Research areas
A summary of our main areas of research focus is provided here. The Film Studies webpages provide more comprehensive details about current research projects. Details on individual staff research interests and publications can be found on the Film Studies staff pages.
- History and theory of American cinema
- British and European cinemas
- Transnational and world cinemas (African, East Asian, Latin American and diasporic cinemas and filmakers)
- Early and silent cinema
- US TV
- Film technologies and special effects
- Gender and sexuality
- Stars, acting and performance
- Adaptation studies
- Genre studies
- Sound
Centre for Interdisciplinary Film Research (CIFR)
CIFR provides a lively interdisciplinary research forum for research staff, academics, postgraduates and film practitioners. It encourages intellectual exchange between film theory, history and practice and regularly hosts external speakers from both academia and the creative industries to give papers, presentations and workshops. Recent speakers have included filmmakers Don Boyd, Mike Figgis, Mike Leigh and Nicolas Roeg , screenwriter Andrew Davies and sound designer Tom Sayers.
