Research Degrees
We offer supervision for PhD and MPhil research degrees in a wide range of areas of staff expertise, primarily in film, TV and videogames. These include but are not limited to:
- Recent and contemporary British, European, Hong Kong, Turkish, Middle Eastern, Hollywood and American independent cinema
- Cult film, television and other media
- British and American television
- Science fiction, horror, comedy, the western, crime films
- Documentary, video practice, practice as research
- Political cinema, activist media
- Gender, sexuality and the body in film
- Celebrity culture
- Videogame design and theory
- Marxist and psychoanalytical approaches to screen media
- Cinematic spectacle, narrative
- Avant-garde and experimental cinema
- Ecocriticism and screen media
- Trade unionism in film and TV industries
Some funding is available, please check to see if you are eligible.
Full list in relation to individual members of staff.
Formal Procedures for PhD/MPhil Applications
For any preliminary discussion of areas of research contact Prof Geoff King, Director, Screen Media Research Centre, geoff.king@brunel.ac.uk
