Assoc Prof Brett Hutchins - Researcher Profile

Biography

I graduated from the sociology program at the University of Queensland in 2001, receiving the ‘Dean’s Commendation for an Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis’ (Ph.D.). After spending three years at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, I joined Monash University in 2005.

My current research investigates the social, economic and political implications of technological transformation and, in particular, the movement from analogue-print to digital-convergent media systems. This transformation is explored through case studies that examine sports media, environmental media and protest, and online and digital media communications. I am the co-author (with David Rowe) of Sport Beyond Television: The Internet, Digital Media and the Rise of Networked Media Sport, which is published by Routledge in New York (2012). My many articles and chapters have appeared in widely-read and cited international journals and edited collections, including Media, Culture & Society, Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, New Media & Society, Information, Communication & Society, European Journal of Cultural Studies and Television & New Media.

I also enjoy supervising postgraduate researchers working on a range of topics, including sports media, e-government, online gaming, and social networking sites. In addition to writing opinion pieces for national newspapers, I am a regular commentator on media culture and sport for print, broadcast and digital news outlets.

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 2001

MASTER OF ARTS

Institution: University of Canberra

Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: University of Canberra

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Books

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D., 2012, Sport Beyond Television: The Internet, Digital Media and the Rise of Networked Media Sport, Routledge, New York USA.

Van Krieken, R., Habibis, D., Smith, P., Hutchins, B., Haralambos, M., Holborn, M., 2006, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest NSW Australia.

Hutchins, B., 2002, Don Bradman: Challenging the Myth, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Book Chapters

Hutchins, B., Lester, L., 2011, Politics, power and online protest in an age of environmental conflict, in Transnational Protests and the Media, eds Simon Cottle and Libby Lester, Peter Lang, New York, USA, pp. 159-171.

Hutchins, B., 2009, 26 January 1981. The opening of the Australian Institute of Sport: The government takes control of the national pastime, in Turning Points in Australian History, eds Martin Crotty and David Andrew Roberts, UNSW Press, Sydney, Australia, pp. 198-210.

Hutchins, B., 2007, The Problem of Sport and Social Cohesion, in Social Cohesion in Australia, eds James Jupp, John Nieuwenhuysen and Emma Dawson, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, pp. 170-181.

Hutchins, B., 2006, Sport history between the modern and postmodern, in Deconstructing Sport History, eds Murray G. Phillips, SUNY Press, Albany USA, pp. 55-73.

McKay, J., Mikosza, J., Hutchins, B., 2005, "Gentlemen, the Lunchbox has Landed": Representations of Masculinities and Men's Bodies in the Popular Media, in Handbook of Studies on Men & Masculinities, eds Michael S. Kimmel, Jeff Hearn, R.W Connell, Sage Publications Ltd, London UK, pp. 270-288.

Phillips, M., Hutchins, B., Stewart, B., 2005, The Media Sport Cultural Complex: Football and Fan Resistance in Australia, in Political Economy of Sport, eds J. Nauright, K.S. Schimmel, Palgrave, London UK, pp. 85-103.

Hutchins, B., 2005, Unity, Difference and the 'National game': Cricket and Australian National Identity, in Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age: Following On, eds Stephen Wagg, Routledge, Abingdon UK, pp. 9-27.

Hutchins, B., Phillips, M.G., 1999, The global union: globalization and the Rugby World Cup, in Making the Rugby World: Race, Gender, Commerce, eds Timothy J.L. Chandler and John Nauright, Frank Cass Publishers, London, United Kingdom; Portland Oregon, United States, pp. 149-164.

Hutchins, B., 1998, Analysing sporting violence: history, theory, context, and figurations, in All Part of the Game, eds Dennis Hemphill, Walla Walla Press, Petersham NSW, Australia, pp. 19-39.

Journal Articles

Lester, L., Hutchins, B., 2012, Journalism, the environment and the new media politics of invisibility, Australian Journalism Review [P], vol 34, issue 2, Journalism Education Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 19-31.

Lester, L., Hutchins, B., 2012, Soft journalism, politics and environmental risk: An Australian story, Journalism [P], vol 13, issue 5, Sage Publications Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 654-667.

Lester, L., Hutchins, B., 2012, The power of the unseen: environmental conflict, the media and invisibility, Media, Culture and Society [P], vol 34, issue 7, Sage Publications Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 847-863.

Scibilia, M., Hutchins, B., 2011, High-stakes television: fan engagement, market literacy and the battle for sports content, Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: Quarterly Journal of Media Research and Resources [P], vol 141, University of Queensland, Australia, pp. 26-37.

