Anya Williams

Career Advisor: Communications, Media, & the Arts

Anya Williams (AKA Anya Ekaterina) is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Film area of the Communication Arts Department. Her research focuses on aesthetics, feminist historiography, essay films, and transnational child-centric cinema. With a doctoral minor in the History of Childhood, she has served as a teaching assistant for Communication Arts, History, and Education Policy Studies courses at UW-Madison. As a Career Advisor at SuccessWorks, she draws on her background in filmmaking and photography to support students interested in careers in Communications, Media, & the Arts.

Education

M.A. Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2022
B.A.  Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2020

Courses Taught at UW-Madison 

Communication Arts 357 History of the Animated Film (Lecturer)

Communication Arts 466 Writing for Television and Film (TA)

Communication Arts 350 Introduction to Film (TA)

Communication Arts 355 Introduction to Media Production (TA)

History/Education Policy Studies 412 – History of Education (TA)

Courses Taught at UNCW 

Film Studies 205 Introduction to World Cinema (Lecturer)

Film Studies 375 Child-Centric World Cinema (Lecturer)

Film Studies 389 The Essay Film in World Cinema (Lecturer)

Film Studies 496 The Modern Woman in 1960s World Cinema (Lecturer)

Film Studies 381 Russian & Soviet Cinema (TA)

Service

Editorial Board Member for Velvet Light Trap, 2023 – present

Awards

Early Excellence in Teaching, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024-2025

Sharon Sites Scholarship in Radio, Television, and Film, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Arts, Spring 2024

Excellence in Critical Studies, UNCW Department of Film Studies, 2020