Dr Stuart Richards

My research is at the intersection of Australian film and television, screen-based creative industries, and queer screen media. My first monograph, The Queer Film Festival: Popcorn & Politics, has recently been published as part of Palgrave Macmillan’s ‘Framing Film Festivals’ series. This is based on my dissertation research, which looked at the queer film festival as a social enterprise and its growth in the creative industries. My research has been published in established journals, such as Senses of Cinema, New Review of Film & Television, and Studies in Australasian Cinema, and in emerging publications, such as Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture. I am currently looking at the history of Australian Queer Screen Media. I am also affiliated with the Australian Film Critics Association.

Prior to joining the University of South Australia in 2019, I taught screen, media and cultural studies subjects at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.  At RMIT University I received a commendation for Outstanding Sessional Teaching in Higher Education for bridging the realms of industry and academia while providing students a structured, inclusive learning environment. 

Australian Film Critics Association 

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy The University of Melbourne

• Master of Cinema Management The University of Melbourne

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) The University of Melbourne