Rhys Owain started following the work of Kendall Phillips, Syracuse University, Communication and Rhetorical Studies.
Rhys Owain started following the work of Matthew Leggatt, University of Southampton, English and Film.
Rhys Owain started following the work of Mehrdad Gholami, University of Tehran, English Language and Literature.
Graduate Student, School of Film and Television Studies
Thesis Title: Liminality in Contemporary American Science Fiction Television
About
My PhD research explores recent developments in American Science Fiction Television - particularly how the increasingly popular figure of the liminal human subject facilitates the exploration of personal identity in the twenty-first century. Using Arnold Van Gennep’s concept of liminality as developed by Victor Turner, I examine the concept as it is embodied by certain characters in recent examples of American telefantasy – Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Dollhouse.
My other research interests include cultural theory, British film & television, television genre, gender & sexuality.
