Noel Carroll
Distinguished Professor, Ph.D.
Program in Philosophy
 Noel Carroll, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and one of the leading
philosophers of art and aesthetics in the U.S., is internationally
recognized for his groundbreaking work in the philosophy
of film. He is the author of eleven monographs, including The
Philosophy of Motion Pictures, Beyond Aesthetics,
and The Philosophy of Horror; three edited collections;
and over two hundred academic articles and reviews. His
work also encompasses the philosophy of literature, the
philosophy of visual arts, and social and cultural theory,
and he has served as president of the American Society
for Aesthetics. Carroll has been a regular contributor
of journalistic reviews of dance, theater, and film in
publications such as Artforum and the Village
Voice.
His new book, On Criticism, will be published in Fall
2008, and he is currently working on a book on the philosophy
of humor. Carroll joins the Graduate Center from Temple
University. He holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from NYU,
and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Illinois
at Chicago.
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