Holly Willis is a Professor and Chair of the

Media Arts and Practice Created in 2013, Media Arts and Practice (MA+P) is the seventh degree-granting division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Degrees and Programs The division offers two primary degree programs: a BA and a PhD in Media Arts + Practice. The PhD pro ...

division in the

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. Previously, she served as Associate Dean of Research and Founding Chair of Media Arts and Practice, as well as Director of Academic Programs at USC's Institute for Multimedia Literacy. She is former editor of the magazines '' RES'' and ''

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'', of which she is a co-founder. Willis was also the co-curator of the international digital media festival

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. Willis is author of the books ''Fast Forward: The Future(s) of the Cinematic Arts'' and ''New Digital Cinema'', both published by Wallflower Press, and editor of the collected volumes ''Björk Digital'', ''The New Ecology of Things'' and ''David O. Russell: Interviews'', published by the University Press of Mississippi. She publishes a blog about media art in Los Angeles for KCET and writes a column for ''Filmmaker Magazine'' titled "Extra Curricular" that explores the evolution of media education in the United States.

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