Category: Conference

  • Presentation: Social and Cultural Cognition (SCC) group at Bath University

    Thank you to everyone at the Social and Cultural Cognition group at the University of Bath for the opportunity to present my PhD research. I learnt so much from discussions about the potential impact of Natural History documentaries on audiences’ emotions and behaviours, which highlighted the complexity and interrelated nature of these effects.

  • Conferences: Critical Studies in Television 2024

    Conferences: Critical Studies in Television 2024

    I presented at my first conference! The Critical Studies in Television Conference 2024 was hosted by Edge Hill University online for 2 weeks in June and July. It focused on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and featured amazing discussions on how television can inspire change. Here is a snippet about my nerve-wracking experience giving my…

  • Events: Festival for Nature – Netflix’s Life on Our Planet

    The Bristol and Bath “Festival of Nature” showcased a diverse range of activities for all ages, including Natural History documentaries and behind-the-scenes insights. The talk about the Life on Our Planet series revealed filmmaking techniques used to frame the prehistoric scenes within the series, while also highlighting the interconnectedness of species today. Through this message,…

  • Conference: Wildscreen Presents – Science in Storytelling

    Shifting towards symbiosis: How filmmakers and researchers can work together to make impact when communicating science New scientific discoveries have become a popular feature of documentaries, natural history programmes and in the wider specialist factual television genre. From David Attenborough’s “Our Planet” series on Netflix, to Brian Cox’s “The Planets” series on BBC and even…