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Carl Wilson CV and Publication List
Education
M.A. Contemporary Literature & Film
Distinction
University of Hull, 2003-05
B.A. (Hons) English
First Class
University of Hull, 2000-03
Teaching Experience
Associate Lecturer:
AS Level Media Studies
GCSE English
BTEC Business Level 3
BTEC Media & IT: Entry Level 3, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
BTEC Creative Media Production (Television Studio): Level 3
The Sheffield College, Sheffield, 2012-15
Media Experience (selected)
Contributing Guest Writer (Regular)
Fanbase Press www.fanbasepress.com
Hollywood, 2017 – ongoing
Editor (Film)
PopMatters www.popmatters.com
Chicago, 2016-17
Staff Writer
PopMatters www.popmatters.com
Chicago, 2015 – ongoing
Other:
Proof Reader: ‘100 Years of Power: Sheffield 1916 exhibition’. HLF (Heritage Lottery Fund) funded project. Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust. Sheffield, 2017
Subtitle Transcriber: ‘Abbeydale: A New and Sustainable Future’. HLF (Heritage Lottery Fund) funded project. Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust. Sheffield, 2016
Film Festival: Regional Organiser and Presenter. Future Shorts Film Festival. Spring, Summer, and Autumn Seasons. Sheffield, 2012
Video Game: Won international competition. Design level for sequel to ‘Crush the Castle’ (24 million+ plays). Namco Networks and Armor Games. 2010
Media Production: Assistant Producer, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator. Welcome TV News & Media Burton. Burton upon Trent, 2006-2010
Journal Peer Reviewer: SCOPE: an Online Journal of Film and TV Studies. University of Nottingham. 2009
Radio: Presenter and Writer of film reviews and news. ‘Ice Radio’. Grimsby, 2003
Conference Presentations (selected)
Zombie Ex Machina: Dissecting Resident Evil’s Monsters
Sheffield Hallam University
Fear 2000: 21st Century Monsters. 2017
The Gothic Imagination in Contemporary British Television
Sheffield Hallam University
Fear 2000: 21st Century Horror. 2016
American Geographies
Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford
The British Association for American Studies Postgraduate Conference. 2010
The Reflexive Roles of Charlie Kaufman
Copenhagen University, Denmark
Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice. 2010
Charlie Kaufman and the contradictions raised by ‘Hollywood Independent’ Authorship
Liverpool University
American Independent Cinema: Past, Present, Future. 2009
Christopher Moltisanti and the Reflexive Subjectivity of the Constructed Self
Fordham University, New York
The Sopranos: A Wake. Conference. 2008
Further conference papers delivered:
University of Sheffield (2014)
Brunel University (2011)
University of East Anglia (2010)
Nottingham University (2009)
Brunel University – just chaired (2009)
University of Wales – and chaired (2009)
University of Hull (2004)
Publications List (complete)
Print Essays:
- Spike Jonze: Examining the Collective Work Behind the Indie Brand Name
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 3
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2016
- Noah Baumbach: Presenting Characters that Explore Self-Worth to Become ‘Kind of an Asshole’
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 3
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2016
- Welcome to Hollywood North, Canada: A World of Stand-Ins, Tax-Breaks, Studio Expansion, and Cultural Erasure/Reinscription
Mapping Cinematic Norths: International Interpretations in Film and Television
Editors: Julia Dobson and Jonathan Rayner
Publisher: Peter Lang. 2016
- Who Teaches the Daleks?: ‘Doctor Who’ and Fullfilling the BBC’s Remit for Educational Programming
New Worlds, Terrifying Monsters, Impossible Things: Exploring the Contents and Contexts of ‘Doctor Who’
Editor: Erin Giannini
Publisher: PopMatters. 2016
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902–2003)
Women Screenwriters: An International Guide
Editors: Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015
- Anna Melikyan (b. 1976) and the New Post-Soviet Person
Women Screenwriters: An International Guide
Editors: Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015
- “Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In’t”: Speculating on [Joss Whedon] Adaptations of Shakespeare
After the Avengers: From Joss Whedon’s Hottest, Newest Franchises to the Future of the Whedonverse
Editor: Valerie Frankel
Publisher: PopMatters. 2015
- A Grand Tour of Pemberley
Fan Phenomena: Jane Austen
Editor: Gabrielle Malcolm
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2015
- Hollywood Genres: Thrillers
Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 2
Editor: Lincoln Geraghty
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2015
- Reflexive Indies: The Dream Factory
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2013
- Directors: Charlie Kaufman
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 1
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2010
Online Essays:
- Taoism, Shintoism, and the Ethics of Technology: An Ecocritical Review of ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’
Co-written with Garrath T. Wilson
Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities. Vol 2, No.3 (Fall)
University of Nebraska Press. 2015
- “I let you be a part of my movie”: Christopher Molitsanti and the Reflexive Development of the Gangster Genre in ‘The Sopranos’
The Essential Sopranos Reader (Online)
Editors: David Lavery, Douglas L. Howard, and Paul Levinson
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky. 2011
Fanbase Press:
- Remembering ‘Alien’ Differently with ‘Alien: The Illustrated Story’. 2018
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Comic Book Movie Women of 2017. 2017
- Creative Failures and Failing to be Creative: Sci-Fi Cinema in 2017. 2017
- Playing With Harley – A Guide to Harley Quinn’s Character in Video Games (Part 2). 2017
- Playing With Harley – A Guide to Harley Quinn’s Character in Video Games (Part 1). 2017
