The department welcomes Dr Sofia Bull, a new postdoctoral researcher. During the coming academic year she will be conducting a project titled “Genetic Kinship TV” at the department, investigating contemporary discourses on genetics, kinship and reproduction across a range of popular UK and US television genres. The project is funded by the Sven and Dagmar Salén’s Foundation. Dr Bull has a PhD in cinema studies from Stockholm University and has previously worked as an assistant professor at the University of Gothenburg and a visiting postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University.