Personal statement

I am Reader in Film and Media and Subject Leader, Film and Television, with teaching and research specialisms in Global film cultures, Politics and Film, and Film and Media pedagogy.

I hold a PhD in Film from Lancaster University and an MBA from Bath Business School, an MA in Comparative Literature and a B.Sc in Physics. I hold Fellowships of the Chartered Management Institute and Higher Education Academy. I head Collaborations and Programme Development in the School of Art, Film and Media, with oversight of academic partnerships and I have mentored HE academic staff externally since 2023.

I am a film historian and commentator, and have published my work as essays in refereed journals, book chapters and mainstream platforms, particularly on the cinema of Satyajit Ray, which were the subject of my doctoral thesis. I led a series of public events to celebrate Ray’s centenary in 2021, including invited talks at the London Indian Film Festival and the IFFSA, Toronto. 

I began my career as a news reporter, which has since defined my passion for industry-partnered teaching and learning in Higher Education. I am an ardent champion of developing sustainable Creative Arts and Humanities curricula in HE.

This includes BSU’s new industry partnered BA (Hons) Sports Media Production, BA (Hons) Film, Television and Digital Production and BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies which together comprise BSU’s widely successful Film and Television provision, which I have led since 2016. 

Look out for our new industry partnered Masters provisions starting 2026!

Academic qualifications

  • B.Sc (Physics), Presidency College, Calcutta University
  • MA (Comparative Literature), Jadavpur University
  • PhD (Cultural Research), Lancaster University
  • MBA (Leadership), Bath Business School.

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

External engagement

  • Erasmus Plus Visiting Faculty to Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine (2019)
  • RUSA Visiting Professor at Jadavpur University, India (February 2020)
  • Erasmus Plus Visiting Faculty, Adamas University, India (2022)
  • Erasmus Plus Visiting Faculty, University of Malawi (2023)
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Bursary for partnership development: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (2025).

Teaching

I currently lead undergraduate Year 2 and 3 modules on American Cinema, Key Movements in World Cinema, and Politics and Global Cinema. I have taught extensively across undergraduate and postgraduate provision in Film, Television, Media, Humanities and Music in my teaching career.   

Research funding

Awarding Body: British Council

Grant: ‘Going Global Partnerships, Industry Academia Grant’ for international collaborative research project

Role: Principal investigator

Project Title: Her Game, Her Story: Developing A Media Training Programme for Women's Sport

Grant amount: £40000

Duration: October 2023- March 2025.

Project Partners: Jadavpur University, India, SportzWorkz (industry partner)

Outputs: three symposiums, extensive fieldwork and networking events, media training programme, training and resource platform available at www.hghs.in .

Postgraduate Supervision 

  • M Phil: Co-supervisor for MPhil thesis on Japanese Anime Fan Culture in the UK. Degree awarded March 2022. 
  • PhD: Director of Studies for PhD thesis on the Studio Era in American Film. Degree awarded without corrections, and with commendations on quality of supervision. September 2023. 
  • Current PhD supervision: Director of Studies for practice-based PhD on Film Authorship (2024-2028). 

Research and academic outputs

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Our nation, their nation: Premchand, Satyajit Ray and the Indian state
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Ghosh, S (2025) 'Our nation, their nation: Premchand, Satyajit Ray and the Indian state.' In: Dattaray, D, Halder, E and Das, S, eds. Literature and the other arts. Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. (Forthcoming)

In defiance of the State: the Nehru era and Satyajit Ray’s films
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Ghosh, S (2016) 'In defiance of the State: the Nehru era and Satyajit Ray’s films.' South Asian Studies, 32 (2). pp. 144-154. ISSN 2153-2699

Urban baggage: the absent Kolkata in Satyajit Ray’s 1960s films
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Ghosh, S (2015) 'Urban baggage: the absent Kolkata in Satyajit Ray’s 1960s films.' South Asian Review, 36 (1). pp. 69-85. ISSN 0038-2841

New Indian cinema in post independence India: the cultural work of Shyam Benegal’s films [book review]
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Ghosh, S (2017) New Indian cinema in post independence India: the cultural work of Shyam Benegal’s films [book review]. South Asian History and Culture, 8 (3). pp. 382-384. ISSN 1947-2501