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Dr. Hamish Ford is a Senior Lecturer in Screen and Cultural Studies within the School of Humanities, Creative Industries, and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He serves as the discipline liaison for Screen and Cultural Studies and has held significant leadership roles including Deputy Head of School: Teaching and Learning (2020-2023) and Program Convenor for the Bachelor of Arts (2016-2019).
- PhD, University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Western Sydney
Dr. Ford is globally recognized for his expertise in post-war European modernist cinema and the relationship between film and 20th Century European philosophy. His research spans cinematic time and negativity, cinema and postcolonialism, and the intersection of European philosophy with film studies. He has published extensively on Ingmar Bergman, Ousmane Sembène, and Jean-Luc Godard, with his 2012 book Post-War Modernist Cinema and Philosophy: Confronting Negativity and Time receiving significant acclaim. His current research focuses on Bergman studies, with two major projects underway: co-editing The Companion to Ingmar Bergman (2024) and authoring History, Power, and Negation in Ingmar Bergman's 1960s Chamber Film Series (2025).
Analysis of Dr. Ford's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on European modernist cinema, particularly Bergman's work, alongside growing attention to postcolonial and world cinema. His scholarship demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between film studies, philosophy, and cultural theory, with recurring themes of negativity, time, and historical representation. The geographic scope of his research has expanded from primarily European cinema to include significant work on African, Iranian, and East Asian cinema.
- Co-editing The Companion to Ingmar Bergman (2024), featuring 32 essays from leading Bergman scholars worldwide
- Sole-authored book History, Power, and Negation in Ingmar Bergman's 1960s Chamber Film Series (2025)
- Multiple refereed journal articles on Ousmane Sembène's Moolaadé and Jacques Rivette's Out 1
- Editorial work on a special journal issue about the global reception of Ingmar Bergman's cinema
Dr. Ford has successfully supervised six PhD students to completion and currently supervises four more. His grant funding totals $28,700 across nine grants from 2008-2016, primarily supporting conference travel and research projects on film modernism. He has been instrumental in developing the University of Newcastle's Bachelor of Arts Online program, creating and teaching three screen studies courses on the FutureLearn platform. His teaching consistently receives high student satisfaction scores, well above school and university averages, with multiple nominations for 'best lecturer' awards.
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