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Online Film Studies Tutor Benjamin

Benjamin

Benjamin

Film Studies, Drama, and Cultural Studies PhD

$52/hr

I'm Dr Ben --- a tutor with extensive experience across humanities / social sciences / arts subjects, with a PhD and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy; approachable and friendly.

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University of Aberystwyth - Film Studies, Drama, and Cultural Studies - PhD

I'm Dr Ben --- a tutor with extensive experience across humanities / social sciences / arts subjects, with a PhD and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy; approachable and friendly.

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About Me

I'm based in Manchester, in the UK, and have long been committed to arts, culture and education. I've taught students from teenagers to those in their mid-80s. I specialise in one-on-one tutoring, for a bespoke approach, to offer support directly in the areas you're looking to. I'm really happy to go through draft work with you, offering suggestions for enhancement, presentation, and expansion. Likewise, I'm able to look to specific parts of the curriculum that need a bit more discussion and clarification. I'm all about building confidence, bringing your ideas out, and pushing work to a higher level.

Please see "My Areas..." below for information on GCSE / AS- and A-Level. For university-level support, from undergraduate to PhD levels, please see "Teaching and Tutoring Experience".

At the moment, around family commitments, I'm keen to offer online tutoring. Please do get in touch! I'm always happy to run a (free) first meeting to get a sense of how I can best help.

Tutor Experience

I have worked in UK universities for a number of years, teaching and supporting students from Foundation to PhD levels. I hold three degrees, including a PhD, and am published extensively.

Undergraduate levels:
I can offer tutoring in the following areas for BA degrees, with respect to essays and assessments, including final dissertations: American Studies, Art, Film Studies / Film History, Creative Writing, Drama, English, History, History of Art, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Music, Politics, Theology And Religious Studies. I can offer tutoring in some areas of Business Studies, Sociology and Philosophy – please get in touch with specifics.

Postgraduate levels:
I can offer tutoring in the following areas in many arts / humanities and social science subjects, for Masters, MPhil and PhD degrees, with respect to essays and assessments, including final dissertations and theses: American Studies; Art; Film Studies / Film History; Media Studies; Creative Writing; Drama; English; Twentieth Century Western (including British) History; History of Art; Cultural Studies; Music; Politics; Theology And Religious Studies.

For Masters dissertations (including MPhil), and PhD theses, I can offer detailed guidance and support in terms of dissertation structures, presentation, ethics, citations/references, GDPR matters, introductions, Literature Review organisation, section and subsection divisions, and evolution of arguments.

At PhD levels, this support is offered as complimentary to (and not a replacement for) formal supervision from your university supervisory team. I am happy to proof read as part of a tutorial session, and offer advice and guidance in terms of where clarity may be needed. In addition, I can offer preparation tutorial sessions on Viva Voces --- both in terms of preparing for them, and in terms of working with feedback / corrections from them. And I can help in the preparation of applications and research proposals for PhD study.


Topic Expertise

GCSE (and GCE, and Entry levels) subjects, by board:

* AQA board --- Art and Design; Citizenship Studies; Dance; Drama; English; History; Media Studies; Music; Religious Studies; Sociology.

* CCEA (Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment) --- Art and Design; Contemporary Crafts; Drama; English Literature; Government and Politics; History; Leisure, Travel and Tourism; Moving Image Arts; Music; Performance Skills; Performing Arts; Religious Studies.

* OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) --- Art and Design; Citizenship Studies; Drama; English Literature; History (A and B); Media Studies; Music; Religious Studies.
Pearson Edexcel --- Art and Design; Art and Design and Media; Citizenship Studies; Drama; Drama, Theatre Studies and Performing Arts; English Literature; History; Music; Religious Studies (A and B);

* WJEC (Welsh Joint Examinations Committee) --- Art and Design; Creative Media and Performance Arts (Music, Media, Art and Design, Drama); Dance; Digital Media and Film; Drama; English Literature; Film Studies; History; Humanities; Media Studies; Music; Religious Studies; Sociology.


A-Level and AS-Level subjects, by board:

* AQA board --- Art and Design; Dance; Drama; English; History; Media Studies; Music; Philosophy; Politics; Religious Studies; Sociology

* Pearson Edexcel --- Art and Design; History of Art; Drama and Theatre; English Literature; History; History of Art; Music; Politics; Religious Studies

* OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) --- Art and Design; Drama and Theatre; English Literature; Film Studies; History A; Media Studies; Music; Religious Studies; Sociology

* WJEC (Welsh Joint Examinations Committee) --- Drama; English Literature; Film Studies; Government and Politics; History; Media Studies; Music; Religious Studies; Sociology.

For Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, please see additional information in my profile.

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Qualifications

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (Awarded 2024)

PhD, University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Awarded 2008)
Strategies of Dissent in Radical Western European Film, 1966 – 1969

MPhil, University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Awarded 1998)
Re-Politicising the Cinema

BA (Hons) Drama II (i), University of Wales, Aberystwyth (Awarded 1993)

PhD by Published Works, University of Wolverhampton (Submitted May 2025)
Stir It Up: Interdisciplinary Popular Musicology and Creative Industries

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