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Matthew Ari Elfenbein
Matthew Ari Elfenbein is a visiting instructor of film and media and coordinator of student experiential learning at Florida Atlantic University’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. He investigates animated screendance and cinematic audience engagement, focusing on Disney productions. His research explores viewer identification and engagement with characters through choreography and cinematic conventions. Elfenbein holds a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University and an MA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’s Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies. His interdisciplinary approach contributes to media studies and pedagogical practices in higher education.
Contact: Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.