Job title
Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies (film and television).
Job responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities are mainly in the area of film, television, and popular culture.
Research, scholarly and professional interests
Gary Needham's research interests are in film and television studies and gay, lesbian and queer studies. His key areas on interests are American television; Andy Warhol; queer theory and culture; East-Asian cinemas.
Current projects
Current Projects include:
- A film studies textbook for Pearson education with a global cinema emphasis
- A collection on the films of Andy Warhol titled Warhol in Ten Takes
- Co-editorship of a series called ‘American Indies’ for Edinburgh University Press.
External academic and professional activity
Book Series Editor for Edinburgh University Press American Indies.
Information for prospective research students
Gary Needham is keen to supervise topics in East-Asian Cinema and popular culture; American Cinema; Television Studies; and topics in gay and lesbian studies.
