Course summary
With our internationally respected team of researchers and exclusive film and documentary library, you’ll find Sussex an ideal place for your postgraduate research in Film Studies. Areas of study We offer expert supervision across a wide range of topics, including:
- Hollywood, British, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern and European cinemas
- gender, sexuality and representation
- film, history and popular culture
- genre, authorship and stardom
- film and new media
- documentary
- film audiences and industries
- curation and visual cultures.
Modules
The 1st term is devoted to developing the research plan – typically refining research questions, designing a methodology and engaging in a literature review. By the end of the 1st year (or 2nd year if you study part time), you will have written and presented your 1st research paper and will be ready to pursue fieldwork or other primary research for analysis and completion in the final year. Recent and current PhD thesis titles include: In the mood for travel: Mobility, gender and nostalgia in Wong Kar-Wai’s cinematic Hong Kong; John Hughes and new Hollywood cinema; no crinoline-covered lady: Stardom, agency, and the career of Barbara Stanwyck; screen dance: corporeal ties between dance, film and audience; technofetishism of posthuman bodies: Representations of cyborgs, ghosts and monsters in contemporary Japanese science fiction film and animation; the queer punk films of Bruce LaBruce; the transitory, institutional and activated spaces of direct cinema; towards a sensual understanding of national identity: Food, film and the porous screen.
Assessment method
Research project
Entry requirements
You’re normally expected to have a Merit (an average of 60% overall) in a Masters degree and an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree. Your qualification should be in a subject relevant to your chosen area of research. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
Fees and funding
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Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH
Course contact details
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