Kyle Barrowman received his PhD from Cardiff University, his MA from the University of Chicago and his BA from Columbia College Chicago (where he also teaches). His research interests include film studies (particularly genre theory, authorship, and aesthetics), philosophy (particularly the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.L. Austin, and Stanley Cavell) and martial arts (particularly the genre of martial arts cinema and the sport of MMA).
Recent Publications
Book Chapters (Authored)
- "More than Meets the Eye: William Wyler and the Legacies of Auteurism,"
ReFocus: The Films of William Wyler (Forthcoming).
- "Origins of the Action Film: Types, Tropes, and Techniques in Early Film History,"
A Companion to the Action Film.
Journal Issues (Edited)
Journal Articles (Authored)
- "A Plea for Intention: Stanley Cavell and Ordinary Aesthetic Philosophy,"
Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism 9.
- "Inventing MMA: Martial Arts between Culture, Media and Sport,"
Kung Fu Tea: Martial Arts History, Wing Chun and Chinese Martial Studies.
- "Otto Preminger and the Moving Camera: Feminist Attunement in Whirlpool,"
Mise-en-scène: The Journal of Film & Visual Narration 5.2.
- "Morals of Encounter in Steve Jobs: J.L. Austin, Stanley Cavell, and the Possibilities of Ordinary Language Philosophy,"
Film and Philosophy 24.
- "Lessons of the Dragon: Bruce Lee and Perfectionism between East and West,"
Global Media and China 4.3.
- "Bruce Lee and the Perfection of Martial Arts (Studies): An Exercise in Alterdisciplinarity,"
Martial Arts Studies 8.
- "'English, motherfucker, do you speak it?': Pulp Fiction and the Future of Film-Philosophy,"
JOMEC Journal 13.
Research Output: https://depaul.academia.edu/KyleBarrowman