Jaap Verheul

Dr. Jaap Verheul is an Assistant Professor of Screen Media in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University. He holds a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from New York University and has held visiting scholar positions at institutions including the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and King’s College London. Prior to Utrecht, he taught at King’s College London, the University of Groningen, and the University of Southampton.

Education & Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Cinema Studies, New York University

Research Interests:

• European, British, and American cinema
• Media industries and transnational flows
• Screen cultures and digital media
• Popular culture analysis
• Cultural spectrality (e.g., James Bond franchise)
• Racial justice and social media activism

Publications & Awards:

• Edited collection The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007 (2020), which won the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection Award.
• Ongoing monograph on European screen cultures and media industry regulations.
• Recent articles include studies on Black Lives Matter memorials in social media and presidential masculinity in transatlantic contexts.

Grants & Labs:

• No explicit grants mentioned, but research focuses on transnational media industries and cultural policy.