Popular Screen Cultures, Politics, and History

This research area is particularly focused on the political and historical aspects of popular screens. Members research how politics and history are represented in popular screens; how popular screens might influence or determine politics and history; and how politics and history impact the context, production, or stories of popular screen works.

Staff and PGR students working in Popular Screen Cultures, Politics, and History:

Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes on the history of gothic and horror on screen.

Dr Matthew Carter on the cultural history of the United States through popular screens.

Dr Amy C. Chambers on the relationship between popular screens and the public understanding of science.

Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn on gothic horror and popular screens, particularly in films of the 1980s.

Dr Ben Litherland on the relationship between fandom and conspiracy theories on social media.

Dr Marta F. Suarez on immigration, colonialism, and nationhood in times of crisis in screen cultures.

Dr Andrew Crome on religion and apocalypse in 21st-century popular culture, especially about Doctor Who and contemporary fandoms.