Melvyn Stokes

Melvyn Stokes is a Professor of Film History at University College London's Department of History. He directs the AHRC-funded 'Remembering British Cinema-going of the 1960s' project and has held visiting roles at Princeton, Mount Holyoke College, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His research focuses on film audiences, cinema reception, and American cultural history, particularly Progressivism's intellectual dimensions.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Oxford, 1969.

Research Interests: Stokes explores movie audience dynamics, cultural memory in cinema history, and American cinema's intersection with political and social movements. He co-edited five books on audiences and organized major conferences on the topic. His work bridges film studies with historical and sociological analysis.

Grants & Projects:

• Cultural Memory and British Cinema-going of the 1960s (AHRC, 2013–2015)
• Remembering 1960s British Cinema-going (AHRC, 2017–2018)

Teaching & Supervision: Supervises PhD students like Juno Sun (studying Chinese representation in Hollywood). Teaches advanced courses on American cinema history, film-based historical analysis, and Hollywood genres at both undergraduate and MA levels.

External Roles: Honorary board member of SERCIA. Office: 309, 25 Gordon Square; email: m.stokes@ucl.ac.uk.