Paul A. J. Lewis

Paul A. J. Lewis is a writer, photographer and lecturer, who has been teaching in higher education since 2001 and has been writing about genre cinema for various outlets since the mid-2000s. He is also a sometimes filmmaker (when time and inspiration allow) with regional filmmaking collective Grimnir Pictures, most recently co-writing and directing Grimnir’s short films “Silent Hero” and “The Imposter.” He has written and delivered modules for the University Centre, Grimsby’s degree level provision in professional and creative writing, English literature, photography, and film and television production. Visual culture in all its forms is his inspiration, and he has been an avowed cinephile since childhood. In 2007, he wrote an MA in Critical Approaches to International Media, and was previously a programme leader on an undergraduate English Studies programme. Currently, he is course convenor for the institution’s HE photography programmes, taking sole responsibility for writing and managing the FdA in Photography and BA(Hons) in Photography. His PhD focuses on Paul Verhoeven’s American films, from RoboCop (1987) to Hollow Man (2000), exploring their complex relationship with the eras of Reagan and Bush – from Star Wars to the First Gulf War. Prior to embarking on his PhD, Paul completed his Master’s Degree in Contemporary Literature and Film in 2000, his thesis examining gender and violence in Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs (1982). His undergraduate degree was in English and Social Science.