Research
The Department of Film Studies covers the breadth of Film and Media Studies, encompassing different geographical areas (UK, Europe, Asia, North and South America), historical periods (from early cinema to the contemporary), and types of film and other media (from documentary to animation and from genre cinema to artists’ film and video).
The Department is known for its innovative and world-leading research in global screen cultures, with particular strengths in:
- documentary and non-fiction media
- the environment, ecology, and the media
- moving image archives
The Department maintains a bustling schedule of academic seminars and other research events, with leading global scholars of film and media, filmmakers, and others working with screen media (including curators, archivists, activists). It also runs the Centre for Screen Cultures; organises numerous conferences, symposia and festivals; and works on an array of research and public engagement projects. The department has a significant track record of securing research grants from organisations including the AHRC, the British Academy, HERA, the JPICH, the Leverhulme Trust, and the RSE. You can read more about our research on our research blog.
Postgraduate students and postdoctoral scholars are central to the research culture of the Department and edit an academic journal, run a yearly postgraduate conference, and regularly engage in other forms of research presentation and publishing.
