Centre for Cinema Studies - Visiting Researchers
Current Visiting Researchers:
Philip Drake, lecturer in the Department of Film, Media and Journalism of the University of Stirling, visited the Centre for Cinema Studies in August and September 2009 in order to prepare research into the global flow of creative labour as part of the Hollywood Industry. This research is aimed to lead to projects in collaboration with the Centre for Cinema Studies, investigating Hollywood North
Professor Steffen Hantke is researching representations of
the Cold War, January-May 2009.
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Professor
Angela Piccini is studying representations of archaeological heritage
in factual screen media contextualized by the 2010 Olympic Games,
January-September 2009.
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Past Visiting Researchers:
Murray Pomerance (Ryerson University, January 2007): research on cinematic representations of early applications of electricity
Jamie Sexton (University of Wales, Aberystwyth, March 2007): preparatory research on world cult cinema
Tomáš Pospíšil (University of Brno, September 2007): an investigation of contemporary Canadian cinema as 'marginal' and 'fringe' in North America, and a comparison to European models of 'alternative cinema'
Wolfgang Fuhrman (University of Kassel, September-October 2007): an investigation of recent and contemporary German cinema and its place in the world.
Information for Future Visiting Researchers:
The Centre for Cinema Studies welcomes visiting researchers preparing or executing scholarly projects. We provide a wide range of opportunities for self-conducted and collaborative research in a vibrant and supportive environment. To ensure the Centre can host your research stay effectively, please write to us before applying formally.
For more information on logistical matters (visa, housing, permissions, eligibility, ...) please contact the Centre's director Ernest Mathijs and the business administrator of the Department of Theatre and Film Gerald Vanderwoude at: emathijs@interchange.ubc.ca and sbeckett@interchange.ubc.ca
Post-doctoral Research Opportunities:
The Centre for Cinema Studies welcomes researchers wishing to conduct post-doctoral research during a prolonged stay (1-3 years).
In order to allow us to collaborate on and fully support applications for the funding of your stay, we recommend you contact us well in advance of the deadlines of international and national granting agencies (for Social Science and Humanities Research Council deadlines, visit their website.
Please refer to the Centre's research pages for our research profile. For more information, please contact Ernest Mathijs and/or Brian McIlroy at: emathijs@interchange.ubc.ca and bmcilroy@interchange.ubc.ca.
