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Dr. Jonathan Driskell is a Senior Lecturer in Film, Television and Screen Studies in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Monash University Malaysia. He earned his PhD in Film Studies from King's College London in 2009, with a thesis titled Female Cinematic Stardom in 1930s French Film. He previously completed an MA in Film Studies at Sheffield Hallam University in 2004, focusing on Bette Davis: Acting and Context, a BA Honours in Film and Video from the University of Wales in 2003, and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Monash University Malaysia in 2015. Prior to joining Monash in May 2011, he served as a sessional lecturer at King's College London, Kingston University, and the University of Southampton, teaching film history, film authorship, gender representation in film, and 1930s French cinema. At Monash, he has held significant roles including Undergraduate Course Coordinator from 2012 to 2017, Deputy Head of School (Education) from 2018 to 2020, and Coordinator for Film, Television and Screen Studies from 2011 to 2021. He contributed to developing the Film and Television Studies curriculum, introducing the Major in Film, Television and Screen Studies in 2018, and teaches units such as Film, Television and Screen Studies: Forms (AMU1224), Film Histories: From 1895 to the Present (AMU2449), and Stardom: Celebrity, Society and Power (AMU3127).