Publications
2024
AI and Actors: Ethical Challenges, Cultural Narratives and Industry Pathways in Synthetic Media Performance
Thomas, S. (n.d.). AI and Actors: Ethical Challenges, Cultural Narratives and Industry Pathways in Synthetic Media Performance. Emerging Media. doi:10.1177/27523543241289108
“Somebodies” and “Nobodies”: Generative AI and Audiovisual Performer Labor
Thomas, S. (2024). “Somebodies” and “Nobodies”: Generative AI and Audiovisual Performer Labor. The Velvet Light Trap, 94, 64-75. doi:10.7560/vlt9407
2022
Introduction to the special issue: Keanu Reeves as palimpsest INTRODUCTION
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
Keanu Reeves, <i>John Wick</i>, and the myths and tensions between star brands and franchise properties
Thomas, S. (2022). Keanu Reeves, <i>John Wick</i>, and the myths and tensions between star brands and franchise properties. CELEBRITY STUDIES, 13(2), 244-258. 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)
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
2020
Review of The Invention of Celebrity by Antoine Lilti
Thomas, S. (2020). Review of The Invention of Celebrity by Antoine Lilti. European Journal of Communication, 34(6), 704-709. doi:10.1177/0267323119886750
2019
CRISPIN GLOVER
Thomas, S. (2020). CRISPIN GLOVER. In ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO CULT CINEMA (pp. 478-487). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
The Star in VR
Thomas, S. K. (2019). The Star in VR. Celebrity Studies, 10(4), 453-468. doi:10.1080/19392397.2019.1672996
A balancing act[or]: Jason Statham and the Ensemble Film
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
Thomas, S. K. (2018). James Mason. London: British Film Institute. doi:10.5040/9781838711924
Using Eye Tracking and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to Investigate Stardom
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
The New Brutalism: Agency, Embodiment and Performance in Daniel Craig’s 007
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
2015
Style and Performance in The Best Years of Our Lives
Thomas, S. K. (2015). Style and Performance in The Best Years of Our Lives. Movie: a Journal of Film Criticism.
2014
Tweet celebrity
Bennett, J., & Thomas, S. (2014). Tweet celebrity. Celebrity Studies, 5(4), 501-503. doi:10.1080/19392397.2014.980642
Celebrity in the ‘Twitterverse’: history, authenticity and the multiplicity of stardom Situating the ‘newness’ of Twitter
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
2012
"Marginal moments of spectacle’: Character actors, cult stardom and Hollywood cinema'
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’
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
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
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
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