Dr David Eldridge

Biography	A key member of the American Studies team at Hull since 2000, Dr David Eldridge specialises in cultural history, with a focus on the representation and suppression of marginalised voices in popular culture. He has published major volumes on the cultural history of the 1930s and Hollywood's construction of history, along with papers on subjects as diverse as the New Deal's Federal Theatre Project, the musicals of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, and the film adaptations of Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. His recent work in film studies has concerned the impact that censorship has on Hollywood's representations of the past, and uncovering the 'alternative history' of Hollywood movies that were never produced, including LGBTQ+, racial and indigenous stories that were suppressed. As a founding member of the city's first LGBTQ+ inclusive sports team, Dr Eldridge's research also now encompasses a new creative research and oral history project investigating the variations in barriers to participation and stigma experienced by LGBTQ+ sports players at grassroots and elite levels, and analysing the responses and strategies different clubs and sports bodies have adopted to address them.
Research Interests	20th and 21st century US and UK Cultural History Film Studies Censorship LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Sports Queer Studies Classical Hollywood
Teaching and Learning	Current modules include: American Film and Society; Queering America, Musical-Made America; USA and UFOs: Science-Fiction Society; Contemporary America in Context; Researching Contemporary American Culture.
Scopus Author ID	23984513900
PhD Supervision Availability	Yes
PhD Topics	Dr Eldridge welcomes applications from students exploring aspects of - the relationship between popular culture and social history, particularly the social history of marginalised groups in the USA and UK; - LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports and barriers to participation; - film and cultural censorship in the US and UK.