Francesca Hardy

Dr Francesca Hardy is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at Nottingham Trent University's School of Social Sciences. She co-directs the Centre for Research in Literature, Linguistics, and Culture while teaching on interdisciplinary undergraduate programs including BA (Hons) Communications and Film & TV, Media and Film & TV, English and Film & TV, and Film & TV combined with History and Philosophy.

• Senior Lecturer in Film and Television
• Co-director, Centre for Research in Literature, Linguistics, and Culture
• Teaches on multiple Film & TV interdisciplinary programs

Her research focuses on cinematic corporeality and sustainability in media, with current projects examining:

• 'Body Hair on Film' - exploring depilation histories in cinema
• 'Dirty Movies' - investigating earth representation in film

Her publications bridge film theory with material culture, analyzing works by Jean-Luc Godard and Agnès Varda through bodily and environmental lenses. She employs interdisciplinary methodologies combining film studies, cultural theory, and sensory analysis.

Recent academic output trends show sustained focus on:

• French New Wave cinema
• Corporeal engagement with film
• Temporal and spatial representation
• Textile and environmental symbolism
• Intersection of cinema with philosophical concepts
• Material culture analysis in media studies