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Richard Langley

Dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-6097

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I am currently supervising multiple audio-visual PhD students working across a range of subjects and methodologies, as well as co-supervising several students writing PhDs in the fields of Film and Television Studies..

I am interested in working with students interested in film production; documentary; digital media; audio-visual academia; digital humanities, social action filmmaking; video essays. I am particularly interested in approaches which push against the boundaries of documentary, video essay and essay film.

20132022

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Biography

I did my first degree (in American Studies) and both my MPhil and PhD at University of Birmingham, undertaking the latter part-time in order to continue to work as a freelance filmmaker and digital content producer (across a range of genres - sports, comedy, drama, current affairs), as well as other roles across the culture sector (arts centres, museums, TV development), before taking up a permanent lecturing position in 2013. This diverse experience and skillset underpin my pedagogy and practice: critical, creative, collaborative, with an emphasis on ethics and employability.

I am interested in all forms of practice-based research, but with a particular emphasis on the audio-visual - documentaries, video essays, essay films, film-poems, and abstract/concept work. 

To see some of my ongoing experiemnts in audio-vidual academia, please check out my Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/richardlangley

 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SecondsZen/ 

During the 202 UK lockdown, I began filming short nature films, tagged as 30 seconds of zen. I found the practice of filming them - staying still and quiet, holding a moment in order to 'hold' a moment on-screen - beneficial to my mental health. I continue to produce such films and share them via this Twitter page.

Research interests

  • Audio-visual academia and pedagogy
  • Video Essays, Documentaries and the spaces between
  • The Noösphere
  • Eco-cinema and sustainable filmmaking

Keywords

  • N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
  • TR Photography
  • Film
  • Cinematography
  • Documentary
  • Social Action Filmmaking

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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