Doctor of Philosophy - Film

With access to specialist supervision, excellent resources and a vibrant research community, students' time at Kent will be enjoyable and stimulating.

Students conduct original research under the guidance of a team of specialist supervisors. Kent welcome enquiries on any topic, and provide students with excellent research resources to enable them to complete their research, which culminates in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.

Students will have a minimum of two supervisors who support and guide students through their academic and professional development throughout their studies. Students meet regularly with their supervisors, who not only supervise research project but help students to identify parts of their research and development where they may require further training or support. A series of reviews take place throughout the duration of studies in order to ensure that students' research project stays on track and that they have all the necessary support and resources required to successfully complete it.

Recent and ongoing research supervision projects include: ‘Feeling Sound: The Embodiment and Affect of Cinematic Sound’, ‘Crossing Borders: Exploring Representations of Britishness in the "Gothic Thread" of Films Made in the US and UK in the Years 1942-8’, ‘The Hybrid Live Action/Animation Image: Aesthetics, Spectation and Epistemology’, 'Film, Remixology, and the Internet Meme'.