Dr Lisa Socrates
Module Leader, Television & Film Production BA(Hons)
Lisa Socrates joined Falmouth University as an Associate Lecturer in the School for Film and Television. In September 2024 she undertook the role of Module Leader for the Collaboration module (Online). After working in television broadcasting abroad, with Channel 4 Schools and with the Media Desk of the EU, Lisa joined UCL in 2007 where she completed her PhD in Greek-Cypriot Cinema; focusing on Gilles Deleuze’s film-philosophy writings. Lisa taught film at UCL between 2008-2014, contributing to the undergraduate BA (Hons) programme in European Studies and European Cultural Studies as well as the MA Film Studies degree.
Lisa continues to be interested in notions of fictional and real time and spaces. Her monograph, published with Peter Lang in 2015 entitled Time and Space in Contemporary Greek-Cypriot Cinema fuses film theory and practice to examine the rise of a new generation of filmmakers.
Lisa lives in North London and is an active film scholar, researcher and educator. Themes of equality and diversity are central to her teaching and learning philosophy.
Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PhD Film Studies | UCL |
| 1990 | MA English & American Literature | Warwick University |
| BA (Hons) History, Politics & English Literature |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Peter Lang Publishers Young Scholar's Award |
| 2011 | UCL Research Grant for Fieldwork |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
- Screen studies, narrative and storytelling
- Cross-disciplinary research into representations of marginality/ visibility, gender and identity
- Fictional and real spaces
- The writings of Deleuze and Foucault
- Creativity and Gender
- Global cinema and New Waves
- British TV Drama
Interesting in supervising: representation in British cinema and contemporary television culture, screen studies, gender and identity, film and TV documentary, Experimental film.
Research topics
- TV Nordic Noir Crime Drama
- Gender and Identity in Screen Studies
- Marginality and Representation
- Collaboration and Group Dynamics
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € | Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee | 1000 | 2011 | 2011 |
Research Students
Research degrees examined
I have examined around 55 MA Film Studies students over a 6 year period at UCL
Number of research degree examinations
55Professional Engagement
Engagement with professional associations and societies
- Global Arts Organisation: NeMe
- Blogs and Reviews
