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Dr Adam Vaughan
PhD, FHEA, MA, BA

Lecturer

Department of Film and Media

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Biography

Before joining Solent in 2017, Adam completed his undergraduate, master's and PhD in Film Studies at the University of Southampton.

His research and teaching interests include performance in documentary film, animation, queer cinema and intersectional approaches to screen representation. He is currently working on the monograph from his PhD thesis, titled Doing Documentary, Becoming Subjects: Performance and Performativity in Documentary Cinema.

He has contributed chapters to edited collections on 21st-century European documentary, the historical biopics of Derek Jarman, sex in documentary cinema and queer representation during the Hollywood Production Code era. He is also online editor for the Screening Sex network.

Further information

Adam;s research and teaching interests include performance in documentary film, animation, queer cinema and intersectional approaches to screen representation.

Taught courses

BA (Hons) Film and Television

Unleash your creativity with a TV and film career. Learn from industry experts in professional-grade facilities, and join our internationally successful graduates at the BBC, Sky, Disney and beyond.

BA (Hons) Film Production

Build the right skills, and develop your talent, and your portfolio to break into the film industry. Our high-end kit, and industry connections provide the ingredients for a successful career.

MA Film Production

Got a passion for filmmaking? Want to improve your professional showreel and boost your employability? Solent’s MA Film Production programme is ideally suited to students who...