Research

Critical/cultural studies of

media industries, labor, and gender

Dr. Kozma’s research focuses on critical/cultural studies of media industries, gender and labor, with an an emphasis on film and television. Combining industrial, historical, critical, and textual analysis with digital and traditional media and film theory, gender/sexuality, and labor studies, Dr. Kozma’s work synthesizes industry studies, theory, popular culture, and identity, producing practical and progressive interventions into contemporary media landscapes.

Focal projects include the intersection of gender and labor in the entertainment industries through a case study of pioneering director Stephanie Rothman, the role of gendered labor in the neo-art house industry, and an industrial-level investigation into the cultural and economic impact of digital cinema technologies on contemporary U.S. exhibition practices, their intersections with emerging media platforms, and the changes they foster across transnational distribution networks.