Francey Russell

Francey Russell is an assistant professor of philosophy at Barnard College and Columbia University. She works primarily on topics in moral psychology, history of philosophy, and aesthetics.

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Identifications and Their Refusal: On Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer”
Francey Russell reviews Alice Diop’s film “Saint Omer.”
Francey RussellMar 2, 2023
- Film
Last Man: On Claire Denis’s “High Life”
"The film is not just about violence, the film is itself violent and the audience suffers this directly." Francey Russell on "High Life."
Francey RussellDec 7, 2018
- Film
Exercises in Self-Destruction: On Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed”
"First Reformed" is a serious exercise in thinking through faith and despair, but at the same time it indulges unabashedly in oneiric pleasures.
Francey RussellJul 13, 2018
- Film
- Religion
Trust and Violence in “Beach Rats”
Francey Russell reviews Eliza Hittman's new film.
Francey RussellSep 21, 2017
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
The Spirit of Things: On “Personal Shopper”
Francey Russell on the specters that haunt "Personal Shopper."
Francey RussellApr 25, 2017
- Film
An Education: On Barry Jenkins’s “Moonlight”
Francey Russell on Barry Jenkins's coming-of-age film.
Francey RussellNov 14, 2016
- Film
Bourne Again: “Jason Bourne” and the Politics of Self-Knowledge
Francey Russell on how "Jason Bourne" doesn't fit in the series.
Francey RussellAug 21, 2016
- Film
Precarious Paintings, Precarious Lives: On “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry”
Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, the first museum retrospective of the Chicago artist’s work.
Francey RussellJun 28, 2016
- Art & Architecture

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