Film & TV
The Film and TV: Representation, History and Practice group arose out of an earlier, pre-merger, collaboration between Cobley, Osgerby and Gough-Yates. This resulted in the publication of the edited collection, Action TV: Tough Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks (Routledge, 2001). An early incarnation of the group, also involving other members, was responsible for a major international conference in 2001: ‘Diasporic Communications: Transnational and Local Cross-currents’, organised by the former University of North London and the University of Westminster. The group was later consolidated by the formation of a formal research group after London Guildhall and North London merged in 2002. Since then, the group has recruited numerous new members including a number of previously inexperienced researchers. In addition to the Film Parliament, recently, James Bennett (convenor) has promoted research of Digital TV within the group, while Mike Chopra-Gant and John Sedgwick are both involved in studies of cinema audiences, one of which overlaps with the American Popular culture group.
Membership
As well as the aforementioned, the membership also comprises Paul Kerr, Karen McNally and Chris Richards.
Research projects
2003: Independent Film Parliament, a consultative partner on film policy focused on the cultural/specialist film sector. Parliaments held July 2005 and November 2005; authored reports to Department of Culture, Media and Sport, Jan 2004 and Jan 2006. Other reports: Cultural Criteria for British Film, October 2005, Are Children Being Served? April 2007
Publications
Members
of the group are responsible for the publication of Vertigo, the UK’s
leading, independent film quarterly, promoting independence and
diversity in the moving image. Sponsored by UK Film Council, the Arts
Council of England and the Jerwood Foundation. Partnerships have
included Curzon Cinemas, Cahiers du Cinema, The Canadian High
Commission, The Commonwealth Film Festival, the Edinburgh International
Film Festival, and The French Institute.
PhD students
Ilona Goldmane (registered 2006); Adaptations of Hamlet Zeljka
Lekic (2006); The influence of television on international political
decision making in the period since the end of the Cold War
George Paszkiewicz (2006); Literacy and the Brazilian telenovela
Gauthier Reniers (2006); A new European film industry for a new global economy
Souli Spiropolou (2002); Film and the re-framing of gender
Eileen Sheppard (2001); Television and altered states of consciousness
Emanuele Teti (2003); The financial organisation of the European film industry
Conferences
2007: Television (Studies) Goes Digital held at London Metropolitan University.
Seminars
2003: Colin Sparks (Westminster), Des Freedman (Goldsmiths), Chris
Atton (Napier), Garin Dowd (TVU) 2004: Anthony McNicholas (Westminster)
2005: John Izod (Stirling)
2006: Paul Bowman (Roehampton), Christopher Johnson (Nottingham),
Julian Petley (Brunel), David Buckingham (Institute of Education)
2007: Matt Hills (Cardiff), Martin Barker (Aberystwyth), Adrian Monck
(City University), Anita Biressi and Heather Nunn (Roehampton), William
Merrin (Swansea), Sarah Cooper (King’s College, London).
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