I am a cultural historian, with primary research interests in the history, politics and cinema of Italy and the USA. I have also published research on the history of exploitation cinema, transnational cinemas, and various kinds of political filmmaking. I welcome applications from research students interested in working in these and related fields.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and I convene the Screen Studies Research Group at Bournemouth University. My main area of expertise concerns popular Italian cinema’s engagement with the countercultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and I have published widely in this area. My most recent book was "Blood in the Streets: Histories of Violence in Italian Crime Cinema": a study of cinematic representations of political violence in 1970s Italy, which won the 2020 BAFTSS "Best Monograph" award.

I am founding co-editor of the “Global Exploitation Cinemas” book series (Bloomsbury). I also serve on the Editorial Boards of the "Transnational Screens" journal and the "Popular West" book series (Oklahoma University Press).

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