Prof Matthew Hills BA (Sussex), MA (Goldsmiths), PhD (Sussex)
Honorary Appointment
- Honorary AppointmentDepartment of Theatre, Film and Television Studies - Other
Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies
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ORCID: 0000-0002-8778-6530
- 2020
- Published
Welcome to the “Second-stage” Lynchverse: Twin Peaks: The Return and the Impossibility of Return Vs. Getting a Return
Hills, M., 09 Oct 2020, Exploring Imaginary Worlds: Essays on Media, Structure, and Subcreation. Wolf, M. J. P. (ed.). Taylor & Francis, p. 191-205 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2015
- Published
The expertise of digital fandom as a ‘community of practice’: Exploring the narrative universe of Doctor Who
Hills, M., Aug 2015, In: Convergence. 21, 3, p. 360-374Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Rebranding Doctor Who and reimagining Sherlock: ‘Quality’ television as ‘makeover TV drama’
Hills, M., May 2015, In: Cultural Studies. 18, 3, p. 317-331Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Cult cinema and the ‘mainstreaming’ discourse of technological change: revisiting subcultural capital in liquid modernity
Hills, M., 2015, In: New Review of Film and Television Studies. 13, 1, p. 100-121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2013
- Published
BBC Wales' Torchwood as TV I, II and III: Changes in Television Horror
Hills, M., 04 Dec 2013, In: Cinephile: The University of British Columbia's Film Journal. 6, 2, p. 23-29 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
From Fan Tourists to Fan Residents: Revisiting Cardiff's Cult Geography
Hills, M., 30 Sep 2013, New Dimensions of Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Time and Television: Exploring Space, Time and Television . Hills, M. (ed.). London and New York: I.B. Tauris, (Reading Contemporary Television).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Hyping Who and Marketing the Moffat Era: The Role of “Prior Paratexts”
Hills, M., 30 Sep 2013, Eleventh Hour: Critical Approaches to the Steven Moffat and Matt Smith Era of Doctor Who. O'Day, A. (ed.). London and New York: I.B. TaurisResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Transmedia Torchwood: Investigating a Television Spin-off's Tie-in Novels and Audio Adventures
Hills, M., 30 Sep 2013, Torchwood Declassified: Investigating Mainstream Cult Television. Williams, R. (ed.). I.B. TaurisResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Cult TV Remakes: The Prisoner Miniseries as Neo-cult
Hills, M., 16 Sep 2013, How to Watch Television. Thompson, E. & Mittell, J. (eds.). New York: New York University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
”Twilight” Fans Represented in Commercial Paratexts and Inter-Fandoms: Resisting and Repurposing Negative Fan Stereotypes
Hills, M., 28 May 2013, Genre, Reception, and Adaptation in the 'Twilight' Series. Morey, A. (ed.). Aldershot: Taylor & Francis, (Ashgate Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter