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Mrs. Roxana L. Walker-Canton

Assistant Professor of Visual & Performing Arts
rwalker-canton@fairfield.edu
o: Xavier Hall Rm 14B
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Honors

  • Roxbury Film Festival, Belly of the Basin, 2008
  • Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series, Belly of the Basin, 2008
  • Black Filmmakers Festival, Atlanta, GA, Point of No Return,2006
  • Teaching Seminar Fellow. Connecticut College. 2006.

Awards

  • 1st Place Documentary, Hollywood Black Film Festival, Belly of the Basin, 2008
  • 1st Place Juried Experimental Screenin from Point of No Return, UFVA, 2006.
  • Clark Atlanta University Film Festival, First Place, Piglatin, 1997.
  • National Black Programming Consortium Prized Pieces, Special Recognition, Piglatin, 1997.

Grants

  • National Council for Black Studies Cutting Edge Gender Research Grant for Junior Scholars, 2009-2010
  • Community Learning Grant. Connecticut College. 2007
  • Presidential Initiative for Research & Scholarship on Natural Disasters Grant. Connecticut College. 2005.
  • Research Grant. Georgia Southern University. 2002.
  • University Completion Fellowship. Temple University. 1999.
  • Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association Subsidy Grant. 1997.
  • Film and Media Departmental Completion Grant. Temple University. 1996.
  • Future Faculty Fellow. Temple University. 1994