Ieuan Franklin

Ieuan Franklin is a Senior Lecturer in History and Politics at Bournemouth University. He holds a PhD in media history (2010) and a PGCE in Education Practice (2017). His research explores intersections between media history, public history, youth culture, and social movements, with a focus on British cinema, television, and archival practices.

• PhD in Media History, Bournemouth University (2010)
• PGCE in Education Practice, Bournemouth University (2017)

His work spans British media history, including

• film archiving
• documentary analysis
• regional media cultures

He has published in journals like the Historical Journal for Film, Radio and Television and the Journal of British Cinema and Television, and co-edited Regional Aesthetics: Mapping UK Media Cultures (2015). From 2010-2014, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant on the AHRC-funded Channel 4 and British Film Culture Project at the University of Portsmouth, and co-investigator on a British Academy-funded project on LGBTQ+ Refugees at BU (2020-2021). His Substack essays examine taste and decency in UK broadcasting and subcultural temporalities.