As a new Halloween film is released, Andrew M. Butler considers the original film and its impact. Forty years ago, Michael Myers came home. And he’s been […]
The Centenary of Arthur C. Clarke
16 December 2017 sees the centenary of the birth of science-fiction writer and science populariser Arthur C. Clarke. Last weekend, scholars and critics came from around the world to reflect […]
Blade Runner Rebooted
Philip K. Dick scholar Andrew M. Butler keeps his expectations low and braves the new Blade Runner film.
2017: A Clarke Odyssey – A Conference Marking the Centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Canterbury Christ Church University is hosting a conference to mark the centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke 2017: A Clarke Odyssey A Conference Marking the Centenary of Sir Arthur C. […]
Research Seminar: 18 January 2017: Andrew M. Butler on Star Wars and Kevin Smith
Senior lecturer Dr Andrew M. Butler has been invited to contribute a chapter to a book on transmedial Star Wars and is presenting the work in progress. Canterbury Christ Church […]
Research Seminar: 1.00pm-2.15pm, 23 November 2016 – Refereeing and Peer Review: A Roundtable Discussion
A session discussing the intricacies of peer review and refereeing — the gatekeeping of academic publication. Canterbury Christ Church University School of Media Art and Design Research Seminars 2016-2017 […]
Chevalier Q + A
Dr Andrew M. Butler will be taking part in a post-film discussion of Chavalier (Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2015) at Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, on 27 September 2016 at 8.00pm. A Greek film […]
Andrew M Butler to Deliver Pratchett Keynote
Dr Andrew M. Butler, one of the first academics to write about Terry Pratchett, is to deliver one of three keynote addresses at a Dublin symposium devoted to the works […]
Research Seminar: 20 January 2016 – Work In Progress: “Corporate Scumbags”: Neoliberalism, the RoboCop Trilogy and Science Fiction in the 1980s
Canterbury Christ Church University School of Media Art and Design Research Seminars 2015-2016