Caro Reed-Ferrara

Biography

Caro is a second-year PhD student at the Media School with an focus on Media & Cinema Studies. They completed their MA in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from the University of Washington in 2023 with a focus on Persian and Arabic (Modern Standard).

They are interested in leftist cinema movements in the Middle East, specifically in Iran. Additional research interests include: The Military Entertainment Complex, Post-Colonial Cinema, Translation Politics, and the relationship between cinema and Iranian political history.

Prior to this, Caro was a filmmaker and an MS graduate of the Media School in Film Production and Design, whose work focused on 16mm production and post-production.

Conference Presentations and Guest Lectures

“American War Cinema and the Middle East: White Women’s Tears and Representations of the State,” The Popular Culture Association National Conference, Chicago, 2024.

“Reading Film: Mise-en-Scene in Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation,” The University of Washington. Course: “Iran Beyond the Headlines.” 2023.

Teaching & Research Assignments
Student Academic Appointee, Indiana University, 2023
– “The Journal of Popular Culture.”

Assistant Instructor, University of Washington, 2023
– “Afghanistan Beyond the Headlines“

Research Assistant, University of Washington, 2022
– Research Assistant to Dr. Melike Yücel Koç for the project “Turkey in Seattle”

Assistant Instructor, Indiana University, 2016-2018
– “Introduction to Design and Production”
– “Communications Law”
– “Three by Serling: 21^st Century Twilight Zone”
– “Production Management”

Professional Experience

Video and Post-Production. The Ohio State University. 2018-2021.

Video and Post-Production. The African American Arts Institute. Indiana University. 2017-2018.

Video and Post-Production. Indiana University. 2015-2017.