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James Dudley Andrew is an American film theorist. He is R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at Yale University, where he has taught since the year 2000. Before moving to Yale, he taught for thirty years at the University of Iowa. Andrew has been called, on the occasion of one of his invited lecture series, "one of the most influential scholars in the areas of theory, history and criticism". He particularly specializes in world cinema, film theory and aesthetics, and French cinema. He has also written on Japanese cinema, especially the work of Kenji Mizoguchi. He has been given a Guggenheim Fellowship and was named an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. In 2011, he received the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Distinguished Career Achievement Award. Also he has been honored in some countries where his works has been translated and used as textbook in the field. In December 2020, University of Tehran held a session in honor of Dudley Andrew with his presence as the keynote speaker. In this session Nadia Maftouni called Andrew a successful scholar in forming a whole new academic field. Dudley Andrew is currently chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale.
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On the name Dudley Andrew, Dudley means From the People's Field, People, S Field, Wood, Clearing of Dudda, Meadow. Andrew means Manly, Masculine, Warrior, Manly and Strong, Brave, In the Bible the First of the Twelve Apostles Chosen.
The name Dudley Andrew is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Dudley is commonly found in South Africa, United States of America, United Kingdom, and 43 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Dudley is recorded 1,312 times globally, ranking it as the 28,063th most common name worldwide.
Dudley is most prevalent in South Africa, with 423 occurrences, making it the 3,745th most popular name in the country.
In Jamaica, the name Dudley is found among 1 in every 1789 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | #3,745 | 1 : 5,543 |
| United States of America | #5,850 | 1 : 4,434 |
| United Kingdom | #3,488 | 1 : 2,562 |
| Jamaica | #1,047 | 1 : 1,789 |
| Netherlands | #10,681 | 1 : 13,083 |
| Canada | #9,947 | 1 : 12,373 |
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James Dudley Andrew is an American film theorist. He is R. Selden Rose Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at Yale University, where he has taught since the year 2000. Before moving to Yale, he taught for thirty years at the University of Iowa. Andrew has been called, on the occasion of one of his invited lecture series, "one of the most influential scholars in the areas of theory, history and criticism". He particularly specializes in world cinema, film theory and aesthetics, and French cinema. He has also written on Japanese cinema, especially the work of Kenji Mizoguchi. He has been given a Guggenheim Fellowship and was named an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. In 2011, he received the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Distinguished Career Achievement Award. Also he has been honored in some countries where his works has been translated and used as textbook in the field. In December 2020, University of Tehran held a session in honor of Dudley Andrew with his presence as the keynote speaker. In this session Nadia Maftouni called Andrew a successful scholar in forming a whole new academic field. Dudley Andrew is currently chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale.
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