[Air-l] Fwd: Media Studies Research Scholarships, New Zealand

[Steve Jones]

Media Studies
School of English, Film and Theatre

Vice Chancellor's Strategic Research Scholarships 2004/2005

for a scholar working on Digital Media in New Zealand in relation to 
New Zealand Media Policy and Audience


Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington is a new and rapidly 
expanding programme with a range of research interests.  The programme 
wishes to expand on its current research strengths by offering a 
strategic PhD scholarship for research on digital media, the formation 
of government digital media policy and its relationship with New 
Zealand audiences and media users.

The digital media form will depend on the research interests of the 
scholarship awardee and the availability of staff for supervision, but 
may include: digital television, electronic gaming, or the Internet.  
Policy concerns may include regulation of ownership, accessibility, 
censorship or other areas.

Digital media and its impact on both state policy and audiences 
involves examinations at the cutting edge of media development, and is 
central to understanding the evolution of contemporary media in New 
Zealand.

The research project will
	-	assist in understanding the rhetoric around public debates on 
digital media and policy in cultural and historical terms
	-	contribute to understanding the role of audience in discussions of 
digital media policy
	-	provide an analysis of the predicted impact of the growth of digital 
media on New Zealand audiences

For further information on the Media Studies Programme at Victoria 
University of Wellington, see 
http://www2.vuw.ac.nz/seft/top/mediastudies.htm

For further information on the Strategic Research Scholarship in Media 
Studies, please contact:
				Associate Professor Roy Shuker,
			   Director of the Media Studies Programme
				School of English, Film and Theatre
			   +64 4 463 6821
				roy.shuker [at] vuw.ac.nz