Biography

Ramin Fazeli is a current student in the Media, Arts and Text doctoral program at VCU. He earned an MA in Cinema Studies from the Art University of Tehran in 2019. He directed and produced two essay films and three short films. In addition, he has taught as an art trainer for eleven years. Sociology of art, communication and media, and film studies are among his courses.  Ramin's scholarly interests range from the history of film theory, reception and spectator theories, to psychoanalysis and critique of ideology. His recent work focuses on the history of Iranian cinema, emphasizing Iranian art cinema and contemporary social drama. He attempts to investigate the role of post-revolutionary socio-cultural developments in the formation and evaluation of Iranian international cinema, along with the impact of the western spectator's reception on this cinema.