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Past Visitors and Associates

Our department has welcomed a diverse group of visiting academics who have contributed to our research, teaching, and intellectual community. This page highlights the scholars who have joined us, sharing their expertise and enriching our collective work. We celebrate their contributions and look forward to continuing these valuable exchanges.

ahmet atay

Professor Ahmet Atay
Visiting Senior Fellow

Interests and expertise: Media and film studies; New media studies; Cultural studies; Queer theory; Gender studies; Globalization; Postcolonial and decolonial studies; Autoethnography

pedrofierro

Dr Pedro Fierro
Visiting Fellow

Interests and expertise: Political Communication, Political Geography

Dr Ivelise Fortim

Dr Ivelise Fortim
Visiting Senior Fellow

Interests and expertise: Videogames, Kids and teens; Online therapy; Mental health and social media; Children’s digital lives; Digital technologies, Well-being; Family support

Torsten_Geelan

Dr Torsten Geelan
Visiting Fellow

Interests and expertise: Labour movements; Media power; Just transitions; Alternatives to capitalism

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Professor Yiqun Geng
Visiting Professor 

Interests and expertise: Media and youth; Media education; Media audiences; Digital literacy and AI literacy; Media and information literacy; International and comparative education; International communication; Global media

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Dr Kate Gilchrist
Visiting Fellow and Guest Teacher

Interests and expertise: Gender; Subjectivity; Postfeminism; Popular culture; Self narrative; Psychosocial theory; Discourse analysis; Intersectionality

Yasemin İnceoğlu

Professor Yasemin Inceoglu
Visiting Professor

Interests and expertise: hate speech; media literacy; discriminative discourse; media coverage of others

priya kurian24

Professor Priya Kurian
Visiting Senior Fellow

Interests and expertise: Public engagement; gender; ethnicity; sustainability; citizenship

Prof Debashish Munshi

Professor Debashish Munshi
Visiting Senior Fellow

Interests and expertise: Public engagement; postcolonial theory; sustainability; citizenship

Dr_M_A_Rahali

Dr Miriam Rahali
Visiting Fellow

Interests and expertise: advertising and branding; children and media; consumer behaviour; crisis communication; digital inequalities; generations; gender; inclusive education; parenting; representation; research methods

jonnyShipp

Jonny Shipp
Visiting Fellow

Interests and expertise: sustainability, accountability corporate purpose and ethics in relation to digitalisation; online platforms and Internet services