About Dr Steve Cannon
I am a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies. I graduated from Wolverhampton Polytechnic with a first-class BA (Hons) in Humanities and from Aston University with a PhD in French Cinema. I then joined the University of Sunderland in 1989, when it was Sunderland Polytechnic, as a Lecturer in French.
From 2000-2003, I was redeployed into a Senior Lectureship in Film Studies. Between 2003 and 2005 I took a leave of absence to study Spanish cinema at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and from 2005 to 2015, I was Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Film and Media.
My research interests are rooted in European Film and Popular Culture, having evolved from an exclusively French focus to encompass aspects of contemporary Spanish culture.
Teaching and supervision
I teach the following courses:
- BA (Hons) Film and Media
- BA (Hons) Media, Culture and Communication
- BA (Hons) Mass Communications (Top-Up)
- BA (Hons) Film Production
Modules:
- Year 1: Introduction to Film Studies; Contemporary Cinema; Introduction to Contemporary France and Spain
- Year 2: Film and Society; Research Methods
- Year 3: Film Studies Special Topic; Dissertation and Research Methods
Supervision of current PhD students:
- Nikki Clarke – A Comparative Approach to the Representation of Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter
- James Anderson – Punk, Porn and Politics
- Andy Robson – Amber Films, the Workshop Declaration and Online distribution of Moving Images
Interests
My research interests are rooted in European film and popular culture, having evolved from an exclusively French focus to encompass aspects of contemporary Spanish culture.
I accept applications from appropriately qualified self-funding students.