Research in communication spans journalism, public relations and professional writing.
What's meant by 'publics' and how do they operate in the new century? What is democratic citizenship? How have digital archives been politicised?
Researching rhetoric
Deakin leads the way in the developing fields of critical PR and in the critical analysis of news media. The significance of critical public relations is that it overturns established understandings of PR as a politically-neutral technology of persuasion, and locates research in this discipline within broader conceptual frameworks.
Researchers in professional writing critique the constitution of various publics through representational techniques and institutional arrangements that involve gender and racial biases.
Journalism researchers focus on the 'margins' of journalism practice, both geographically and politically, and the ways in which marginalised publics are constituted through problematic representations.
Our researchers
Dr Richie Barker
Dr Earvin Cabalquinto
Dr Toija Cinque
Dr Katrina Clifford
Ben Crockett
Associate Professor Kristen Demetrious
Dr Julie Freeman
Vicki Hatton
Dr Erin Hawley
Dr Luke Heemsbergen
Cameron Jenyns
Professor Kristy Hess
Alison Madam
Professor David Marshall
Dr Jennifer Martin
Dr Sharyn McDonald
Dr Emma Mesikaemmen
Dr Gabi Mocatta
Ross Monaghan
Deirdre Quinn-Allan
Professor Matthew Ricketson
Dr Christopher Scanlon
Mark Sheehan
Emily Wade
Dr Jian Xiu
Contact us
SCCA research enquiries Dr Emily Potter +61 3 9244 6842 Email Dr Potter
