Biography
2006 -2011 University of Nottingham
- AHRC Funded PhD in Film Studies
2004-2005 University of Nottingham
- AHRC Funded MA in Film Studies: Distinction
1999-2003 University of Glasgow
- MA (Hons) in English Literature/Film and Television Studies: First Class
Before joining King’s in 2016, Iain Robert Smith was Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Roehampton (2010-2016)
Research interests
- Transnational Cinemas post-1945
- Popular Asian Cinemas
- Film Adaptation and Remakes
- Cult and Exploitation Cinemas
- Global Hollywood
To date, Iain Robert Smith’s research has focused on the transnational dimensions of popular cinema, with a particular interest in the ways in which texts are adapted and remade globally. His first monograph, The Hollywood Meme: Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema, is the first comprehensive study of the transnational adaptations of Hollywood such as the Turkish remake of The Exorcist and the Bollywood remake of Memento.
Iain is currently working on a research project investigating Bollywood B-Movies in relation to transnationalism.
Iain welcomes applications for PhD topics related to any of his research interests. For more details, please see his full research profile.
Teaching
Iain Robert Smith has taught on a wide range of topics including modules on film history, world cinemas, film adaptation and cult cinema.
Expertise and public engagement
Iain is co-founder and co-chair of the SCMS Transnational Cinemas scholarly interest group, and co-investigator on the AHRC-funded research network Media Across Borders.
He is a member of the editorial boards for the journals Transnational Cinemasand Intensities: Journal of Cult Media.
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Smith, I. R., 1 Mar 2021, European Film Remakes. Cuelenaere, E., Willems, G. & Joye, S. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 73-86 14 p. (Screen Serialities). Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Smith, I., May 2020, Film and Domestic Space: Architectures, Representations, Dispositif. Baschiera, S. & De Rosa, M. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 210-225 16 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Smith, I. R., 2 Dec 2019, The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema. Mathijs, E. & Sexton, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 233-243 11 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Smith, I. R., 2 Nov 2019, In: Continuum. 33, 6, p. 705-716 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2019.1677983
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Smith, I. R. & Fisher, A., 29 May 2019, In: Transnational Cinemas. 10, 2, p. 114-125 12 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/25785273.2019.1614323
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Smith, I. R., 14 Sep 2018, In: The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory. 26, 1, p. 388-409 22 p., 20. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/ywcct/mby021
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Smith, I. R., 21 Jul 2017, In: The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory. 25, 1, p. 398-417 20. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/ywcct/mbx021
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Smith, I. R., 2 Jan 2017, In: Transnational Cinemas. 8, 1, p. 20-34 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/20403526.2017.1258160
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Smith, I. R., 2017, Transnational Film Remakes. Smith, I. R. & Verevis, C. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, p. 66-84 19 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Smith, I. R. (ed.) & Verevis, C. (ed.), 2017, Edinburgh University Press. 248 p. (Traditions in World Cinema) Research output: Book/Report › Anthology