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Research interests
Matthew Alford's PhD thesis applied Noam Chomsky's Propaganda Model to contemporary Hollywood and his subsequent research similarly concerns the representation of Western power.
He has taught a wide range of subjects - Film & Media, International Relations, and British & American politics - and is a Fellow of the HEA.
Dr. Alford's first documentary feature film, The Writer with No Hands (2014), examined a conspiracy theory about the death of a Hollywood screenwriter. It premiered at Hot Docs, Toronto and won three awards at major festivals worldwide. The stage adaptation of the eponymous novel was livestreamed at the 2020 Edinburgh Fringe.
Alford's second documentary, Theaters of War (2021) is distributed worldwide by the Media Education Foundation. The film is based on his co-authored book National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood (2017) and draws on archival and interview-gathering trips to Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
His books have been translated into Turkish, Chinese, and French.
External positions
Visiting Lecturer (UK campus), Franklin and Marshall College
2017 → 2019Visiting Lecturer, University of Birmingham
2017 → 2018Visiting Lecturer, University of Portsmouth
2017 → 2019Visiting Lecturer, University of Bristol
2012 → 2017Fingerprint
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Research output
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How the Western media support state terror – while millions die
Alford, M., Jul 2019, Peace News.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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As Childish Gambino shows, pop music can be powerfully political – despite censorship
Alford, M., 18 May 2018, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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A Screen Entertainment Propaganda Model
Alford, M., 25 Oct 2018, The Propaganda Model Today: Filtering Perception and Awareness. Pedro-Caranana, J., Broudy, D. & Klaehn, J. (eds.). London: University of Westminster Press, p. 145-158 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Union Jackboot What Your Media and Professors Don't Tell You About British Foreign Policy: What Your Media and Professors Don't Tell You About British Foreign Policy
Coles, T. J. & Alford, M., 25 Aug 2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 300 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood
Alford, M. & Secker, T., 27 Jun 2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 264 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book