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Thom Delapa

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Thom is a film & media studies educator, film critic, film programmer, and part-time playwright based in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, where he has taught at the University of Michigan and the College for Creative Studies (Detroit). He holds an MA in Cinema Studies from New York University-Tisch School of the Arts and an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. He has developed and taught film & media studies courses at other leading U.S. higher-ed institutions, including the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Denver. He has regularly written on film for Cineaste magazine, the Chicago Tribune, AlterNet.org, and the Conversation.com, et al. He awaits the end of the Internet (as we know it) with optimism.

Education:New York University-Tisch School of the Arts, 1990MA Cinema StudiesUniversity of ChicagoMA Social SciencesUniversity of Colorado, 1986BA Liberal ArtsExpertise:
Cinema History
Aesthetics
Criticism
Hollywood Film
World Cinema History
U.S. Cultural History
Urban History
Western Art History
Western Literature History
Western Philosophy
awards:New York University-Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Assistantship (1989-91) First & Second place awards for Arts Criticism by the Society of Professional Journalists (2006) Ignatian Faculty Scholar (2011-12)
Member since: Jun 01, 2023Location: United StatesPublished posts: 17

Articles by Thom Delapa

Who Was Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Übermensch”?
Who Was Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Übermensch”?

What is the concept of “Übermensch” or “overman” developed by German thinker Friedrich Nietzsche? This article explains the importance of “Übermensch” within Nietzsche’s philosophy.

Bikers, Outlaws, and Mobsters: A Brief History of New Hollywood
Bikers, Outlaws, and Mobsters: A Brief History of New Hollywood

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation of filmmakers rescued the Hollywood studios from a financial fade-out. What was this New Hollywood?

A Journey Through Dante’s Inferno: A Brief Guide
A Journey Through Dante’s Inferno: A Brief Guide

Dante’s Inferno is hailed as a medieval masterpiece and a precursor to the Renaissance, with T.S. Eliot having ranked it alongside Shakespeare.

Anne Frank Heroically Lives on Through Her Diaries
Anne Frank Heroically Lives on Through Her Diaries

Few diaries are as treasured as the one written by Anne Frank, a precocious, gabby girl living in Holland during World War II.

A New Generation of Women: What Was the Jazz Age Flapper?
A New Generation of Women: What Was the Jazz Age Flapper?

Look up in the sky! No, it’s not Superwoman. It’s the Jazz Age flapper, one of the highest-flying social creations of the 1920s.

The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons
The History of Method Acting in Hollywood in 8 Lessons

Learn how the Stanislavsky school of acting, alias the “Method,” matriculated to the movies in the years after World War II, in eight methodical lessons.

French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know

Few film movements have been as influential as the French New Wave. Why did it come on like a tsunami in world cinema?

The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great
The Wizard of Oz: 9 Things That Made It Great

Here are 9 things that made the Hollywood classic called The Wizard of Oz a legendary work of art.