Department of Film Studies

The Film Studies Department at King’s is the most highly rated centre for the study of cinema in London. We are situated in the heart of the arts and media district, a few minutes walk from the British Film Institute South Bank, the Tate Modern and the BFI Library. The department is staffed by a group of internationally acclaimed scholars and enjoys a lively and expanding graduate community. Research foci include (popular) European cinema, film and philosophy, representation, technology, art cinema and the avant-garde. Graduate students at King’s participate in a number of regular research activities, including a programme of lectures by nationally and internationally distinguished scholars, international conferences (a number of them organised by graduate students), twice weekly 35mm cinematheque screenings, and a focused graduate training programme. The department currently comprises seven full-time and two part-time members of staff and enjoys links to other staff in departments across the School. We offer our own MA in Film Studies, and welcome applications for PhD study in film and the related areas of visual and cultural studies.

The departmental training programme includes workshops on oral presentation, essay writing for film studies, image capture, use of archives, choosing and completing a dissertation, and doing a literature review.

There are two special film studies seminar rooms, both equipped with high specification film and video screening equipment. The College has made a major commitment to refurbishing its multimedia infrastructure for the study of film and related media. This includes building a significant collection of print, DVD and VHS materials, new facilities for group teaching in 35mm, video, and DVD modes on the Strand Campus, and substantial new information technology resources.

AHRC; Graduate School studentships and bursaries.