Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

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Olivia Cosentino

HCS Hires Award-Winning Latin American Film Scholar

The Department of Humanities & Cultural Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Olivia Cosentino to the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Film & New Media Studies. A scholar of Latin American Film Studies, Dr. Cosentino specializes in 20th- and 21st-century Mexican cinema and culture. She is also the recipient of the 2024 Early Career Award from the Latin American Studies Association. Congratulations, Dr. Cosentino! Welcome to USF!

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Fall 2024 Courses

FIL 1002: Introduction to Film Studies 

HUM 1020: Introduction to the Humanities 

HUM 2230: Renaissance – 20th Century

HUM 2250: The Twentieth Century 

AMS 2270: 20th-Century American Culture 

HUM 2593: Science in Cultural Context 

FIL 3052: Foundations of Film & New Media 

HUM 3231: The Renaissance 

HUM 3241: The Arts in Dante’s Italy 

HUM 3557: Jews, Christians, Muslims

HUM 3804: Cultural Studies Theory and Method  

AMS 3930: Jazz and Civil Rights 

HUM 4391/6939: Culture & Postcolonialism in South & Southeast Asia 

HUM 4832/6588: Horror Film 

HUM 4870/6588: Film, Sound, Music 

HUM 4890/6588: Animation History and Theory 

AMS 4930/6934: Burlesque 

HUM 6583: Global Cinema to 1960

HUM 6814: Intro to Graduate Study 

HUM 6815: Research Seminar