John Budarick
My PhD research focuses on media, communications and diaspora. Specifically I am researching the way in which Iranian Australians engage with media, both that produced by and for Iranians and Australian English language media. I seek to examine the role of media in the lives of Iranian Australians in terms of feelings of community and belonging in Australia. My other interests are cultural sociology, communications, media sociology and social theory.
Publications
2007 - Nexus; ‘Narrating Social Crisis: a riot, the media and civil society’
2008 - Journal of Sociology; ‘Framing Ideology in the Niche Media; The Koori Mail’s construction of the Redfern Riots’ (forthcoming with Debra King)
Conference papers
2007 - TASA Cultural Sociology Group: ‘Media Narratives and Social Events: the Redfern Riots’ Brisbane, Griffith University.
2008 - International and Intercultural Communications in the Age of Digital Media; ‘Structure and Agency, Text and Audience in media research’; Monash University, School of ECPS
Scholarships and awards
2007 - TASA Cultural Sociology Group; $300 conference scholarship; Brisbane, Griffith University.