Dr Fleur Gabriel - Researcher Profile

Biography

Fleur is an assistant lecturer in the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences and teaches in the area of communication and media studies. She completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Monash, graduating with her PhD in 2010. Her thesis developed a deconstructive approach to youth and Fleur is now developing this into a book. Fleur's research interests include post-structuralist theory, textual and discourse analysis, media culture, youth culture and questions of identity construction and representation.

Research & Supervision Interests

Youth culture, identity construction and representation; youth and new media use; media culture; post-structuralist theory, deconstuctive theory; textual and discourse analysis.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2010

HONOURS DEGREE BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004

BACHELOR OF ARTS (COMMUNICATION)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

Gabriel, F.L., 2009, Presumed innocent: the paradox of 'coming of age' and the problem of youth sexuality in Lolita and Thirteen, Platform: Journal of Media and Communication [E], vol 1, issue 1, University of Melbourne, School of Culture and Communication, Australia, pp. 47-65.

Conference Proceedings

Gabriel, F.L., 2006, The paradox of 'coming of age': deconstructing youth identity in Lolita and Thirteen, Empowerment, Creativity and Innovation: Challenging Media and Communication in the 21st Century, 4 July 2006 to 7 July 2006, Australia and New Zealand Communication Association and the University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA Australia, p. 1.

Teaching Commitment

ATS1277 Media Studies

ATS1278 Introduction to Communication Studies

ATS2450/3450 Media, Culture, Power

ATS2451/3451 Cultural and Communications Policy