Lecturer
School of Arts and Humanities
Alexandra Leaney graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a BA in Economics and Studio Art. She then went on to complete two MA’s at the University of East Anglia, the first in Film and Television Studies and the second in Scriptwriting.
Her current PhD research is in the field of scriptwriting and focuses on 'point-of-view' within the screenwriting process. She is also working on a series of ten minute shorts, a feature length crime thriller, and her various research interests include the representation of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality in film.
Teaching and Other Responsibilities
Course Leader for BA (Hons) Film and BA (Hons) Film and Media
Module Leader for:
Film Studies One: Analysis and Issues
Film Studies Two: Film History
Developing Screen Ideas
Researching Film: Theories and Methods
Screenwriting: The Ten Minute Short