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Search - List of Books by Alan McKee
Alan McKee is an Australian university professor and internationally acclaimed researcher of sexualised media .
He has served as the president of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia and sits on the editorial boards of the academic journals Continuum , the Australian Journal of Communication, Social Semiotics and M/C.
He originally studied film and television, graduating with a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 1996. He then emigrated to Australia. He worked at Edith_Cowan_University and the University_of_Queensland before moving to the Queensland University of Technology, where is currently a professor in the Creative Industries Faculty. He has published six academic books and over sixty refereed journal articles and book chapters. These have covered topics such as Children and media, Indigenous_Australians and media, Television_in_Australia, Reality_tv, Soap_opera, Violence and media, Youth and media, Americanisation, and Gay and Queer representation in the media.
He is best known for his research on Pornography. He was the Chief Investigator of 'Understanding pornography in Australia', the first comprehensive examination of the production and consumption of pornography in Australia. This project presented a wide ranging view of the adult-content industry and its consumers. This research proved controversial for taking an evidence-led approach to understanding sexually explicit media. For example, rather than beginning from the assumption that the primary effects of exposure to pornography must be negative, the project surveyed over 1,000 consumers of pornography and discovered that, for the vast majority, the effects of exposure to sexually explicit material were felt to be positive. This research was widely reported in the media internationally .
He has also worked in media production, most importantly on the television series Big_brother_australia, where he served as Media Expert in the first season; and script writing for the Australian television series The Sideshow, featuring Paul_McDermott_
He has served as the president of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia and sits on the editorial boards of the academic journals Continuum , the Australian Journal of Communication, Social Semiotics and M/C.
He originally studied film and television, graduating with a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 1996. He then emigrated to Australia. He worked at Edith_Cowan_University and the University_of_Queensland before moving to the Queensland University of Technology, where is currently a professor in the Creative Industries Faculty. He has published six academic books and over sixty refereed journal articles and book chapters. These have covered topics such as Children and media, Indigenous_Australians and media, Television_in_Australia, Reality_tv, Soap_opera, Violence and media, Youth and media, Americanisation, and Gay and Queer representation in the media.
He is best known for his research on Pornography. He was the Chief Investigator of 'Understanding pornography in Australia', the first comprehensive examination of the production and consumption of pornography in Australia. This project presented a wide ranging view of the adult-content industry and its consumers. This research proved controversial for taking an evidence-led approach to understanding sexually explicit media. For example, rather than beginning from the assumption that the primary effects of exposure to pornography must be negative, the project surveyed over 1,000 consumers of pornography and discovered that, for the vast majority, the effects of exposure to sexually explicit material were felt to be positive. This research was widely reported in the media internationally .
He has also worked in media production, most importantly on the television series Big_brother_australia, where he served as Media Expert in the first season; and script writing for the Australian television series The Sideshow, featuring Paul_McDermott_
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