Alix Beeston

Jan 6, 2025 | cardiff.ac.uk | Alix Beeston

Dr Alix Beeston, Reader in Literature and Visual Culture at the School of English, Philosophy and Communication, has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship at the prestigious Maison de la Création et de l'Innovation (MaCI) at Université Grenoble Alpes. The fellowship recognises Dr Beeston’s innovative, interdisciplinary research and provides an invaluable opportunity for collaboration and development.

Nov 21, 2024 | publicbooks.org | Alix Beeston |Charlotte Rosen

Vita sits alone in her childhood bedroom, brooding over her film project. The film exists only as a folder of files she pulls up on her computer: videos, emails, message chains, photographs. We’re watching a film about the making of a film—called My First Film—and the film’s director, Zia Anger, masterfully handles the layers of artifice.

Nov 15, 2024 | cardiff.ac.uk | Alix Beeston

Reader in Literature and Visual Culture Dr Alix Beeston has been awarded the Learned Society of Wales's Dillwyn Medal for her contribution to the humanities and creative arts. The Dillwyn Medals celebrate outstanding early career researchers working in or with a connection to Wales. The annual awards are designed to fulfil the Society’s strategic objective of celebrating and raising the profile of Welsh scholarship across disciplines.

Jul 4, 2023 | cardiff.ac.uk | Alix Beeston

Image Works celebrates lost queen of slapstick Léontine and sees launch of field-defining book on women’s unfinished filmThe latest outing from the public platform exploring images of all kinds has highlighted the fragmentary remains of a lost and unknown queen of slapstick on the silent screen – and celebrated a new book reimagining women’s unfinished film history.