Research

Michelle is a post-graduate student in media & culture studies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Public Communications Processes & Sociology) from University of Technology Sydney, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (Linguistics & Cultural Studies, Italian Major) from University of Technology Sydney and Università degli studi di Ferrara (Facoltà di Scienze Politiche). Michelle is currently completing her Master of Arts in Creative Media (Media & Culture Studies & Digital Communications Major) via distance education at University of Brighton. Her academic and research interests include media literacies, internet & digital cultures and media & technology-based arts & cultural studies.

Work in progress

Title: Digital Economies of ‘Silicon Allee’ – A critical analysis of Berlin’s start-up, freelance and co-working culture/s
Research Area: Dissertation
Completion Date: Late 2013

Selection of recent work

Title: (Limits to) Freedom of the Press and The Man Who Fell to Earth – Narratives and frameworks in the story of Julian Assange
Research Area: Media Ethics & Politics
Date: Jan 2013
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Title: Finding a home for the digital nomad: New forms of identity and work in relation to mobile media and public space
Research Area: Information Communications Technologies
Date: May 2012
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Title: A recipe for change on both sides of the Atlantic? A critical analysis of digital media coverage of GM food in US & UK
Research Area: Mediating the Environment
Date: May 2012
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Title: Personal Consumption of ICTs – A reflective report
Research area: Information Communications Technologies
Date: February 2012
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Title: New forms of activism in a Network Society
Case study: Occupy Wall Street 2011-12
Research area: Media Access & Intervention
Date: January 2012
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Title: New forms of activism in a Network Society
Case study: Occupy Wall Street
Research area: Media Access & Intervention
Date: December 2011
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Referenced in University of Ontario Media Studies guide 2012

Title: Sacred Sound – A Berlin case study
Research area: Sonic Media
Date: May 2011
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Title: Sacred Sound – Aural history interview transcript
Research area: Sonic Media
Date: March 2011
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Title: Unobtrusive research methods – An interpretative essay
Research area: Media Research Methods
Date: Dec 2010
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