Media Studies research students

Get to know our Media Studies students and gain an insight into their research.

Students are listed alphabetically under their respective degrees.

MA in Media Studies

Ken Dawson

Propaganda, Politics and International Relations: The Role of the Postage Stamp

Supervisor: Geoff Stahl

Morag Rutherford

Bushman Lore and Cowboy Legend: Frontier Masculinities on Contemporary Screens and the Tubal Transmission of Folklore

Supervisor: Trisha Dunleavy

PhD in Media Studies

Ramzan Sajid

Analysis of theoretical and professional perspectives on political communication related to the government’s pandemic response during COVID-19 in Pakistan

Supervisors: Doug Van Belle and Peter Thompson

Saif Tahir

Supervisors: Lewis Rarm and Doug Van Belle

Ruotong Zhao

Governing Online Expression: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of China's Social Media Content Regulation, Platform Delegate, and Public Circumvention

Supervisors: Peter Thompson and Valerie Cooper