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Noura Alaboudi
M.F.A. Student, Cinema and Media Studies
Noura (she/her) is a Ph.D student in Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA. Her research explores the political legacies of 1930s-1950s Hollywood cultural workers, with a focus on how their ideological and artistic commitments were expressed, negotiated, and sustained in the face of institutional repression. Drawing on archival research and critical historiographical methodologies, her work seeks to situate these cultural histories within a transnational framework.
Beyond her doctoral work, Noura photographs urban life in Los Angeles, collects vintage fashion and antiques, and seeks to strengthen the labor movement with her academic worker union UAW Local 4811.
Research Interests
Classical Hollywood history, media censorship, transnational social movements, internationalism, film programming and curation.
Selected accomplishments and professional work
“The Tallest Tree in Our Oasis: The Politics of International Solidarity and the SWANA Legacies of Paul Robeson”” Cinema and Media Studies Conference at Chicago, 2025
“Red Channels and Variety Programs: The 1950 Blacklisting of Hazel Scott and Lena Horne” Popular Culture Association Conference at New Orleans, 2025
