Ernest Mathijs

Ernest Mathijs (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches film. He has published several books on cult films.

Ernest Mathijs
Born1968/1969 (age 51–52)
Belgium
OccupationProfessor, author
Known forCult film studies
Spouse(s)Emily Perkins

Career

According to CTV News, his "specialties include movie audiences, the reception of alternative cinema and cult film."[2] Mathijs is primarily known for his books on cult films, such as The Cult Film Reader[3][4][5] and 100 Cult Films,[6][7][8] which he co-edited and co-wrote, respectively, with Xavier Mendik; Cult Cinema,[9][10] which he co-wrote with Jamie Sexton; The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero[11][12][13] and John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps.[14][15] With Sexton, he is the co-editor of the Cultographies series, which examines individual cult films in the form of short books.[16][17][18][19]

Personal life

Mathijs is married to Canadian actress Emily Perkins. He was born in Belgium.[1]

Bibliography
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2002). "Big Brother and Critical Discourse: the Reception of Big Brother Belgium". Television & New Media. 3 (3): 311–322. doi:10.1177/152747640200300306. ISSN 1527-4764.
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2003). "AIDS References in the Critical Reception of David Cronenberg: It May Not Be Such a Bad Disease after All". Cinema Journal. 42 (4): 29–45. doi:10.1353/cj.2003.0019. JSTOR 1566526.
  • Mathijs, Ernest, ed. (2004). The Cinema of the Low Countries. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-904764-01-4.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier, eds. (2004). Alternative Europe; European Exploitation and Underground Cinema Since 1945. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-903364-93-2.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Jones, Janet, eds. (2004). Big Brother International: Format, Critics and Publics. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-904764-19-9.
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2005). "Bad Reputations: the Reception of Trash Cinema". Screen. 46 (4): 451–472. doi:10.1093/screen/hjh083. ISSN 0036-9543.
  • Barker, Martin; Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier Mendik (2006). "Menstrual Monsters: The Reception of the Ginger Snaps Cult Horror Franchise". Film International. 21 (3, 4): 68–77. doi:10.1386/fiin.4.3.68. ISSN 1651-6826.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Pomerance, Murray, eds. (2006). From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. New York and Amsterdam: Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-420-1682-8.
  • Mathijs, Ernest, ed. (2006). The Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture in Global Context. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-904764-83-0.
  • Barker, Martin; Mathijs, Ernest (2007). Watching The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's World Audiences. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6397-1.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier, eds. (2008). The Cult Film Reader. London and New York: Open University Press. ISBN 978-0-335-21924-7.
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2008). The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero. London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-1-905674-66-4.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Sexton, Jamie Sexton (2011). Cult Cinema. Oxford and Boston: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-7374-2.
  • Mathijs, Ernest; Mendik, Xavier (2011). 100 Cult Films. London: British Film Institute and Palgrave-Macmillan. ISBN 9781844574087.
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2011). "Referential Acting and the Ensemble Cast". Screen. 52 (1): 89–96. doi:10.1093/screen/hjq063. ISSN 0036-9543.
  • Mathijs, Ernest (2013). John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442615670.
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References
  1. Shaefer, Glen (2012-01-04). "UBC Prof Wrote the Book on Cult Films, the Arguments Start Here". The Province. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  2. Heatherington, Reyhana (2013-10-27). "UBC professor launches frightful film app". CTV News. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  3. Abbott, Stacey (Autumn 2010). "The Cult Film Reader (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television. 3 (2): 316–319.
  4. Church, David (Spring 2009). "The Cult Film Reader". Film Quarterly. 62 (3): 86–88. doi:10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86. JSTOR 10.1525/fq.2009.62.3.86.
  5. Walker, Greg (2008-03-06). "The Cult Film Reader". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  6. Liederman, Marsha (2012-09-06). "Want to Make People Mad? Pick the Top 100 Cult Films of All Time". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  7. "'100 Cult Films': Some You'd Expect, But 'Star Wars'?". NPR. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  8. Mack, Adrian (2012-01-04). "Ernest Mathijs' 100 Cult Films dives into the movies some of us can't stop watching". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  9. Sheppard, Bret (2014). "Cult Cinema by Ernest Mathijs and Jamie Sexton. Walden, MA and Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011". Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 31 (1): 93–97. doi:10.1080/10509208.2011.646214.
  10. "Cult cinema; an introduction.(Brief article)(Book review)". Reference & Research Book News. 2011-08-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14 – via Highbeam Research.
  11. Ognjanovic, Dejan (2009-02-01). "Book Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  12. Fradley, Martin (Spring 2011). "Review: The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero; David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?". Film Quarterly. 64 (3): 73–75. doi:10.1525/FQ.2011.64.3.73. JSTOR 10.1525/FQ.2011.64.3.73.
  13. Latham, Rob (Autumn 2010). "David Cronenberg: Author or Film-Maker?, and: Videodrome. Studies in the Horror Film, and: The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television. 3 (2): 301–307. doi:10.1353/sff.2010.0010 (inactive 2020-01-22).
  14. "Sinister Seven: UBC Film Professor Ernest Mathijs". Rue Morgue. 2014-06-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  15. Lederman, Marsha (2013-10-29). "Horror Flick Ginger Snaps Gets Academic Love in New Book". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  16. Ayoub, Nina (2008-02-08). "Coming Attractions". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  17. Ognjanovic, Dejan (2008-02-09). "Book Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (by Jeffrey Weinstock)". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  18. Lord, Julie (November 2009). "Review:Weinstock, Jeffrey: The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (PDF). Participations. 6 (2). Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  19. Tinkcom, Matthew (Autumn 2009). "The Rocky Horror Picture Show (review)". Science Fiction Film and Television. 2 (2): 311–314. doi:10.1353/sff.0.0084.


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