Personal statement

Chris Gerrard is a practitioner-theorist, focusing on how experimental aesthetics can be used to facilitate knowledge exchange and political change. Their work consists of written material examining historical art theory, as well as practical experiments in digital media that have been screened in both cinema and gallery environments.

At Bath Spa, they are programme leader on the Creative Media degree, and teach the modules Digital Practice, Advanced Digital Practice and Everyday Media Making.

They are also the co-leader of the Imaginaries and Infrastructure Research Group

Academic qualifications

  • PhD
  • MFA
  • BA
  • AFHEA (Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy)

Areas of expertise

  • Digital Media,
  • Film
  • Art Theory and History 

Research and academic outputs

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A creative deconstruction of the cultural strands in the multiple timelines of 'The Flash' (2023): introduction to the online resource “Multiversal Spaghetti”
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Gerrard, C (2024) 'A creative deconstruction of the cultural strands in the multiple timelines of 'The Flash' (2023): introduction to the online resource “Multiversal Spaghetti”.' In: Booth, P, ed. Entering the multiverse: perspectives on alternate universes and parallel worlds. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 36-38. ISBN 9781032770116

Thin places, other worlds, and visual layering in cinema
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Gerrard, C (2024) 'Thin places, other worlds, and visual layering in cinema.' In: Biotti, G, Chandra, I.V and Haouchine, N, eds. Uncanny perspectives in literature and culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 165-182. ISBN 9783031671647

The multi-image: cinematic collage as revelation and revolution
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Gerrard, C (2023) 'The multi-image: cinematic collage as revelation and revolution.' In: Rui Graça, A, Baggio, E.T and Penafria, M, eds. Filmmakers on film: global perspectives. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 149-159. ISBN 9781839024870

Frankenstein (re)membered
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Gerrard, C (2024) 'Frankenstein (re)membered.' [in]Transition, 11 (2). ISSN 2469-4312