Rate My Professor Josh Kanin

Josh Kanin, Ph.D., is a Professor of Film Studies in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Santa Monica College, where he has taught full-time since 1998. A native of Los Angeles, he earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television. Kanin began his college teaching career in 1973, delivering undergraduate and graduate courses in film studies at numerous institutions. These include Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Southern California; California State Universities at Long Beach, Fullerton, and Northridge; Los Angeles City College; Los Angeles Valley College; California Institute of the Arts; and Art Center College of Design, among others.