Scott Preston

Assistant Professor

Scott Preston joined Culture and Language Studies in 2010 after receiving his PhD in the Joint Program in Communication and Culture at York University/Ryerson University. Prior to that, he completed an M.A. in Film Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. His research and teaching interests include genre cinema and popular culture, Canadian film/television history, media-religion-culture/post-secularism, ludology & game studies. His current projects include research on New Brunswick media, culture and identity, and a manuscript on Canadian horror films.

Scott is the Director of the Media Arts & Cultures program, as well as the Advisor for the Interdepartmental Minor in Film Studies and the Certificate in Film Production. He is a long-standing member (and currently sits on the executive of) the Film Studies Association of Canada, is on the advisory board of InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal of Visual Culture, and the board of directors of CHSR, Fredericton's community radio station.

  • PhD, Communication and Culture, York/Ryerson (2010)
  • MA, Film Studies, Concordia (2000)
  • BFA, Film Studies, Concordia (1998)

Publications

"The Strange Pleasure of The Leopard Man: Gender, Genre and Authorship in a Val Lewton Thriller", Cineaction. 71, Spring 2007.

"Scary Movie Scholarship: Some Recent Work and New Directions (Review Essay)", The Communication Review. 9.3, Summer 2006.

Courses Taught

  • MAAC 1002: Understanding Media II (Power & Pleasure)
  • MAAC 2001: Media Arts
  • MAAC/FILM 2022: The Art of Film
  • MAAC/WLCS 3065: The Thrill of Fear: Horror Narratives Across Media & Cultures
  • MAAC/FILM 3075: Framing Reality: Theory and Practice of Documentary Media
  • WLCS/FILM 3082: History of Canadian Cinema

Contact Scott Preston

Office: Marshall d'Avray Hall, 239
Phone: 447-3291 
Email: Scott Preston