Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
John is a lecturer in Screen & Performance at the University of the West of Scotland. With a focus on popular film and television, John’s recent publications have interrogated representations of masculinity on the small and big screen. John’s forthcoming publications focus on representations of criminality, liminality and urban legend via the lens of masculine identities in fiction and documentary television.
John is also developing creative research outputs, specifically, a series of video essays exploring sci-fi cinema and cultural messaging.
Current research activities
John’s forthcoming publications explore:
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Netflix, Websleuths and the Contemporary Urban Legend
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Just ‘simple men making their way through the galaxy’? Frontier identities and liminal spaces in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett
- Batman and the body
John’s forthcoming creative outputs explore:
- Predatory Capitalism, Social Stratification & The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Alien (1979) & Alien: Romulus (2024)
- The Star Wars Universe
Area of academic expertise - outline
- Popular Film & Television
- Representations of Masculinity
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):
External positions
Associate Lecturer , University of Stirling
1 Mar 2021 → …
Keywords
- PN1993 Motion Pictures
- Screenwriting
- Semiotics
- Narratology
- PN1990 Broadcasting
- Paratext
- Convergence
- LB2300 Higher Education
- Rubrics
- Assessment
- sustainablity,
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Batman and the body
Quinn, J., 22 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies. Wilson, C. & Piatti-Farnell, L. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, (Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Deadpool & Wolverine is fun for die-hard Marvel fans – but it won’t save the MCU
Quinn, J., 26 Jul 2024, The Conversation 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Road House explores what it means to be a hyper-masculine hardman in the 21st century
Quinn, J., 26 Mar 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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'The Scottish Warrior' Drew McIntyre: celebrity-commodity, symbolic ethnicity and authenticity
Quinn, J., 21 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Celebrity Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tragic Masculinities and Craig Mazin's Chernobyl
Quinn, J., 2023, The '80s Resurrected: Essays on the Decade in Popular Culture Then and Now. Laist, R. (ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc., PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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Professional Wrestling Studies Association (External organisation)
Quinn, J. (Member)
18 Feb 2019Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)
Quinn, J. (Peer reviewer)
11 Mar 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Research in practice 2
Quinn, J. (Chair)
18 May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Building Connected Commentaries in Feedback Studio'
Quinn, J. (Speaker)
7 Feb 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Studio Lab Live Play Festival 2017
Quinn, J. (Organiser)
1 Feb 2017 → 14 Feb 2017Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition