Dr David Holmes - Researcher Profile

Biography

I was educated at Swinburne University and the University of Melbourne, in Media Studies, Political Science and Social Theory. In 1994 I completed a PhD in Social Theory at the University of Melbourne on post-structuralist theories of the self and historical experience.

In 1995 I took up a post at Griffith University in sociology, and since then have taught sociology, communications and sociology of communications at Griffith University, UNSW and Monash University.

I have three books in the sociology of communications field 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) Over ten, years I have also co-authored three editions of an Australian sociology textbook (2003 and 2007 and forthcoming 2011) with Roberta Julian and Katie Hughes. For the latest edition I have written a new chapter contextualizing the problems of communicating climate science in Australian society. With Paul Jones (UNSW) I have co-authored Key Concepts in Media and Communications, Sage (forthcoming 2011) and am working on two new book proposals dealing with the Sociology of the Flaneur and the role of New Media in Mobile Privatisation.

Qualifications

SOCIAL THEORY

Institution: Melbourne

Year awarded: 1995

SOCIAL THEORY HONOURS - FIRST CLASS

Institution: Melbourne

Year awarded: 1988

Publications

Books

Jones, P., Holmes, D., 2011, Key concepts in media and communications, Sage, London, United Kingdom.

Holmes, D., 2009, Communication Theory: Media, Technology and Society, Sage, London UK.

Holmes, D.C., Julian, R., 2007, Australian Sociology: A Changing Society, Pearson Education Australia, French Forest, NSW.

Holmes, D.C., 2005, Communication Theory: Media, Technology and Society, Sage, London UK.

Holmes, D.C., Hughes, K., Julian, R., 2003, Australian Sociology : A Changing Society, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest NSW Australia.

Book Chapters

Holmes, D.C., 2006, The Gold Coast, in Sociology: Place, Time and Division, eds Peter Beilharz and Trevor Hogan, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 111-115.

Holmes, D.C., 2004, Cybercommuting on an information superhighway: the case of Melbourne's CityLink, in The Cybercities Reader, eds Stephen Graham, Routledge, London UK, pp. 173-178.

Holmes, D.C., 2001, Virtual Globalization: An Introduction, in Virtual Globalization: Virtual Spaces/Tourist Spaces, eds David Holmes, Routledge, London UK, pp. 1-64.

Holmes, D., James, P., Ostwald, M., 1997, Glossary, in Virtual Politics: Identity and Community in Cyberspace, Sage Publications, London UK, pp. 229-242.

Journal Articles

Holmes, D., 2011, What is 'social' about social media, Communications & Convergence Review [P], vol 3, issue 2, Korea Information Society Development Institute, Korea, pp. 105-115.

Holmes, D.C., 2007, The Fallacies and Fortunes of Interactivity in Communication Theory, Razon y Palabra (Reason & Word), vol 57, Instituto Technologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico, pp. 1-14.

Holmes, D.C., 2006, Gorman, Lyn and M McLean, David Media and Societty in the Twentieth Century: A Historical Introduction (review), Southerly [P], vol 118, University of Queensland, Australia, pp. 157-158.

Holmes, D.C., 2004, Wayne, Mike Marxism and Media Studies: Key Concepts and Contemporary Trends (review), Southerly [P], vol 112, University of Queensland, Australia, pp. 232-233.

Holmes, D.C., 2002, Transformations in the mediation of publicness: Communicative interaction in the network society, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol 7, issue 2, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Business, Israel, pp. 2-15.

Conference Proceedings

Holmes, D.C., 2009, Ritual and media: the legacies of French anthropology, Communication, Creativity and Global Citizenship: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2009, 8 July 2009 to 10 July 2009, Australian & New Zealand Communication Association Incorporated, Campbell ACT, Australia, pp. 223-233.

Holmes, D.C., 2008, Clutching at straw media: talking up the internet to open up media monopolies, Communication, Civics, Industry: proceedings of ANZCA2007, 5 July 2007 to 6 July 2007, Australian & New Zealand Communication Association and La Trobe University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-9.

Holmes, D.C., 2007, Plenty of Oxygen: Terrorism, News Media and the Politics of the Security State, World Communication Association Proceedings 2007, 27/07/07-31/07/07, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD, pp. 1-9.

Holmes, D.C., 2004, Rituals of media: remediation and community in recent sociology of communication, TASA 2004 Conference Proceedings, 8 December 2004 to 11 December 2004, The Sociological Association of Australia, Bundoora Vic Australia, pp. 1-13.

Holmes, D.C., 2003, Globalisation and urban life, Geography's New Frontiers: Conference Proceedings, 21 March 2003 - 22 March 2003, The Geographical Society of New South Wales Inc. / University of New South Wales, New South Wales Australia, pp. 135-144.

Other

Holmes, D.C., 2009, Computer-mediated communication, Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, vol encyclopedia, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks California, United States, pp. 161-164.

Holmes, D.C., 2009, New media theory, Encyclopedia of Communication Theory, vol encyclopedia, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks California, United States, pp. 684-688.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Relationships in the Era of Social Networking Sites: A Study on Facebook users in Bangladesh.

Supervisors:

Holmes, D (Main), Han, G (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The role of social constructivism in news reporting of use of solar energy in Australia.

Supervisors:

Holmes, D (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Chwastek, A.

Program of Study:

The Online Grapevine: Gossip on the Internet. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Holmes, D (Main), Coleman, E (Associate).

Student:

Hopkins, J.

Program of Study:

The monetisation of personal blogging: assembling the self and markets in Malaysia. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Yeoh, S (Main), Holmes, D (Associate).

Student:

Sullivan, R.

Program of Study:

MEDIA FRAMING OF TERRORISM AND THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY IN AUSTRALIA. (Masters) 2009.

Supervisors:

Holmes, D (Main), Ruddock, A (Associate).