New Head of School appointment - Professor Kristyn Gorton

Professor Kristyn Gorton joins Leeds from the University of York as the new Head of the School of Media and Communication and Professor of Film and Television.   

Professor Kristyn Gorton joins Leeds from the University of York as the new Head of the School of Media and Communication and Professor of Film and Television.   

Her research interests are in the concepts of emotion and affect, feminist theory, the construction of resilience on screen, and the history of British television. She said:

I am pleased to be taking up the role of Head of School in the University of Leeds.

Media and Communication is a very strong School with an excellent international reputation. I look forward to building on the School’s strengths and working with students and colleagues in the School, the Faculty and across the University.

Professor Andrew Thorpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, said:

In Kristyn, we have secured an outstanding leader to work with colleagues to help the School emerge from the pandemic and to take it forward.

Considerable thanks are due to Professor Bethany Klein, who has done such a good job as Interim Head of School in a particularly demanding year.

Welcome to the School, Kristyn!