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 serves as a teaching assistant for Communication Arts, History, and Education Policy Studies courses. As a Career Advisor at SuccessWorks, she supports students interested in careers in Communications, Media, & the Arts, drawing on her background in filmmaking and photography.

Education

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

Courses (TA)

CA 350 – Introduction to Film

CA 355 – Introduction to Media Production

History/Education Policy Studies 412 – History of Education

Service

Editorial Board Member for Velvet Light Trap, 2023 – present

Awards

Early Excellence in Teaching, 2024-2025

Sharon Sites Scholarship in Radio, Television, and Film, Spring 2024

Excellence in Critical Studies, 2020