2009

1. Heffernan, N. (2009) 'I’m the bluesman; he’s from Long Island!’ : the politics of crossover in the Hollywood blues movie. Paper presented to: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Annual Conference 2009, University of Nottingham, 16-18 April 2009.
2. Heffernan, N. (2009) ‘You ain’t got to be black to be black’: black music, race consciousness and identity in the autobiography of an ex-colored man and mojo hand. In: Lock, G. and Murray, D. (eds.) Thriving on a Riff: Jazz and Blues Influences in African American Literature and Film. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 21-41.

2008

1. Heffernan, N. (2008) Questions of form and genre in the graphic novel, Part 3. Chair presented to: Paraliterary Narratives: Reassessing the Graphic Novel, University of Northampton, 6 June 2008.
2. Heffernan, N. (2008) Roger Corman’s counterculture trilogy. Invited Presentation presented to: Cine-Excess II: the Second International Conference on Global Cult Film, ICA, London, 1-3 May 2008.
3. Heffernan, N. (2008) 'Money is talking to itself': finance capitalism from Players to Cosmopolis. Critical Engagements. 1(2), pp. 53-78. 1754-0984.

2006

1. Heffernan, N. (2006) The Last Movie and the critique of imperialism. Film International. 4(3), pp. 12-22. 1651-6826.

2005

1. Heffernan, N. (2005) Popular culture. In: Temperley, H. and Bigsby, C. (eds.) A New Introduction to American Studies. Harlow: Longman-Pearson. pp. 386-411.

2004

1. Heffernan, N. (2004) Fredric Jameson (1934-). In: Simons, J. (ed.) Contemporary Critical Theorists: From Lacan to Said. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 252-268.