Dr Sarah Thomas

Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media Communication and Media

Work email S.K.Thomas@liverpool.ac.uk

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2022

Introduction to the special issue: Keanu Reeves as palimpsest INTRODUCTION (Journal article)

Middlemost, R., & Thomas, S. (2022). Introduction to the special issue: Keanu Reeves as palimpsest INTRODUCTION. CELEBRITY STUDIES, 13(2), 137-142. doi:10.1080/19392397.2022.2063394

DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2022.2063394

Keanu Reeves, John Wick, and the myths and tensions between star brands and franchise properties (Journal article)

Thomas, S. (2022). Keanu Reeves, John Wick, and the myths and tensions between star brands and franchise properties. CELEBRITY STUDIES, 13(2), 244-258. doi:10.1080/19392397.2022.2063405

DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2022.2063405

2021

'A match made in heaven (or hell)' Franchise experiments between the horror film genre and virtual reality media (2014-2020) (Chapter)

Thomas, S. (2022). 'A match made in heaven (or hell)' Franchise experiments between the horror film genre and virtual reality media (2014-2020). In HORROR FRANCHISE CINEMA (pp. 206-223). doi:10.4324/9780429060830-17

DOI: 10.4324/9780429060830-17

2020

Review of The Invention of Celebrity by Antoine Lilti (Book Review)

Thomas, S. (2020). Review of The Invention of Celebrity by Antoine Lilti. European Journal of Communication, 34(6), 704-709. doi:10.1177/0267323119886750

DOI: 10.1177/0267323119886750

2019

CRISPIN GLOVER (Chapter)

Thomas, S. (2020). CRISPIN GLOVER. In ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO CULT CINEMA (pp. 478-487). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

The Star in VR (Journal article)

Thomas, S. K. (2019). The Star in VR. Celebrity Studies, 10(4), 453-468. doi:10.1080/19392397.2019.1672996

DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2019.1672996

A balancing act[or]: Jason Statham and the Ensemble Film (Chapter)

Thomas, S. K. (2019). A balancing act[or]: Jason Statham and the Ensemble Film. In S. Gerrard, & R. Shail (Eds.), Crank it up - Jason Statham: star!. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Retrieved from https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526142771/

2018

James Mason (Book)

Thomas, S. K. (2018). James Mason. London: British Film Institute. doi:10.5040/9781838711924

DOI: 10.5040/9781838711924

Using Eye Tracking and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to Investigate Stardom (Chapter)

Thomas, S. K., Qureshi, A., & Bell, A. (2018). Using Eye Tracking and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to Investigate Stardom. In T. Dwyer, C. Perkins, S. Redmond, & J. Sita (Eds.), Seeing into Screens: Eye Tracking and the Moving Image (pp. 191-214). London & New York: Bloomsbury. doi:10.5040/9781501329012.0017

DOI: 10.5040/9781501329012.0017

The New Brutalism: Agency, Embodiment and Performance in Daniel Craig’s 007 (Journal article)

Thomas, S. K. (2018). The New Brutalism: Agency, Embodiment and Performance in Daniel Craig’s 007. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 46(1), 34-45. doi:10.1080/01956051.2018.1423208

DOI: 10.1080/01956051.2018.1423208

2015

Style and Performance in The Best Years of Our Lives (Journal article)

Thomas, S. K. (2015). Style and Performance in The Best Years of Our Lives. Movie: a Journal of Film Criticism.

2014

Tweet celebrity (Journal article)

Bennett, J., & Thomas, S. (2014). Tweet celebrity. Celebrity Studies, 5(4), 501-503. doi:10.1080/19392397.2014.980642

DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2014.980642

Celebrity in the ‘Twitterverse’: history, authenticity and the multiplicity of stardom Situating the ‘newness’ of Twitter (Journal article)

Thomas, S. (2014). Celebrity in the ‘Twitterverse’: history, authenticity and the multiplicity of stardom Situating the ‘newness’ of Twitter. Celebrity Studies, 5(3), 242-255. doi:10.1080/19392397.2013.845962

DOI: 10.1080/19392397.2013.845962

2012

"Marginal moments of spectacle’: Character actors, cult stardom and Hollywood cinema' (Chapter)

Thomas, S. K. (2012). "Marginal moments of spectacle’: Character actors, cult stardom and Hollywood cinema'. In K. Egan, & S. Thomas (Eds.), Cult Film Stardom: Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification (pp. 37-54). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

‘Introduction: Star-Making, Cult-Making, and Forms of Authenticity’ (Chapter)

Thomas, S. K., & Egan, K. (2012). ‘Introduction: Star-Making, Cult-Making, and Forms of Authenticity’. In K. Egan, & S. Thomas (Eds.), Cult Film Stardom: Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification (pp. 1-17). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cult Film Stardom Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification (Book)

Egan, K., & Thomas, S. (2012). Cult Film Stardom Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification. Palgrave Macmillan.

Peter Lorre, Face Maker Stardom and Performance Between Hollywood and Europe (Book)

Thomas, S. (2012). Peter Lorre, Face Maker Stardom and Performance Between Hollywood and Europe. Berghahn Books.

2008

A star of the airwaves: Peter Lorre master of the macabre and American radio programming (Journal article)

Thomas, S. (2008). A star of the airwaves: Peter Lorre master of the macabre and American radio programming. Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, 5(2), 143-155. doi:10.1386/rajo.5.2-3.143_1

DOI: 10.1386/rajo.5.2-3.143_1