Damien Pollard
@damienpollard
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Lecturer in Film @NorthumbriaUni. Italian cinema, sound studies and aerial aesthetics. Occasional filmmaker!
Joined June 2010
The pleasure was all mine - an exciting and insightful conversation! Thank you for lending me your time @NorthumbriaUni.
It was a pleasure hosting Dr. @DamienPollard, a film studies lecturer at Northumbria University, Newcastle, as we contributed to his research on “Screening Uganda: Grassroots Filmmaking Organizations and the Development of Contemporary Ugandan Cinema.”. Collaborations like this
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RT @ikonawards: It was a pleasure hosting Dr. @DamienPollard, a film studies lecturer at Northumbria University, Newcastle, as we contribut….
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A highlight of SCMS this year was bagging a copy of this, by @julesod2 - perceptive and poetic, a wonderfully readable and eye-opening blend of history and theory. Unexpectedly, it’s also left me hankering for the anonymity of a key card and a tiny bottle of shower gel.
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RT @HorrorStudies: We are thrilled to welcome our new Visiting Professor Adam Lowenstein, who will be collaborating with us for the next 3….
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RT @maguiregeoff: .@CaiusCollege is advertising a one-year Visiting Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities for scholars from the Global So….
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We are currently recruiting for the following roles. Click on the role titles for further details and how to apply. Academic vacancies are featured on the right-hand side.
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It's alive! . Following last year's knockout event, Horror Studies Now 2025 is accepting proposals!.
CFP: Horror Studies Now 2025 (May 29th-30th) at Northumbria University. Call and submissions info here:. #horrorNU
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RT @HorrorStudies: CFP: Horror Studies Now 2025 (May 29th-30th) at Northumbria University. Call and submissions info here:..
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RT @ThePennywark: Just in and such a great start to the weekend: Jules O'Dwyer's @julesod2 The Seduction of Space
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So far, this Xmas has given me the realisation that Home Alone 2 and Saw 2 are basically the same film, in slightly different generic packaging.
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RT @HorrorStudies: The Horror Studies Research Group are well represented in EUP's half price sale - grab a bargain, this weekend only!. S….
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Such an honour!.
Today, @FilmClubUg presents a workshop on "What Makes Ugandan Cinema Unique" led by @damienpollard from the UK. 📍 Venue: @UNCC_UG .⏰ Time: 5:30 PM . #FilmClub #CinemaUG #FilmWorkshop #UgandanCinema
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RT @DrSteve_Jones: The Metamodern Slasher Film ebook is included in this sale, alongside *loads* of absolute bargains and bangers 😀.
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RT @IntellectBooks: The Soundtrack 16.1 is out now! 🎞️. Special Issue: ‘Foley Sound: New Theories and Approaches’. Including ‘Rendering the….
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So delighted to see this come into the world!. Huge thank you to @MHRABooks and to all of our incredible contributors!
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Absolutely delighted to have been awarded a BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant to support research into Uganda's emerging film industry over the next two years! A huge thank you to everyone at @NorthumbriaUni who helped with the bid.
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'Representing' here involving sitting down and watching things.
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Fantastic time representing @HorrorStudies at @FrightFest this weekend! Absolutely knock-out event
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Film folks, can anyone suggest films/scenes in which air conditioners feature prominently? In any form, but particularly interested in cases where the sound of air conditioning is noticeable. Ta!.
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RT @maguiregeoff: JOB! Three-year TA position in Latin American studies with us in @SpanportMMLL @Cambridge_Uni. Modern literary and cu….
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