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Eric Schaefer

Eric Schaefer (born 1959) is a professor and film historian. He is an associate professor at Emerson College and interim chair of the visual and media arts department.

He has a B.A. from Webster University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin.

He is best known for his book on exploitation filmmaking, ''Bold! Daring! Shocking! True: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959'', published by Duke University Press in 1999. He has been described as "the go-to academic source on the genre of exploitation films."

He is a member of the Northeast Historic Film board of advisors and a member of the editorial board of the journal ''The Moving Image.'' Provided by Wikipedia