Dr Alexander Sergeant

Dr Alexander Sergeant


Dr. Alexander Sergeant is a acclaimed film theorist and historian specialising in popular media. His first monograph, Encountering the Impossible: The Fantastic in Hollywood Fantasy Cinema (SUNY Press, 2021) was nominated for several scholarly awards, including the BAFTSS award for Best First Book. He is the co-founder of Fantasy-Animation.org and co-host of the Fantasy/Animation podcast, a popular blog/podcast providing weekly discussion of the intertwining worlds of fantasy storytelling and the medium of animation. He is a Lecturer in Digital Media Production at the University of Westminster.


In brief

Research areas

Popular Media, Fantasy Storytelling, Animation, Digital Media, VFX, Hollywood Cinema (history of), Film Theory, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy and Ethics

Skills / expertise

Podcasting, Video Editing and Audio Editing
Awards
Nominated for 'Best First Monograph' 2022

BAFTSS

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

CHOICE

Nominated for 'Best Edited Collection' 2019

BAFTSS