Robert A. Emmons Jr.

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Robert A. Emmons Jr. is a digital documentary filmmaker focusing on American popular culture of the area. His films include: Enthusiast: The 9th Art, Smalltown USA, Wolf at the Door, Yardsale! and Goodwill. His documentaries range from conceptual installations to traditional narratives and have played in theaters and galleries in Philadelphia and New Jersey. He has appeared on WHYY's "Morning Edition" with Brenda Jorett and CN8's "Your Morning" with Greg Coy to discuss his work. His published and presented works focus on electronic media, documentary film, and comic books and include The Encyclopedia of Documentary Film (Routletdge, 2005) and Small Tech: The Culture of Digital Tools (Univ. of Minn. 2007), and The Encyclopedia of Latino and Latina History (Facts on File, 2009). Emmons teaches film, new media, and comics history at Rutgers University-Camden where he is also the Associate Director of the Honors College. He is also a member of the International Documentary Association.