Afnan Alasmari
- Email: jrsz4857@leeds.ac.uk
- Thesis title: Gender, Space, and Film Practice in New Saudi Women's Cinema
- Supervisors: Professor Stephanie Dennison, Professor Vlad Strukov
Profile
I am a Lecturer in Linguistics at King Khalid University and a doctoral researcher working at the intersection of language, film studies, gender studies, and visual culture. My current research examines contemporary Saudi women’s cinema.
My academic background in English and Linguistics informs my interdisciplinary approach to language, representation, discourse, and visual meaning-making. I am particularly interested in how cultural texts negotiate questions of gender, identity, space, agency, and social transformation within specific historical, institutional, and socio-cultural contexts.
Research interests
My research interests include:
- Language and discourse analysis
- Film studies and visual culture
- Saudi cinema and women’s filmmaking
- Gender, space, and representation
- Multimodal analysis and visual grammar
- Cultural identity and institutional discourse
Qualifications
- MA in Linguistics, King Abdulaziz University
- BA in English & Linguistics, King Khalid University