Carter Soles, Ph.D

Associate Professor
(585) 395-5825
csoles@brockport.edu
Office: Liberal Arts 224

Education

  • PhD, University of Oregon, 2008
    • Dissertation: “Falling Out of the Closet: Kevin Smith, Queerness, and Independent Film”
      Chair: Kathleen Rowe Karlyn, Department of English, University of Oregon
      Committee: Michael Aronson, Department of English, Mary Wood, Department of English, Janet Wasko, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, Jon Lewis, Department of English, Oregon State University.
  • MA, University of Oregon, 2004
  • BA, University of Southern California, 1993

Courses Taught

SUNY Brockport (SUNY)

  • Film 401: American Independent Cinema, Fall 2010, Spring 2015
  • Film 491/591: Contemporary Global Film Directors, Summer 2011
  • Film 403: Hollywood Renaissance 1967-80, Spring 2012, Spring 2016
  • Film 490: Film Comedy, Spring 2012, Spring 2018
  • Film 490: Film Melodrama, Fall 2012
  • Film 457: Women and Film, Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Sum 2014, Summer 2016, Spring 2018
  • Film 360: Film Horror, Spring 2017, Fall 2018
  • Film 360: Film Noir, Summer 2011, Fall 2014
  • Film 360: The Western, Fall 2013
  • Film 303: Ecocinema, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018
  • Film 301: Film Theory and Criticism, every term 2010-2018
  • Film 250: Film History Part 1, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Summer 2017 (online)
  • Film 251: Film History Part 2, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2017

Research Interests

  • Film Studies
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Globalization and Cyberculture
  • Geek Studies
  • Ecocritical Media Studies

Academic Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Film Studies, English Department, SUNY Brockport, 2011-2015
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies, English Dept., SUNY Brockport, 2010-2011
  • Postdoctoral teaching Fellow, English Department, University of Oregon, 2008-2010

Professional Service

  • Director of Interdisciplinary Film Studies Minor, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2010-18
  • Departmental Advancement, Promotion and Tenure Committee, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2017-2018
  • Departmental Recruitment and Retention Committee, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2014-15
  • Departmental Curriculum Committee, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2013-14
  • Departmental Search Committee, African American Literature Search, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2013-14
  • Departmental Search Committee, Young Adult Literature Search, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2012-13
  • Faculty Adviser, Brockport Film Appreciation Club, SUNY Brockport (SUNY), 2012-15