Garin Dowd

Professor Garin Dowd is a faculty member at the University of West London, affiliated with the London School of Film, Media and Design. He holds a PhD in English Literature and Philosophy from University College Cork, Ireland, and has published extensively on intersections of film, literature, and philosophy. His academic focus includes modernist literature, Deleuze’s cinema theories, and spatial representations in media.

• PhD, English Literature and Philosophy, University College Cork
• Combined Honours, English Literature and Philosophy, University College Cork

Dowd’s research explores the interplay between space, philosophy, and aesthetics in modernist and contemporary film and literature. He specializes in directors like Leos Carax and authors such as Samuel Beckett, with a focus on abstract machines, spatial theory, and cinematic spectatorship. His recent work examines amphibolies, queer cinephilia, and regimes of light in literary adaptations.

His publications reflect a trajectory in film-philosophy, with recurring themes in Deleuze’s Cinema books, Beckett’s prose, and spatial analysis. He serves on the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) and the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), and contributes to doctoral supervision in English Literature, Film Studies, and Media.

• Member, European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS)
• Member, Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)
• Member, Samuel Beckett Society