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Department of Film Studies

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Expertise

Located in the heart of London, the research culture of the Department of Film Studies is vibrant, stimulating, diverse, and inclusive. Faculty members’ research interests range over various areas of cinema and media across the globe, including Experimental Media and Moving Image Culture, Film and Media History, Film Theory and Philosophy, and Media and Cities.

Other areas on which we concentrate include Exploitation and Independent Cinema, Film Music, Gender and Feminist Theory, Historical Film and Adaptation, Queer Theory, Representations of Race, Film Technology, Stardom and Screen Performance. Bi-weekly research seminars provide a platform for both our staff members and research students, and guests from all around the world discuss and explore their latest research findings.

Department of Film Studies staff by research interest

Dr Erika Balsom

Reader in Film Studies
Professor Chris Berry

Professor of Film Studies
Dr Mark Betz

Reader in Film Studies
Dr Martin Brady

Emeritus Reader in German and Film Studies
Dr Tom Brown

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Professor Erica Carter

Professor of German and Film
Professor Jinhee Choi

Head of Department, Film Studies
Professor Sarah Cooper

Professor of Film Studies
Professor Emeritus Richard Dyer

Professor of Film Studies
Dr Victor Fan

Department Education Lead
Dr Luis Freijo

Research Associate in Film Studies
Professor Rosalind Galt

Professor of Film Studies
Dr Elena Gorfinkel

Reader in Film Studies
Dr Lawrence Napper

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Dr Michele Pierson

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Dr Jeff Scheible

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Professor Mark Shiel

Professor of Film, Media, and Urban Studies
Dr Iain Robert Smith

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Dr Belén Vidal

Reader in Film Studies
Professor Ginette Vincendeau

Professor in Film Studies
Dr Catherine Wheatley

Vice Dean, Education, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

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