@ University of Stirling
In a recent interview with me, Filipino director Lav Diaz, known for his six-, eight- or even eleven hour films, said: “The people who come [to see my films] are the followers and the curious … The curious will be converted or they will hate Read More …
Students from the University of Stirling are playing a key role in bringing the Commonwealth Games to homes around the world. Fifteen people – all on BA Honours courses in the School of Arts and Humanities – are working for TV crews bringing images of Read More …
This might seem an odd way to begin, but I love films. I really do. As anybody who knows me well can testify, the huge DVD collection in my house is bordering on the obsessive. And let’s not even start with the box sets of Read More …
When I first arrived at Tern I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was nervous and worried that I would do something wrong, accidentally destroy an entire TV show or some other kind of disastrous catastrophe. However, everything went really well. The people were great, Read More …
As part of an exciting new partnership between CMC’s Production team and leading Scottish independent production company Tern TV, eight graduating students competed for summer placement opportunities with the company. Three have been successful. First up was Film and Media graduate Monta Burge, who sums Read More …
I’m delighted to announce that the winners of the Jonathan Witchell Memorial Prize for Best Radio Feature 2014, are Eilidh Campbell, Dionne Cassidy, Carolyn Kennedy, David Mercer and Alex Trimble for their piece “An American in Britain“. The feature profiles the volunteers on the Bo’ness Read More …
As part of my ongoing research interest in combining transnational cultural studies with ecocriticism, I recently published a new book, Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas with Bloomsbury Press. The book challenges the traditional socio-political rhetoric of national cinema by providing an ecocritical examination of Nordic Read More …
To honour and celebrate the sporting achievements and physical strength of athletes, the Ancient Greeks used to place a wreath of olive branches on the heads of the winners. For the first time, during the Athens Olympics in 1896, the winning athletes received medals. For Read More …
Did you know that a Scottish athlete won the first marathon of the British Empire Games, or that one of Scotland’s most successful medallists was a diver? For its 84 years of existence, the Commonwealth Games has awarded 8582 gold, silver and bronze medals to Read More …
The National Union of Journalists is an inclusive union which is devoted to fairly representing a vast range of professionals working in various media divisions including; photographers, broadcasters, critics and many more. It was founded in 1907 and is currently one of the biggest journalists’ Read More …