Post-Doc, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Research Associate and Faculty Project Officer
About
My PhD (2009) was entitled 'Social Realism: A British Art Cinema' and constituted a formalist analysis of British realist cinema, in line with theories of Art Cinema.
I have produced articles and presented conference papers on various aspects of British realism, including: contemporary British realism; the work of Shane Meadows; the British New Wave; the relationship between text and screen treatments of working-class themes and subjects; British television drama; and the documentary movement.
I also have research interests in social and community engagement practices in the Arts and Humanities. At present, I am developing a research project which works with Sheffield school children to read and generate screen images and representations of the local landscape. In addition, I am also involved in the development of 'Storying Sheffield'. Storying Sheffield is a unique venture which aims to involve members of the public - who ordinarily would be denied access to higher education - in a module which aims to explore and exhibit the narratives of everyday life. 'Storying Sheffield' is developing all the time, for more details see http://www.storyingsheffield.com
My teaching is driven by a passion for inclusion and progressive pedagogical practices. I have recently edited a handbook which draws together the work of 'The Inclusive Learning and Teaching Project' at the University of Sheffield, and I am keen to converge this work with my other academic interests.
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