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
Whitley Mallory
Thesis title: 'Documenting the Public: Political Documentaries and the Service of Local Public Debate'
Supervisors: Angi Buettner & Michael Daubs
Tyla Stevenson
Thesis title: 'Digital Fashion: Reconstructing Fashion’s Relationship with Materiality & Time'
Supervisors: Heli Salomaa (School of Design Innovation) & Michael Daubs
PhD in Media Studies
Ben Classen
Thesis title: 'The Online/Offline Moral Mismatch – Understanding Moral Judgement in Social Media Contexts'
Supervisors: Peter Thompson, Emma Tennent & Angi Buettner
Thi Gammon
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
Ehsan Hazaveh
Thesis title: 'Humanitarian Storytelling Through Photographs With and For Resettled Refugees in Wellington'
Supervisors: Thierry Jutel (Film Programme), Michael Daubs & Paul Wolffram (Film Programme)
Fairooz Samy
Thesis title: 'Normalizing Netflix: The Platforms, Practices, and Protocols of Internet-Distributed Television'
Supervisors: Trisha Dunleavy & Michael Daubs
Xinran Wang
Thesis title: 'Reshaping Gender Norms around Women and Sport in China through ‘Femvertising’: A Study of Text and Audience on Nike’s Cases'
Supervisors: Anita Brady & Emma Tennent