Julie Lobalzo Wright holds a BA in English with an emphasis on Film Studies from the University of Colorado at Denver, MA in Film Studies from Queen Mary, University of London and a PhD in Film Studies from King’s College London. Most of her research is concerned with crossover stardom, particularly male popular music stars in British and American cinema. She has published on David Bowie’s film stardom and music video oeuvre, Ice Cube’s position as an actor/producer in contemporary Hollywood, and has co-edited Lasting Screen Stars (Palgrave), which examined longevity and fading in film stardom and has published her monograph, Crossover Stardom: Popular Male Music Stars in American Cinema (Bloomsbury), with chapters that explore the crossover stardom of Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Kris Kristofferson, Will Smith and Justin Timberlake, in 2017.
In addition to publishing, she has appeared on various BBC radio stations and on TRT World TV.
Experience
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–presentTeaching Fellow in Film, University of Warwick
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2015–2016Teaching Fellow in Film, University of Surrey
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2008–2015Teaching Assistant , Queen Mary, University of London
Education
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2011King's College London, PhD
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2006Queen Mary, University of London, MA
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2004University of Colorado at Denver, BA in English with an emphasis in Film
Publications
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2019Animation and the Star Body, Film Philosophy Journal
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2017Crossover Stardom: Popular Male Music Stars in American Cinema,
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2016The all-American golden boy: Robert Redford, blond hair and masculinity in Hollywood, Celebrity Studies
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2016Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure, Co-editor
Professional Memberships
- BAFTSS
- SCMS
- Portsmouth, UK
- Website
- @dr_jlw
- Article Feed
- Joined
