalf of Part Time Faculty concerning programs and resource allocation, including planning and evaluation processes.PT Representative, Academic Senate, 2024Making recommendations on behalf of Part Time Faculty with respect to academic and professional matters, namely, policy development and implementation matters.Film/TV Faculty Representative, Cupertino Library Foundation, 20••••24Working with the Cupertino Library as a representative of the Film/Television Dept to provide an annual film screening series to families.Judge, Student Film & Video Show, 2020-presentServing on the Judging Panel for the annual Student Film & Video Show, reviewing submitted films and offering feedback.Courses:F/TV 1: Introduction to Cinematic Arts: This course examines broad questions of form and content, aesthetics and meaning, and history and culture. Topics include modes of production, narrative and non-narrative forms, visual design, editing, sound, genre, ideology and critical analysis.F/TV 2A: History of Cinema (18••••50) and F/TV 2B: History of Cinema (1950-Present): This course offers a survey of the international development of the motion picture as a distinct form of artistic expression, through classic films, notable artists, and key events; investigates the aesthetic, technological, economic, and social factors that contributed to the evolution of film; and examines the value systems reflected in and shaped by these works from diverse cultures.F/TV 3A: American Cultures in Film: This course examines how mainstream and independent cinema construct depictions of race, gender, sexuality, class and ability with an emphasis on stereotyping, otherness, and marginalization.

Education

  • UCLArts&Healing

    Certificate, Social Emotional Arts

    2021 — 2021

  • Trinity College Dublin

    M.Phil, Film Theory & History

    2007 — 2009

  • Co-Active Training Institute

    Certificate, Leadership Development

    2017 — 2017

  • University of San Diego: Professional and Continuing Education

    Specialist Certificate, Character Education

    2012 — 2013

  • San Francisco State University

    B.A., Drama

    1999 — 2001

  • Foothill College

    A.A., Speech Communications

    1995 — 1999

  • Foothill Theatre Conservatory

    Certificate, Performance Theatre

    1997 — 1999

Skills

  • Video
  • Music
  • Editing
  • Sound
  • Film
  • Video Production
  • Drama
  • Video Editing
  • Public Relations
  • Theatre
  • Writing
  • Program Management
  • Program Development
  • Newsletters
  • Fundraising
  • Teaching
  • Blogging
  • Social Media
  • International Development
  • Community Outreach
  • Poetry
  • Singing
  • Nonprofits
  • Strategic Communications
  • Public Speaking
  • Education
  • Books
  • Copy Editing

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