Academia

Conference papers

“Why did you wake me up?” Paradoxical Agency in the Dystopia of ‘Pathologic 2,’ Video Game Cultures conference at Charles University, Czechia, 10th Sept 2025.

Vampiric Affect: Blood, Disease and Contagion in ‘Vampyr’ and ‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines,’ Blood, Myth & Media Symposium at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, 13th Jun 2025.

Transcultural Affect in Gaming: Hybrid Identities and Cultural Otherness, Video Game Cultures conference at Birmingham City University, UK, 14th Sept 2025

The performance of queer identities in the gameplay of ‘Final Fantasy VII’ (1997) and ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ (2020), Video Game Cultures conference at Universität Klagenfurt, Austria, 8th Sept 2023

The ‘Cinematic’ video game: intersections between film and digital game theory, No Culture is ‘Low’ Culture conference, Bangor University, UK, 16 Apr 2019.

Teaching

University of Manchester

❖ Seminar Leader for “Screen, Culture and Society” (Drama department, UG 2nd Year) 2021-present

❖ Seminar Leader for “Introduction to World Cinemas” (School of Arts, Languages & Culture, UG 1st Year) 2020-present

❖ Guest Lecturer for “Screen, Culture & Society” (Drama department, UG 2nd Year) 2023-present

❖ Guest Lecturer for “Virtual Realities” (Drama department, UG 3rd Year) 2021