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Dr Reidar Due serves as a University Lecturer in European Cinema at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, and holds a Fellowship in French at Magdalen College. His academic profile bridges film studies with political philosophy, focusing on ethical dimensions within contemporary democratic frameworks and 20th-century critical thought.
His research centers on philosophical film aesthetics and the intersection of ethics with political ideals, particularly examining concepts of alienation, dignity, and respect in modern democracy. Drawing extensively on thinkers like Hannah Arendt, Georg Lukacs, Jean-Paul Sartre, Hans Blumenberg, Claude Lefort, and Jacques Derrida, Due investigates historical liberal thought and its critiques. Additional focus areas include French Visual and Material Culture, where he analyzes cinematic representations within socio-political contexts through interdisciplinary lenses combining philosophy, film theory, and political science.
Due's publication trajectory reveals consistent thematic evolution from spy film analysis (2019) to democratic communication theory (2021), then to epistemological frameworks (2023), culminating in his 2025 synthesis of Arendtian political philosophy with cinematic authenticity. His work demonstrates increasing integration of film analysis with foundational political theory, particularly through examinations of alienation as both cinematic device and democratic pathology.
As an active doctoral supervisor, Due mentors emerging scholars in his specialized research areas, emphasizing rigorous interdisciplinary approaches to cinema's role in political consciousness and ethical discourse. His academic leadership extends through Magdalen College's intellectual community and the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages' research initiatives.
