David Wall

Biography

David Wall's research and teaching reflect a broad engagement with representations of race across the fields film and popular visual culture. He has published widely on a range of subjects including film, advertising, and contemporary art. He is the co-editor (with Michael T. Martin) of The Politics and Poetics of Black Film: Nothing but a Man (2015), Race and the Revolutionary Impulse in “The Spook Who Sat By The Door” (2018), and From Street to Screen: Charles Burnett’s “Killer of Sheep” (2020) all published by Indiana University Press. He is co-editor of the book series Studies in the Cinema of the Black Diaspora and book and film reviews editor for Black Camera: An International Film Journal. His most recent book is Exploring Film Through Bad Cinema (Routledge 2025). He is the director of the Film Studies minor and any students interested in taking the minor are welcome to contact him directly at david.wall@usu.edu.