Dr David Holmes

Background

David Holmes has taught communications and sociology of communications at Griffith University, UNSW and Monash University. He has four books including two edited volumes: Virtual Politics: Identity and Community in Cyberspace (Sage 1997) and Virtual Globalisation: Virtual Spaces, Tourist Spaces (Routledge 2001), a monograph Communication Theory: Media, Technology and Society (Sage 2005) and two editions of an Australian sociology textbook (2003 and 2007) with Roberta Julian and Katie Hughes.

Research Interests

With a foundational educational background in Media Studies and Political Science my primary interest is in the sociology of communications, the study of electronic assemblies and ritual approaches to media ecology. An ongoing project is to look at the role of ICT’s in urban interaction and social integration with a particular emphasis on personalisation technologies and ‘mobile privatisation’. At the same time I have parallel interests in youth media, the role of communication technology in teaching and learning, media convergence, and the influence of regulatory policies on media environments. Past research has also explored the relationship between media and tourism culture, globalisation and urban life.

Selected Publications