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Biographical note
Finley Freibert is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Southern Illinois University and, with Alicia Kozma, is co-editor of ReFocus: The Films of Doris Wishman (Edinburgh University Press, 2021). With work published in peer-reviewed journals such as Film Criticism, Journal of Anime and Manga Studies, Porn Studies, Synoptique, and Spectator, Finley researches and teaches at the intersection of media industry studies, critical legal studies, and LGBTQ+ history.
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