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
Sophia Bliem
Thesis title: 'Laughing at Lunacy: Schadenfreude in the Creation of Liberal Mood'
Supervisor: Cherie Lacey
Jasmine Philip
Thesis title: 'Defining the Globality of Global News Outlets: Study of Natural Disasters in the Global North-South'
Supervisor: Doug Van Belle
Molly Robson
Thesis title: 'Podcasts & Progress in Aotearoa'
Supervisors: Cherie Lacey & Anita Brady
PhD in Media Studies
Will Abbiss
Supervisors: Trisha Dunleavy, Harry Ricketts (English Literature Programme) & Cherie Lacey
Alex Beattie
Thesis title: 'The Manufacture of Disconnection'
Website: www.lxbt.co
Supervisors: Michael Daubs, Angi Buettner & Cherie Lacey
Ben Classen
Thesis title: 'New Zealand Facebook Users Perceptions of Morality in Online Environments'
Supervisor: Angi Buettner & Nicholas Agar (School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations)
Jeya Foster
Thesis title: 'Spectres of M.I.A.'
Supervisors: Jo Smith & Nicola Hyland (Theatre Programme)
Ehsan Hazaveh
Thesis title: 'Humanitarian storytelling through photographs with and for resettled refugees in Wellington'
Supervisors: Jo Smith, Michael Daubs & Caroline Bennett (School of Social and Cultural Studies)
Thi Luong
Thesis title: 'Vietnamese Reception of "Soft masculinity" in Korean TV dramas: Desires, Identification and Gender'
Supervisors: Stephen Epstein (School of Languages and Cultures), Joost de Bruin & Cherie Lacey
Fairooz Samy
Thesis title: 'Is the Netflix Fix in? Televisual Norms in the Internet Age'
Supervisors: Trisha Dunleavy & Michael Daubs
Xinran Wang
Thesis title: 'Femvertising on social media in China: a critical analysis on its effectiveness towards boosting the ‘She Economy’ and advocacy for gender equality'
Supervisors: Kathleen Kuehn & Anita Brady