Daniel Varndell
Lecturer
English, Creative Writing and American Studies
University of Winchester
United Kingdom
Biography
​Daniel Varndell is a critical and cultural theorist in English Literature, with strong links to Film studies. His first book, Hollywood Remakes, Deleuze and the Grandfather Paradox (2014), looks philosophically at repetition and difference in Hollywood remakes, sequels and reboots. He is currently working on a new monograph on the subject of faith and faithfulness in literary adaptations and visual culture.
Research Interest
Philosophy in literature and film, especially rethinking textual boundaries and frameworks Concepts of adaptation, particularly difference and repetition Ideas of faith and faithfulness in representation Questions about memory, what it means to think and create, and selfhood​
