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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
