Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Professor Robert Shail
Director of Research
Robert Shail is Director of Research in Leeds School of Arts where he leads on film, music, performing arts and creative technologies, supporting colleagues in their creative research projects and supervising doctoral students.
As an established researcher, Robert has produced internationally recognised work on British cinema history, with a focus on the 1960 and 1970s, and on masculinity and stardom. His work includes monographs on the Welsh star/producer, Stanley Baker, and director Tony Richardson.
Robert's more recent work has focussed on children's culture including comic books, films and television, and board games. His study of the Children's Film Foundation received support from the Leverhulme Trust and was published by the British Film Institute.
Current Teaching
- Film Art
- Critical Practice
- Dissertation
Research Interests
Robert’s research has focused mainly on the history of post-war British cinema with a particular interest in the work of key directors and on stardom. His book on Welsh star/producer Stanley Baker was supported by an AHRC award and his book on director Tony Richardson was published by Manchester University Press. More recent work has focused on children's media including an essay on Beryl the Peril and completion of his study of the Children's Film Foundation. This work has fed into current debates on the future of children's media in the UK.
Robert is currently researching the history of Leeds-based game manufacturer, Waddingtons.
Ask Me About
- British cinema
- Film
- Masculinity
- Children's culture
- Stardom
- Film directors
- Culture
- Film
- Games
- Gender
- History
- Literature
- Masculinity
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Television
