Centre for Film, Media, Discourse and Culture (CFMDC)

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The Centre for Film, Media, Discourse and Culture (CFMDC) conducts theoretical and applied research encompassing film, media, discourse, and culture. Present areas of study incorporate early UK television analysis, covering anthology hosts, notable actors and directors.

Research in horror, science fiction, and fantasy focuses on gender, terrorism, and Marxist discourse, and includes projects involving eco-criticism and psychoanalytical studies of eco-film narratives as well as ethnographic investigations of sustainable lifestyles. Current research also explores medical humanities, notably media discourses on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19.

Managed through the CFMDC, Film and Screen Studies research in the School of Arts demonstrates considerable interdisciplinarity, with themes including medical humanities, loneliness and trauma, adaptation studies, eco-psychoanalysis, and political radicalism and terrorism. The Centre’s extensive research has produced numerous publications, international conferences, and impactful collaborative projects.

The Centre prioritises developing funding bids addressing societal challenges, enhancing impact and interdisciplinarity through case studies on mental health, cultural heritage, medical humanities, and eco-criticism. It also strives to broaden its PhD community, expand open access to research, and utilise research to develop a progressive curriculum. A key goal involves fostering innovative collaborations with non-HEI stakeholders.

Promoting inclusivity in the film industry, its audiences, cultures, and histories is central to the Centre’s objectives. Impact strategy targets include historically excluded communities and individuals, encompassing women, LGBTQ+, BAME, disabled groups, those with limited digital learning access, and those with distorted or forgotten histories.

One key project, ‘Minding the Media/Culture Gap’, addresses digital literacy inclusivity gaps, historical representation of filmmaker Michael Reeves, theatre performance accessibility for visually impaired audiences, and LGBTQ+ performer representation.

Effectiveness of dissemination is gauged through audience attendance at public discussions and academic conferences, and website traffic. Impact is monitored via conference feedback, publication reviews, performance and artefact critiques, citations, and critical reviews. This feedback is applied to evidence how research has transformed views, understanding, and perceptions of filmmakers, delivery modes, and digital learning and teaching techniques.

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University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton