Dr Robert Munro is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Media with a specific focus on media industries. He teaches across a number of modules on our undergraduate film and media degree programmes
- Overview
- Research Interests
- Research Publications
- Funded Projects
- Teaching & Learning
Robert Munro joined Queen Margaret University as Lecturer in 2018, having completed his PhD in Film Studies earlier that year, also at QMU. Robert previously taught undergraduate Film and Media Studies at QMU from 2015 to 2017.
Robert is the Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Film and Media programme, as well as the PG Cert in Film and Screen Education [link]. He is the Associate Editor of the Film Education Journal. He is currently preparing an edited collection for the Edinburgh University Press ReFocus series on the films of Anthony Mann.
Robert’s research interests have mainly focused on Scottish cinema, investigating issues of literary adaptation, film production, representation and cultural policy within a small national cinema. Robert is also interested in research into the provision and effectiveness of film and media education in Scotland, particularly outside formal education settings.
Active research interests:
Screen Adaptation, National Cinema, Cultural Policy, Film Education, Video Essays, Film Genres, Film and Phenomenology.
Research Methods:
Textual Analysis, Creative Practice.
- 2023: £70,950 (Screen Scotland) – PG Cert in Film and Screen Education: To create the UK’s first postgraduate qualification in film education, accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland and co-delivered with Screen Education Edinburgh.
- 2022: £10,226 (Screen Scotland) – Our Cinema (with Dr Jamie Chambers) – Resource development, and testing of exercises.
- 2021: £9,933 (Screen Scotland) – Introduction to Film Education: One year continuation of the above course.
- 2020: £24,784 (Screen Scotland) - Professional Practice in Film Education: The development and launch of a co-created short course in Film Education, accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
- 2019: £11,571 (Screen Scotland) – ‘Raising Literacy Through Film Archives’: A film education project with five teachers resulting in a free educational resource made in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland and Into Film
Robert teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate modules focused around Film and Media and has a variety of teaching experience. He has previously taught on modules such as Introduction to Film Studies, Media Consumption, Media Industries, Film Genre, Narrative and Representation, Contemporary Hollywood, Crime Fiction, World Cinema and Independent Research Project. His elective modules are Scotland on Screen and Video Essay.
Doctoral Supervision:
Robert is interested in supervising PhD projects in the areas of film practice, film and media education, film genre and Scottish film and screen industries. His current students are:
- Kenny Glenaan: The Cost of Peace: Investigating the impact of the nuclear 'deterrent' on identity and community through ethnographic film practice.
- Jennifer Souter: Screen Education Edinburgh/Pilton Video: an investigation into four decades of grassroots filmmaking
- Mhairi Johnstone: Media education in Scotland: Consistency and quality in pre further/higher education policy and practice.
Awards:
2020 Winner of STaR (Student Teaching and Representation) Award. Category: Engaging Assessment & Feedback
2019 Winner of STaR (Student Teaching and Representation) Award. Category: Engaging Assessment & Feedback
