Benjamin Scott - M4C

Benjamin Scott

Languages and Literature, Nottingham Trent University

Thesis title:

Representations of the Neoliberal Workplace in Contemporary Francophone Film

My research investigates the relationship between representations of labour and the workplace in contemporary Francophone film and neoliberalism.

Research Area

Languages and Literature

Conferences

BAFTSS Annual Conference, April 2021, 'Unbelonging bodies: the exit from labour in the films of Kervern and Delépine'
Nottingham Trent University History Postgraduate Conference, Febrary 2021, 'Militant histories: representing workplace conflict in contemporary French documentary'
Midlands4Cities Research Festival, July 2020, 'Perspectives on Work and Film'

Other Research Interests

Critical theory—particularly the intersection between Foucauldian and Marxian theories
Psychoanalysis
The films of Michael Haneke