Dr Steven Gerrard, Reader

Dr Steven Gerrard

Reader

Steve is Reader in Film at LSA. His duties include delivering lectures on academic and theoretical approaches to cinema; he supervises students across all years and this includes PhD work.

Steve has published extensively. His work focuses on Gender and Genre, where his work on James Bond, Horror, Action Cinema and Comedy have given insight into how important these areas of study are in helping us understand who we are.

A busy chap, Steve has also delivered numerous conference papers, ranging from Tintin to HP Lovecraft, Jason Statham to the Resident Evil films. In his spare time he longs to be either Status Quo's rhythm guitarist or Doctor Who. He'll have a long wait!

Current Teaching

  • (BA) Contextualising Practice 1
  • (BA) Collaborative Practice 1
  • (BA) Contextualising Practice 3
  • (MA) Genre
  • (MAFCE) Contextual Study: British Cinema
  • (MAFCE) Developing Research

Research Interests

Steve is interested in: Gender Studies, Genre Studies, Horror Cinema and Television, Science Fiction Cinema and Television. He is also interested in ideas of cinema-going, and in particular the cinemas of his home town in Wales. His work has had far-reaching impact.

Steve believes in encouraging younger scholars and new practitioners to be published. His edited collections have helped thirty new writers in the academic field to gain a foothold in academia. His work on the British film actor Jason Statham is the first in its field. Likewise, his book - The Carry On Films - is the only academic book devoted to them.

Steve's work on Gender in James Bond, Horror, and Action Movies has opened up these areas to a wider public. His current work - an exploration of cinema-going - will have ideas of community at its core. It is an investigation of the cinemas and the public of his home town, and how cinema is important in helping us understand who we are.

Dr Steven Gerrard, Reader

Ask Me About

  1. Comedy
  2. Genre
  3. Horror
  4. Science Fiction
  5. Culture
  6. Film
  7. Gender
  8. History
  9. Leisure
  10. Masculinity
  11. Media
  12. Popular culture
  13. Television