MacDowell, James (2018) Interpretation, Irony and “Surface Meanings” in Film. Film-Philosophy, 22 (2). pp. 261-280. doi:10.3366/film.2018.0076 ISSN 1466-4615.

MacDowell, James (2018) Interpretation, irony, and "surface meaning" in film. Film-Philosophy, 22 (2). pp. 261-280. doi:10.3366/film.2018.0076 ISSN 1466-4615.

MacDowell, James (2017) The metamodern, the quirky and film criticism. In: Gibbons, Alison and van den Akker, Robin and Vermeulen, Tim, (eds.) Metamodernism: Historicity, Affect, and Depth after Postmodernism. Radical Cultural Studies . London: Rowman & Littlefield International. ISBN 9781783489602

MacDowell, James (2016) Quirky culture : tone, sensibility, and structure of feeling. In: King, Geoff, (ed.) A Companion to American Indie Film. London: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 83-105. ISBN 9781118758328

MacDowell, James (2016) Irony in film. Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television . Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9781137329929