Bio



Josh Nelson has worked as a university lecturer, tutor and examiner since 2002 (The University of Melbourne, Victoria University and Monash University) in the fields of Visual Arts, Philosophy and Cultural Studies and has significant experience lecturing to secondary school students on a number of film and media related topics. Josh also co-hosts the Triple R (102.7FM) film criticism podcast Plato’s Cave and is a weekly guest on the Drive show with Rafael Epstein on ABC 774 Melbourne.

In 2008, Josh successfully completed his PhD thesis entitled, ‘Ruptures & Regenerations: Violence, Trauma, and Male Subjectivity in American Cinema (1976-2004)’ which was nominated for a Chancellor’s Prize at The University of Melbourne by examiners Susan Jeffords and Yvonne Tasker, two prominent academics in his field.

Josh has written and directed a number of short films, including ‘Libido Ex Machina’ (Desire in the Machine) which he co-wrote and directed with Rohan Spong, and which premiered at the 2009 Melbourne Underground Film Festival.

In 2013, Josh was awarded the Ivan Hutchinson Award for Writing on Australian Film for his piece, ‘God in all things’: Amiel Courtin-Wilson’s Hail, which follows his AFCA Writing Award for ‘Best Review of a Non-Australian Film’ for his work on Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives the previous year.

 

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