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Matthew Alford



Matthew Alford is a Lecturer in Politics, Languages & International Studies at the University of Bath. He was awarded a doctorate by the University of Bath in 2008. His thesis used Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky's Propaganda Model to examine contemporary Hollywood.

Alford has written articles for UK newspapers like The Guardian,[3] New Statesman,[4] and Independent.[5] He has also written for Fortean Times[6] Subjects have included Hollywood cinema, pop music, censorship, conspiracy theories, and the political thought of Noam Chomsky.

Alford has been interviewed by stations such as Canal Plus, Al Jazeera, and the CBC.

Alford's first book Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy was published in 2010. It is based on his doctoral t
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“Disney maintained a relationship with the Bureau via their Los Angeles field office, and, in 1955, was promoted to a Special Agent in Charge contact, meaning he could run his own informants in Hollywood.”
Matthew Alford, National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood

“Likewise, even though we are invited to respect the Na’vi, we are not required to identify with them—our heroes remain the humans, and US Marines at that.”
Matthew Alford, National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood

“the CIA's practice of sending narratives into foreign markets, knowing full well that they would find their way back into the domestic population, was revealed during the Church Committee hearings as a tactic to evade laws on propagandising the public.”
Matthew Alford, National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood



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