Daniel E. Colleran is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Study at University at Buffalo. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature with a certificate in Film Studies from The Graduate Center, CUNY. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of film, literature, and philosophy, with particular attention to questions of temporality and dialogue in democratic communities. His writings have been published inCrisis and Criticism and Non-Consensual Democracy: Dialogue and Critical Community.