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Silence, Melancholia and Science Fiction: Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Artt, S. (2014, August). Silence, Melancholia and Science Fiction: Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin. Paper presented at Becoming Scotland

In 'On the Melancholic Imaginary' Julia Kristeva notes that epochs of crisis are especially prone to black humour and melancholy: "In times of crisis... melancholy imposes itself, lays down its archaeology, produces its representations and its knowle... Read More about Silence, Melancholia and Science Fiction: Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin..

Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. (2012)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2012). Scottish cinema – myth and reality from Hollywood to Holyrood. In E. Bell, & N. Mitchell (Eds.), Directory of World Cinema: Britain. Intellect ltd

Introductory essay on Scottish Cinema for Scotland section of Directory of World Cinema: Britain

MacAulay and Co (2012)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2012). MacAulay and Co

Live performance within show. BBC Radio Scotland. 25 May 2012.

Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore (2011)
Journal Article
MacPherson, R. (2011). Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore. Culture360,

Analysis of the experience of some smaller European countries’ box-office data together with that of one South Asian country suggests that, despite significantly different levels of production, the distribution of ‘hits’ is in fact very similar and c... Read More about Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore.

BBC Radio Scotland Comedy Café. (2011)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2011). BBC Radio Scotland Comedy Café

Contributor to pre-recorded BBC Radio Scotland programme.
Also broadcast as part of the Comedy Zone programme (13 Aug 2011)

Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture (2009)
Book Chapter
MacPherson, R. (2009). Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture. In J. Murray, F. Farley, & R. Stoneman (Eds.), Scottish Cinema Now (222-239). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

This essay examines the changing composition and relationship to public policy of the independent film and television sector in Scotland since the early 1980s. It looks in particular at Scottish film and television producers' problematic engagement... Read More about Shape-Shifters: independent producers in Scotland and the journey from cultural entrepreneur to entrepreneurial culture.

A Realist Account of Fiction (2006)
Journal Article
Sellors, C. P. (2006). A Realist Account of Fiction. Film and Philosophy, 10, 51-66

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The creative producer – the business of art or the art of business? (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacPherson, R. (2003, November). The creative producer – the business of art or the art of business?. Presented at CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision) Kalos K’agathos - Theory for Practice 3, ‘BEYOND the Theory of Practice’, Cardiff

No abstract available.