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Biography
Owen is a Professor of Film in the Department of English & Creative Arts at Edge Hill University. After completing his BA and PhD in German Studies at Swansea University, he worked as a Lektor in the English Department of the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germany before his appointment to a lectureship in German at the University of Wales Bangor in 1995. He returned to Swansea in 2005 to teach film in the newly formed Media department, before moving to Edge Hill in 2011.
He is co-founding editor of the international journals Studies in European Cinema and the Journal of European Popular Culture. He is an AHRC Peer Review College member and Strategic Reviewer. He is a Fellow of the RSA and HEA, and an Associate Member of the RSPH.
He is currently Co-I on the AHRC-funded Everyday Creativity Research Network (2022-24) [see Projects for more information].
Research interests
European Cinema
Arts festivals
Arts, health and wellbeing
Representations of history
Cultural memory
Representations of multiculturalism and cultural identity
German film and television
German culture
Autobiography
East German history, society and culture
Representations of totalitarianism
Representations of adoption
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
German Studies, PhD, Swansea University
… → 1995
German Studies, BA, Swansea University
… → 1990
Other positions
Swansea University
2005 → 2011
Lecturer, Bangor University
1995 → 2005
Lektor, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1994 → 1995
Research Groups
- Culture Power and Inclusion Research Group
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Experiencing films
Evans, O., 3 Mar 2024, In: Studies in European Cinema. 21, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)
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Just Like Us: Migration and the ‘Prosthetic Western’ in Contemporary German Cinema
EVANS, O., 1 Jul 2024, MIGRATION, DISLOCATION AND MOVEMENT ON SCREEN. Trandafoiu, R. (ed.). Oxford; New York: Berghahn Books, p. 59-78 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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New screens, new talents
Evans, O., 3 May 2024, In: Studies in European Cinema. 21, 2, p. 105-106 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)
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Running in circles?
Evans, O., 22 Sept 2024, In: Studies in European Cinema. p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)
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Europe’s irresolvable messiness
EVANS, O. & Harper, G., 13 Mar 2023, In: Studies in European Cinema. 20, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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The Everyday Creativity Research Network (AHRC)
EVANS, O. (CoI) & Johnson, H. (PI)
14/11/22 → 13/11/24
Project: Research
Activities
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Directing Folk Music Documentary
EVANS, O. (Examiner)
31 May 2024Activity: External examination types › Examination (PhD)
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Everyday Creativity and Place
EVANS, O. (Participant)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, etc.
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A Sonic Examination of Silent Film: Weimar Cinema and Implied Sound
EVANS, O. (Examiner)
8 Dec 2022Activity: External examination types › Examination (PhD)
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Modern Languages Open (Journal)
EVANS, O. (Member of editorial board)
16 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial work
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