Headshot of Megan Hermida Lu

Film studies, television studies, early Hollywood, race studies, gender studies

Although born in New Jersey and temporarily transplanted in Virginia, I moved to Boston to complete my MFA in Film & Television Studies at Boston University. My Master’s thesis focused on the representation of Asian Americans in early Hollywood cinema. While pursuing my PhD, I intend to further explore race and gender in early Hollywood filmmaking and examine how such representations influenced subsequent social, political, and legal thought.