Professor David Archibald
- Professor of Political Cinemas (Theatre, Film & Television Studies)
telephone:
01413303807
email:
David.Archibald@glasgow.ac.uk
R308 Level 3, TFTV Studies, Gilmorehill Halls, Glasgow G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1490-1611Research interests
Research Interests
- Film and history, specifically, cinematic representations of the Spanish civil war
- Politics: most of David’s work locates cultural production within broader social and political contexts. He is particularly interested in radical cultural activity
- Creative Research: David has worked on seven short films, including the multi-award winning documentary, Govan Young (2017), which he produced and co-directed. You can view the film here
- In 2016 David established the performance project Glasgow Glam Rock Dialogues with Carl Lavery. You can read an early profile on their activities here
Biography
- 2014-present – Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
- 2009-2014 – Lecturer, University of Glasgow
- 2006-2009 – University Teacher, University of Glasgow
- 2005-2006 - Lecturer, Edinburgh College of Art
- 1999-2004 - PhD: Representations of the Spanish Civil War in Cinema, University of Glasgow
- 1995-1999 - MA (Hons) First Class. Theatre, Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow
Grants
- 2018 - Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Doctoral Scholarship: ‘Human Rights Film Festivals in the Global South’
- 2018 – University of Glasgow KE Fund: Drifting with Debord
- 2016 – Creative Scotland: Radical Film Network Festival
- 2016 – Film Hub Scotland: Radical Film Network Festival
- 2016 – University of Glasgow KE Fund: Radical Film Cultures in Scotland
- 2015 – Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities Applied Research Collaborative Scholarship: ‘Document Human Rights Film Festival: Politics, Programmes, Practices’
- 2014 - Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland: Tracking Loach, an analysis of Ken Loach’s working practices
- 2014 - Heritage Lottery Fund: Doomster Hill, an experimental documentary about medieval Govan
- 2013 – Historic Scotland: Doomster Hill
- 2012 - University of Glasgow Chancellor’s Fund: Doomster Hill
- 2011 - Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Government Arts & Humanities Small Grant: Tracking Loach in Scotland
- 2011 - University of Glasgow, John Robertson Bequest: the making of The Angels’ Share (Loach, 2012)
- 2008-11 – AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award, ‘Edinburgh International Film Festivals Retrospectives’
Supervision
David has over a decade’s experience of supervising PhD students. He is particularly interested in supervising research projects – both traditional written and practice-research theses - which situate cultural activity within broader political landscapes. His current PhD students are listed below:
- Atkinson, Jonathan
How might an engagement with politically charged contemporary psychoanalytic film theory energise radical British film culture? - Forrest, Scott
‘Past is Prologue:’ Devolution, Independence, and the Scottish Film Industry - Goldbach, Mark
The Past is Ours, Too: Reclaiming Immigrant Traumas in Film and TV
Teaching
David has taught a range of modules across all levels of study.
He currently convenes the Level Two Film and Television Studies programme and the Master’s-level course on Festivals. He also teaches on the Advanced Topics in Film And Television Studies.
Additional information
External Responsibilities
- David is invited regularly to present his research at conferences, festivals and seminars, both at home and further afield. Invited international presentations include in Finland, France, Greece, India, South Korea, Spain, The Netherlands and Turkey
- David is actively involved in film culture in Scotland. He served as a Board member of Africa in Motion (2012-14) and is currently a board member of Document International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (2011-present) and Glasgow Film (2015-present)
- David was the Overall Coordinator of the 2016 Radical Film Network Festival and Unconference
- David organized two symposiums with Glasgow Short Film Festival: ‘Independence and the Film Industry in Scotland’ (2014) and ‘Short Films and Criticism’ (2015)
- David has extensive experience as a journalist and critic. His work has appeared in over thirty outlets, including Cineaste, Film International, Financial Times, and Guardian
- David has made numerous media appearances on radio and television and has been interviewed by newspapers in relation to both cinema and aspects of Scotland’s cultural and political landscape. These include: BBC News; BBC World; BBC Scotland; BBC Radio Scotland; Radio 5 Live; The Economist, Huffington Post; Die Welte; Radio France Internationale, STV and New York Times
- David has served as Jury Member for a number of film and television organisations, including BAFTA Scotland and Edinburgh International Film Festival
- David has advised the Scottish Government’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on film policy for Scotland. He has also advised a range of other institutions including the Imperial War Museum
- External Examiner for 6 PhDs (Edge Hill, Edinburgh, UWS, Complutense, Madrid)
- 2018 – present External Examiner: BA in Media and Communications, (Coventry University) delivered at PSB Academy, Singapore
- 2017 – present External Examiner: BA in Media and Communications, Coventry University
- 2014 - 2016 External Examiner: BA in Broadcast Journalism, UWL
- External Consultant on PGT programmes at Edge Hill University and undergraduate provision at Queen Margaret University
