James Macdowell
Assistant Professor
Film Study
The University of Warwick
United Kingdom
Biography
James MacDowell holds an MA and PhD in Film Studies from the University of Warwick. Before assuming his post at Warwick he taught film studies at the Universities of Birmingham, Royal Holloway, and Reading. James is a member of the editorial board of Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, and the founder of Alternate Takes.
Research Interest
Research is primarily concerned with exploring the aesthetic and cultural significance of popular filmmaking, with a particular focus on the generic conventions, narrative strategies, and style of American cinema, old and new (including Hollywood cinema, American ‘indie’ cinema, and cult film).
Publications
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Ferenz V. Fight Clubs, American Psychos and Mementos: The scope of unreliable narration in film. New Review of Film and Television Studies. 2005 Nov 1;3(2):133-59.
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Horeck T. Happy endings in Hollywood cinema: cliché, convention and the final couple.
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Smelik A. Feminist film theory. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. 2016.