PopMatters:
- The Society of the ‘Fight Club’ is the Society of the Spectacle. 2017
- Navigating the Hollywood Monsters of the ‘Resident Evil’ Videogame Franchise. 2017
- ‘The Sopranos’: Mythologizing the Gangster Genre. 2017
- Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Complex Future(s). 2016
- Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Tethered and Performative. 2016
- ‘I Ain’t Afraid of No YouTube’: When Hollywood Trailers Become Unhitched From Their Films. 2016
- The Turner Prize: A Brief Introduction to Film and Video (and Disappointment in 2016). 2016
- Hardcore POV: ‘Hardcore Henry’, the POV Shot, and ‘Let’s Watch’ Cinema. 2016
- Surviving the Moral Narrative of ‘Taxi Driver’ 40 Years On. 2016
- Exploring the Morality of Romance within ‘Brief Encounter’, 70 Years On. 2015
- Rooting for Harry Lime: ‘The Third Man’ As Morally Ambiguous Heterotopia. 2015
- ‘Citizen Kane’ Is a Labyrinth Without a Centre. 2013
- Hitchcock’s Final Steps on the Path to Destruction. 2010
Print Articles:
- ‘Bioshock’
100 Greatest Video Game Franchises
Editors: Robert Mejia, Jaime Banks, and Aubrie Adams
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield. 2017
- Armenia
Women Screenwriters: An International Guide
Editors: Jill Nelmes and Jule Selbo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015
- Scene Location: ‘Havana’ (1990)
- Scene Location: ‘Our Man in Havana’ (1959)
- Scene Location: ‘Weekend in Havana’ (1941)
- Scene Location: ‘Havana Widows’ (1933)
- Scene Location: ‘Wreck of the Battleship “Maine” and Morro Castle, Havana Harbor’ (1898)
World Film Locations: Havana
Editor: Ann Marie Stock
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2014
- Scene Location: ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ (2005)
- Scene Location: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ (2002)
- Scene Location: ‘Blues Brothers 2000’ (1998)
World Film Locations: Toronto
Editor: Tom Ue
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2014
- Scene Location: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009)
- Scene Location: ‘Fantastic Four’ (2005)
- Scene Location: ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ / ‘Hung Fan Kui’ (1995)
World Film Locations: Vancouver
Editor: Rachel Walls
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2013
Online Articles:
- New Additions to Netflix Worth Watching in August
PopMatters. 2016
- ‘Doctor Who’ and the BBC’S Remit for Education and Information
CST Online. 2015
- Conference Report: American Independent Cinema: Past, Present, Future. Liverpool. 8-10 May 2009
Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies. Issue 16. 2010
Print Reviews:
- Critique: ‘Doom’ (2005)
- Critique: ‘Jerry Maguire’ (1996)
- Critique: ‘The Mighty Ducks’ (1992)
- Critique: ‘The Hunt for Red October’ (1990)
Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 2
Editor: Lincoln Geraghty
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2015
- Critique: ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ (2002)
- Critique: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
- Critique: ‘Kids’ (1995)
- Critique: ‘Barton Fink’ (1991)
- Critique: ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2013
- Critique: ‘Gone With the Wind’ (1939)
- Critique: ‘The Jazz Singer’ (1927)
Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 1
Editor: Lincoln Geraghty
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2011
- Metropolis
Film International, Vol 9, No.6 (Jan)
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2012
- Critique: ‘The Man Who Wasn’t there’ (2001)
- Critique: ‘Human Nature’ (2001)
- Critique: ‘Trees Lounge’ (1996)
- Critique: ‘Spanking the Monkey’ (1994)
- Critique: Critique: ‘Public Access’ (1993)
- Critique: ‘Straight Out of Brooklyn’ (1991)
Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 1
Editor: John Berra
Publisher: Intellect Books. 2010
Online Reviews
- Book Review: ‘Independent Cinema’ by D.K. Holm & ‘Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production’ by John Berra
Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies. Issue 18. October 2010
PopMatters:
- ‘Sherlock’: “The Six Thatchers” Goes Beyond Disappointing Into Downright Nonsense. 2017
- The Best TV of 2016: Preacher. 2016
- The Best TV of 2016: Planet Earth II. 2016
- The Best TV of 2016: Game of Thrones. 2016
- The Best Film of 2016: Nocturnal Animals. 2016
- ‘Richard III’ Is Ian McKellen’s Glorious Rendition of an Absolute Villain. 2016
- ‘Culloden’ and ‘The War Game’ Don’t Rewrite History, They Rewrite How We Can Learn From the Past. 2016
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episodes 8, 9, and 10. 2016
- The Best TV of 2015: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. 2016
- The Best TV of 2015: Humans. 2016
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 7 – “The Reaper”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 6 – “Lost and Found”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 5 – “The Frankenstein Murders”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 4 – “The Fortune of War”. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 6 – “Spring-Heeled Jack”. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 5 – “Black Dog”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 3 – “All the Lost Children”. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 4 – “The Calyx”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 2 – “Seeing Things”. 2015
- The Frankenstein Chronicles: Series 1, Episode 1 – “A World Without God”. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 3 – “The Cutter”. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 2 – “Mr Hyde”. 2015
- ‘An Inspector Calls’ Indicts the Ruling Class in BBC’s Latest Literary Drama. 2015
- Jekyll and Hyde: Series 1, Episode 1 – “Harbinger”. 2015
- ‘The Gamechangers’ Changes Nothing But the Actual Events. 2015
- ‘The Scandalous Lady W’ Is Scandalously Derivative of Better Dramas. 2015
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