Terence Rodgers

Personal statement

Terence Rodgers is head of the Department of Film and Media Production . He formerly lectured in history and cultural studies at the universities of Edinburgh, Exeter and Obirin university (Japan). Since joining Bath Spa, he has been active in curriculum development and innovation, devising programmes in creative arts, environment and culture and MA provision. He was responsible for the introduction and development of the BA in Creative Arts in 1994, Cultural Studies as a new subject at Bath Spa in 1997, and more recently in 2006, the introduction of the BA in Film and Screen Studies.

 He is co-editor of Grant Allan; Literature and Cultural Politics and the Fin de Siècle (Ashgate 2005) and is the author of a number of articles on cultural history, including contributions to Literature and History (2003) and Women: A Cultural Review (2003). He is also a contributor to the New Dictionary of National Biography (2004)). Earlier in his career, he published work in Social History, Business History, and the Scottish Labour History Review. He is currently working on a study of book clubs in Britain in the 20th century.

Terence Rodgers is a member of various academic societies, including the Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association and the Social History Society

His teaching interests include Film and British National Identity, Film Noir, Media History, Cultural Philosophy and the History of Ideas.

Academic qualifications

Professional memberships

• Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA)
• South West Screen Studies Network
• Association for Research into Popular Fictions
• Social History Society of UK. [Member of Executive Committee 2000-2003].

Teaching specialism

• Research Practice
• Film History and Theory
• Popular Fictions
• Media History
• Cultural Philosophy/History of Ideas.