Dr. Alexandra Juhasz, Professor of Media Studies, Pitzer College, teaches video production and film and video theory. She has a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from NYU and has taught courses at NYU, Swarthmore College, Bryn Mawr College, Claremont Graduate University, and Pitzer College, on women and film, feminist film, and women's documentary. Dr. Juhasz has written multiple articles on feminist and AIDS documentary. Her current work is on and about YouTube, and other more radical uses of digital media. Dr. Juhasz produced the feature film, The Watermelon Woman, as well as nearly fifteen educational documentaries on feminist issues like teenage sexuality, AIDS, and sex education. Her first book, AIDS TV: Identity, Community and Alternative Video (Duke University Press, 1996) is about the contributions of low-end video production to political organizing and individual and community growth.
Her second book is the transcribed interviews from her documentary about feminist film history, Women of Vision, with accompanying introductions (Minnesota University Press). Her third book, F is for Phony: Fake Documentary and Truth’s Undoing, edited with Jess Lerner, is recently out from University of MN Press. Dr. Juhasz is currently completing her first “book” on the web, Media Praxis: A Radical Web-Site Integrating Theory, Practice and Politics. She blogs on this and other projects at www.aljean.wordpress.com.

Documentaries by Dr. Alexandra Juhasz include Dear Gabe, Video Remains, Women of Vision: 18 Histories in Feminist Film and Video, and Released.
SCREENING NOW SCALE: Measuring Might in the Media Age A documentary video by Alexandra Juhasz featuring Antonia Juhasz 60 mins, 2007 VIEW IT at snagfilms.com Learn more, visit scalethedocumentary.com Read More... "The Pitzer Media Studies Program brings together film and video history and theory with film and video production. This is very important to me, both as a teacher, and as a maker/scholar. " "We are also committed to the social, political, and aesthetic aspects of the media, another concern of mine."  -- Alexandra Juhasz c/o Pitzer College, Media Studies 1050 North Mills Ave., Claremont, CA 91711 ph: 909-607-4431 fax: 909-621-8481 alexandra_juhasz@pitzer.edu			Artist's Statement Video Remains: In 1993, Alex shoots an interview with her best friend Jim as he tries to recount his life as he is dying. In 2004, she re-works this haunted video, playing it in real-time but letting bleed in a host of present day interviewees who also reflect upon AIDS, death, activism, and video.   --   Order Now Synopsis    :   Cast & Crew Bios   :   Press Packet
			Distributed by Cinema Guild Dear Gabe presents six professional women who seek to explain to the next generation-our children-how we manage (or do not) given the complex choices that are now open to us. Intimate dv-footage reveals women who bend traditional ideas of race, sexuality, religion, and gender into more equitable forms while still respecting "family values." Produced by Alexandra Juhasz. View Stills & Video Clips   :   Press Packet
			Naming Prairie   |   Stills Promotional Use Naming Prairie is a 6 minute video by Alexandra Juhasz that celebrates Jewish family, tradition, and ritual. This joyous recounting of a lesbian couple’s babynaming ceremony for their daughter, Prairie, also introduces a supportive and diverse network of family and friends who participate in their re-thinking of Jewish life. More... > Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, 2002 <
			Released: 5 Short Videos about Women and Prison. Completely unique in its format, this 28-minute dv documentary artfully merges five short videos to create a powerful - and empowering - forum. More... Released   :   Photos   :   Streaming Video   :   Order Now
			SCALE, VIDEO REMAINS, and RELEASED can be purchased through TransitMedia.net
			Visit Alex at these online communities: WordPress Blog: aljean.wordpress.com YouTube Class: youtube.com/mediapraxisme Radical Media Site: www.mediapraxis.org

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Alexandra Juhasz   :   Pitzer College, Media Studies   :   1050 North Mills Ave., Claremont, CA  91711 fax: 909-621-8481   :   email: alexandra_juhasz@pitzer.edu   :   ph: 909-607-4431

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