Eric Schaefer

Eric Schaefer (born 1959) is a professor and film historian. He is an associate professor at Emerson College and interim chair of the visual and media arts department. ^[1]

He has a B.A. from Webster University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.

He is best known for his book on exploitation filmmaking, Bold! Daring! Shocking! True: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959, published by Duke University Press in 1999.^[2] He has been described as "the go-to academic source on the genre of exploitation films."^[3]

He is a member of the Northeast Historic Film board of advisors^[4] and a member of the editorial board of the journal The Moving Image.^[5]

1. ^ Maria Chutchian (September 11, 2008). "Three departments to receive new leadership". The Berkeley Beacon. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009.
2. ^ googlebooks.com
3. ^ "Emerson College". Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
4. ^ "Northeast Historic Film website". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
5. ^ The Moving Image, editorial board

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