Film Studies PhD

Overview

In Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC), our research is characterised by an interest in the global dimensions of language-based study, including Hispanic, Lusophone and Francophone cultures and societies outside of Europe; migrant and transnational cultures in Europe; multilingualism; sociolinguistics; world cinema; the cultural impacts of European expansion and colonialism; global Black Studies; and the processes of translation and transculturation implicit in all those encounters.

We equally have significant research strengths in histories and memories, specifically in themes relating to representations of war and conflict in different international contexts. Several colleagues are developing engagement with digital transformations in research practices and themes, employing new technologies in the presentation of their research on periods from the Middle Ages to the contemporary world.

The city has a thriving film culture with opportunities to liaise with local arts organisations such as the Tate Liverpool and the city's arts cinemas.

Our research interests reflect our research themes.

Research themes

Our research themes are:

Post New Wave French cinema
Political cinema in France post-1968
The interaction of film and theatre
The multilingual dimension of European cinema
Contemporary and post-war German literature and film
Italian crime film
Landscapes in Spanish film
Music and soundscapes in Spanish cinema
Brazilian cinema
Latin American women film-makers
Movement in Latin American cinema
Cinematic realism
Contemporary world cinema
Slow cinema.