Specializing in cinema (particularly Italian cinema), queer theory, and the relationship between entertainment and representations of race, sexuality, and gender, he was previously a faculty member of the Film Studies Department at the University of Warwick for many years and has held a number of visiting professorships in the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.
Mengkhususkan diri dalam perfilman (khususnya perfilman Italia), teori queer, dan hubungan antara hiburan dan perwakilan ras, seksualitas, dan gender, ia sebelumnya adalah anggota pengajar di Departemen Studi Film di Universitas Warwick selama beberapa tahun dan memegang sejumlah gelar profesor kunjungan di Britania Raya, Amerika Serikat, Italia, Swedia, Denmark, dan Jerman.