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The department welcomes Dr Sofia Bull, a new postdoctoral researcher. During the coming academic year she will be conducting a project titled “Genetic Kinship TV” at the department, investigating contemporary discourses on genetics, kinship and reproduction across a range of popular UK and US television genres. The project is funded by the Sven and Dagmar Salén’s Foundation. Dr Bull has a PhD in cinema studies from Stockholm University and has previously worked as an assistant professor at the University of Gothenburg and a visiting postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University.

Prof. Stella Bruzzi is in Holland from 15-16 October 2014, giving a research seminar as part of a 'thematic project' entitled 'On Performativity: I Must not be Joking nor Writing a Poem?', being run for two terms at the Fine Art division of the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam. Under the auspices of Katarina Zdjelar, Stella will also be visiting students' studios to observe their work related to the project. For more information click here.

Prof. Gundle will talk about Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren at 80 on Woman's Hour on Radio Four. Woman's Hour begins at 10.02am.

In the Times and Sunday Times ‘Good University Guide 2015’ our department was once again rated the top department for Communication and Media Studies. The 2015 guide also named Warwick as the University of the Year. One of the oldest Film and Television Studies departments in the UK, Warwick has remained one of the best. See our web pages for details about Open Days and opportunities to visit the department.

The department would like to congratulate Claire Jenkins (PhD Film and Television Studies, 2010), who has just taken up the position of Lecturer in the Department of History of Art and Film at Leicester University. Claire's thesis has also been revised for publication. Home Movies: The American Family in Contemporary Hollywood Film will soon appear with I.B. Tauris.