Staff
Our department is transnational in its focus and international in its composition. This diversity is reflected in the range and vibrancy of our scholarship, with interests including (but not limited to): world cinemas (Russian, Eastern European, Indian, Chinese, South Korean, British/Scottish, Italian), Deleuze and contemporary film theory, Hollywood film and history, film festivals and exhibition, queer cinema, silent cinema and social advocacy film and video.
Our staff have authored or edited some twenty books including Cinema of the Other Europe: The Industry and Artistry of East Central European Film (Dina Iordanova), Deleuze and World Cinemas (David Martin-Jones), Beauty and the Beast: Italianness in British Cinema (Elisabetta Girelli) and Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History (Robert Burgoyne).
We have an excellent record of funding and research projects with grants from AHRB for research into Balkan Cinema, Leverhulme Trust for research into Film Festivals, and the Russell Trust to bring art films to our local cinema.
Formed in 2004, we are a small but rapidly expanding department. This year saw the appointment of two new lecturers (Dr Joshua Yumibe and Dr Tom Rice) and two new post-doctoral positions (Dr. Alex Marlow-Mann and Dr. Alex Fischer) bringing our staff total to 10.
Our staff comprises of:
Teaching staff
Professor Robert Burgoyne
Phone: +44 (0) 1334-462448
Email: rjb21@st-andrews.ac.uk
B.A., Summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1978
Ph.D., New York University, Department of Cinema Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1986
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Dr Elisabetta Girelli
Lecturer in Film Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 467471
Email: eg51@st-andrews.ac.uk
MA/PhD Queen Mary, University of London
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Professor Dina Iordanova
Provost of St. Leonards College/Dean of Graduate Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 467474
Email: di1@st-andrews.ac.uk
BA/MA/PhD University of Sofia.
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Dr David Martin-Jones
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 467475
Email: dm70@st-andrews.ac.uk
BA University of Sheffield; MSc University of Edinburgh; PhD University of Glasgow.
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Dr Tom Rice
Lecturer in Film Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 467472
Email: twtr@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Dr Leshu Torchin
Lecturer in Film Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 467476
Email: lt40@st-andrews.ac.uk
MA/PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University and recipient of a Certificate in Culture and Media, an interdisciplinary programme between Cinema Studies and Anthropology at New York University.
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Dr Joshua Yumibe
Lecturer in Film Studies
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 462453
Email: jy20@st-andrews.ac.uk
BA University of Texas at Austin, MA/PhD University of Chicago.
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Visiting teaching staff
Professor Richard Dyer
Email: rwd4@st-andrews.ac.uk
BA (Hons) University of St Andrews; PhD University of Birmingham.
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Research staff
Dr Ruby Cheung
Honorary Research Fellow, Film Studies, University of St Andrews / Assistant Professor in Culture, Creativity and Management, United International College, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
Phone: +44 (0) 1334 462471
Email: wyrc@st-andrews.ac.uk
BSc University of Colorado at Boulder, MA University of Leicester, PhD University of St Andrews
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Dr Alex Fischer
Research Associate
Email: ajf9@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Dr Alex Marlow-Mann
Research Co-ordinator
Phone: 01334-467463
Email: apmm@st-andrews.ac.uk
BA University of Kent at Canterbury; MA University of East Anglia; PhD University of Reading.
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