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James Chapman (born 1968) is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester. He has written several books on the history of British popular culture, including work on cinema, television and comics. ==Biography== James Chapman was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and attended Wales High School during the 1980s. He took his BA (History) and MA (Film Studies) at the University of East Anglia and then undertook his doctoral research at Lancaster University, completing his thesis on the role of official film propaganda in Britain during the Second World War. In 1996 he joined The Open University where he taught a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and was principal contributing author to the university’s first dedicated course on Film and Television History. He joined the University of Leicester as its founding Professor of Film Studies in 2005. Chapman’s research focuses on British popular culture, especially cinema and television in their historical contexts. He has written or edited ten books, including two which he has co-authored with Professor Nicholas J. Cull. His work draws upon the ideas of the film theorist Gilles Deleuze and applies them to understanding the role and nature of popular film and television. His books include studies of the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and the James Bond films. ''SFX '' magazine described his book ''Licence To Thrill'' as "thoughtful, intelligent, ludicrous and a bit snobby - bit like Bond really".〔Sean O'Brien, review of ''Licence To Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films'', ''SFX'', December 1999, p.78.〕 He is a Council member of the International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST) and is editor of the ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television''. Chapman has also published articles in the following journals: ''Screen'', ''Historical Journal of Film'', ''Radio and Television'', ''Journal of Popular British Cinema'', ''Visual Culture in Britain'', ''Journal of Contemporary History'', ''Contemporary British History'', ''Media History'' and ''European Journal of Cultural Studies''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Chapman (media historian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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