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Joshua Miner is an Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies at the University of Kansas.
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An independent filmmaker, screenwriter, sound designer and composer, Joshua is directing the first feature-length and short films from upstart animation house Ghost View Studios—Philodendron and Önetta—with fellow co-founders David Mai (animation/vfx supervisor) and Matthew Cook (art director). His film scores and instrumental music release under the alias American Night, named for the nuit américaine filmmaking technique popular in B-movie production.
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As a researcher, Joshua specializes in the aesthetics of animation, with an emphasis in narrative, music and sound, to explore the entanglement of technology and our environment. His writing has examined ecological aesthetics across animated film and games, appearing in Animation, Games and Culture, The Computer Games Journal, International Journal of Cultural Studies, Information, Communication & Society, and other journals and collections.​
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At the University of Kansas, Joshua teaches courses in film aesthetics; scoring for film & games; sound design; video game design & development; digital media studies; and Indigenous film & media.
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PhD, literature & film studies, University of Iowa
BA & MA, poetry & screenwriting, University of North Texas
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