Anya Williams
Film
Fellow | Career Advisor: Communications, Media, & the Arts
608-263-2039
2153 Vilas Hall
Biography
Anya Williams (AKA Anya Ekaterina) is a Ph.D. candidate in Film. Her research focuses on aesthetics, feminist historiography, and 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.
Research Interests:
French and Francophone Cinema, Russian and Soviet Cinema, Central and Eastern European Cinema, Global Animation, Child-Centric Cinema, Aesthetics, Authorship, History of Childhood, Feminist Historiography
Recent Publication:
“Collaboratrice: Marie Epstein’s Resistance to Sole Auteurship.” Film Quarterly 79 (4), June 2026, 24–35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2026.79.4.24
Education
M.A. Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2022
B.A. Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2020
Teaching
UW-Madison
CA 357: History of the Animated Film (Lecturer)
CA 350: Introduction to Film (TA)
CA 355: Introduction to Media Production (TA)
CA 466: Writing for Television and Film (TA)
CA 467: Filming on Set: Film & Television Workshop (TA)
History/EPS 412: History of Education (TA)
UNCW
FST 205: Introduction to World Cinema (Lecturer)
FST 375: History of Animation (Lecturer)
FST 375/496: Child-Centric Cinema (Lecturer)
FST 389: The Essay Film (Lecturer)
FST 496: Women Directors of the 1960s (Lecturer)
FST 496: The Modern Woman in 1960s World Cinema (Lecturer)
FST 381: Russian & Soviet Cinema (TA)
Service
Editorial Board Member for Velvet Light Trap, 2023 – present
Graduate Career Advisor at SuccessWorks, August 2024 – May 2026
Awards
Early Excellence in Teaching, UW-Madison, 2024-2025
Sharon Sites Scholarship in Radio, Television, and Film, UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts, Spring 2024
Excellence in Critical Studies, UNCW Department of Film Studies, 2020