Mr Simon Philo
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Job title: Senior Lecturer in American Studies
Email: s.philo@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 591482
Room: KR E707
I'm a media friendly expert
Recent publications
'Biff! Bang! Pow! The Transatlantic Pop Aesthetic, 1956-66', in N. Campbell, J. Davies & G. McKay eds. Issues in Americanisation and Culture (Edinburgh: EUP, 2004), pp.278-294.
'"Be Childish, Be Irresponsible, Be Disrespectful, Be Everything This Society Hates": Punk, Youth & Protest', in N. Campbell ed. American Youth Cultures (Edinburgh: EUP, 2004), pp.209-236.
'The Simpsons, "Light Entertainment" and the Ghost of Lord Reith', in Polemics: Essays in American Literary and Cultural Criticism, vol.1 (Sheffield: Black Rock Press, 2004), pp.119-133.
'Cinema', in W. Kaufman & H. MacPherson eds. Britain and the Americas: Culture, Politics & History, Vol.1 (Santa Barbara CA: ABC-Clio, 2005), pp.221-226.
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Humanities
Subject Area: American Studies
In addition to teaching 10 modules across all three years of the undergraduate programme - see Teaching Responsibilities below - I am also the Programme Leader for American Studies (Single & Joint Hours).
Teaching responsibilities
I currently teach on the following modules:
Introduction to Hollywood Cinema; Reading American Literature; Introduction to American TV; American Popular Music; 1930s; Radiant Hour: Versions of Youth in American Literature & Film; American Television in the 1950s and 1960s; American Youth Cinema; Contesting Cultures; Contemporary American Cinema.
I will also be involved in the School of Humanities' forthcoming MA by Research.
Research interests
I have published articles and book chapters on/in the following:
MTV as a global media phenomenon; The Simpsons and the BBC; the three "ages" of Punk; American teen TV; British Pop Art; reggae "vs" America; British cinema and TV in their transatlantic context.
I am currently working on - what will hopefully be - a book-length cultural history of Brit-pop from the 1950s to the present.
Media experience
As a result of my essay on MTV as a global media phenomenon - which can be found on the web as well as in its original book form - I have been contacted several times by news organisations for "comment and opinion".
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) English & American Studies, University of Nottingham
