School of History Heritage and Society
Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr. Kim Toffoletti |
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| Position | Senior Lecturer | |
| kim.toffoletti@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of History Heritage and Society | |
| Phone | +61 3 924 43986 | |
| Campus | Burwood | |
| Location | Room D5.06 | |
| Role and profile |
Kim Toffoletti teaches in the Sociology and Gender Studies program. She is the Director of the Master of Applied Social Research Program. |
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| Teaching responsibilities |
ASC308 - Sociology and the Modern World ASC320 - Sex, Crime and Justice in an Electronic Age ASC741 - Conducting Qualitative Research Bachelor of Arts |
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| Research interests |
Representations of gender in media, sport, and popular culture Women fans of Australian Rules football Gender, technology and the body Posthuman studies The writings of Jean Baudrillard |
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| Current research projects |
Baudrillard Reframed – a book which examines the relevance and applicability of Baudrillard’s theories to the visual arts (forthcoming 2009) Kim is undertaking research on Australian female football fans, focusing on the practices of female supporters in the maintenance and disruption of gendered identities in sport (with Dr P.Mewett, Deakin University). CRG funded project ‘The Commodification of Sexuality in Postfeminist Young Adult Fiction’, focusing on the impact of chick-lit on teenage girls’ understandings of sex and sexuality (with Drs L.Parsons & L.Bullen, Deakin University) HDR supervision Gender Differences in the Experiential Realities of Bisexuality’: Janet Watson ‘Cross-Gendered Selves: An Exploratory Study of Childhood Gender Dysphoria’: Kelly Elizabeth ‘Sexual Abuse Representation in Fiction: Hidden Desire, Culture and Redemption’: Neena Sachdev |
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| Qualifications |
GCHE Deakin (2007) PhD Monash (2003) BA (Hons)/BSc Monash (1998) |
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| Memberships |
Committee memberships at Deakin 2006- present Faculty Equity and Diversity Advisory Group, Deakin University 2006 Access, Equity and Equal Opportunity Subcommittee, Deakin University 2005 Teaching and Learning Committee, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University Professional associations Australian Women and Gender Studies Association (Secretary) Cultural Studies Association of Australasia |
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| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |
| Publications | The following publications are prior to my employment at Deakin - for other publications see the Research link. | |