Mr Andre Cowen

Job: PhD student

Faculty: Arts, Design and Humanities

School/department: School of Humanities

Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: N/A

E: P15188247@my365.dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Andre is a PhD Researcher in Adaptation, focusing on Adaptation of Literature in Video Game format. His research is focused on how ‘The Witcher’ and ‘Metro’ video games are adapted from their novel counterparts and how interactivity alters our perspective on a story.

Andre completed his BA in Creative Writing & English, as well as his MA in Creative Writing, at De Montfort University before moving into his PhD.

Research group affiliations

Research interests/expertise

  • Adaptation Studies
  • Videogame Adaptation
  • Narratology
  • Ludology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts - Second Class (Upper) in Creative Writing & English
  • Master of Arts - Merit in Creative Writing

PhD project

PhD title

Stories in a Different Perspective: The Adaptation of Novels into Videogame Form and Beyond

Names of supervisors

Dr Jamie Sherry, Dr Anna Blackwell