My work moves between a number of disciplinary locations, spanning both film theory and cultural studies, and takes a special interest in genre and adaptation theory. I began my academic training in English, Communications and Cultural Studies at Curtin and Murdoch universities in Perth, before undertaking a Ph.D. in film at La Trobe University, Melbourne. My Deleuze-inflected dissertation sought to understand the relationship between theorises of repetition and contemporary film studies, and the legacy of this work can been seen in my contributions to The Deleuze Dictionary (2005) and ongoing interest in cinematic remaking. Since 1996 I have taught film and television studies at Monash University, initially in the Visual Culture program and (since 2007) in a dedicated Film and Television Studies program. I have published widely in the areas of film and cultural studies, and my books include Film Remakes (Edinburgh UP, 2006), and (with co-editor Carolyn Jess-Cooke) Second Takes: Critical Approaches to the Film Sequel (State U of New York P, 2010). My recent (2007–09) Australian Research Council Discovery grant (with co-investigators Noel King and Deane Williams) looks at the development of Australian Film Theory and Criticism in the decade long period 1975–85.
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