Hutchins, B., 2011, Muddling through: the evolving relationship between sport, the internet and broadband media, Telecommunication Journal of Australia [E], vol 61, issue 4, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, pp. 1-13.

Hutchins, B., 2011, The acceleration of media sport culture: Twitter, telepresence and online messaging, Information Communication and Society [P], vol 14, issue 2, Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 237-257.

Ruddock, A., Hutchins, B., Rowe, D., 2010, Contradictions in media sport culture: the reinscription of football supporter traditions through online media, European Journal of Cultural Studies [P], vol 13, issue 3, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, pp. 323-339.

Rowe, D., Ruddock, A., Hutchins, B., 2010, Cultures of complaint. Online fan message boards and networked digital media sport communities, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technology [P], vol 16, issue 3, SAGE, London United Kingdom, pp. 298-315.

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D., 2010, Reconfiguring media sport for the online world: An inquiry into "sports news and digital media", International Journal of Communication [P], vol 4, USC Annenberg Press, USA, pp. 696-718.

Hutchins, B., Mikosza, J., 2010, The web 2.0 olympics: athlete blogging, social networking and policy contradictions at the 2008 Beijing Games, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technology [P], vol 16, issue 3, SAGE, United Kingdom, pp. 279-297.

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D.C., Ruddock, A.D., 2009, "It's fantasy football made real": networked media sport, the internet, and the Hybrid reality of MyFootballClub, Sociology Of Sport Journal [P], vol 26, issue 1, Human Kinetics, United States, pp. 89-106.

Freeman, J.A., Hutchins, B., 2009, Balancing the digital democratic defict? E-government, Media International Australia Incorporating Culture ..., vol 130, University of Queensland, School of E, MS and AH in association with Centre for CCS, St Lucia Qld, Australia, pp. 17-27.

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D.C., 2009, Broadcasters under pressure: the growing power of telecommunications and digital media companies in the sports market, FlowTV [E], vol 10, issue 10, Department of Radio, Television and Film; University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX, United States, pp. 1-6.

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D.C., 2009, From broadcast scarcity to digital plenitude: The changing dynamics of the media sport content economy, Television and New Media [P], vol 10, issue 4, SAGE Publications, United States, pp. 354-370.

Lester, L., Hutchins, B., 2009, Power games: environmental protest, news media and the internet, Media, Culture and Society [P], vol 31, issue 4, SAGE Publications, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi and Singapore, pp. 579-595.

Hutchins, B., 2008, Signs of meta-change in second modernity: the growth of e-sport and the World Cyber Games, New Media & Society, vol 10, issue 6, Sage Publications Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 851-869.

Hutchins, B., 2007, Public culture, independent online news and the Tasmanian Times, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, vol 8, issue 2, Sage, London, UK, pp. 205-225.

Hutchins, B., Lester, L., 2006, Environmental protest and tap-dancing with the media in the information age, Media, Culture and Society, vol 28, issue 3, SAGE publications Ltd, UK, pp. 433-451.

Hutchins, B., 2005, "The Boy from Bowral': the role of the bush in the legend of Sir Donald Bradman, Journal of Australian Studies, vol 29, issue 86, University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld. Australia, pp. 29-35.

Hutchins, B., 2004, Castells, regional news media and the information age, Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, vol 18, issue 4, Taylor and Francis Ltd, Oxfordshire UK, pp. 577-590.

Gregory, L., Hutchins, B., 2004, Everyday editorial practices and the public sphere: analysing the letters to the editor page of a regional newspaper, Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy, vol 112, issue August, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, University of Queensland, St. Lucia Qld Australia, pp. 186-200.

Phillips, M.G., Hutchins, B., 2003, Losing control of the ball: the political economy of football and the media in Australia, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol 27, issue 3, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks California USA, pp. 215-232.

Hutchins, B., 2001, Social-conservatism, Australian politics and cricket: the triumuvate of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Sir Robert Mezies and Sir Donald Bradman, Journal of Australian Studies, issue 67, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia Qld Australia, pp. 56-66.

McKay, J., Hutchins, B., Mikosza, J., 2000, Shame and Scandal in the Family: Media Narratives of the IOC/SOCC Scandal Matrix, Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies, vol IX, International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western Ontario Canada, pp. 25-48.

Hutchins, B., 2000, The Uses of Nostalgia: An Analysis of Don Bradman and Cricket, Social Alternatives, vol 19, issue 2, University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld Australia, pp. 35-39.

Hutchins, B., Mikosza, J., 1998, Australian rugby league and violence 1970 to 1995: a case study in the maintenance of masculine hegemony, Journal of Sociology [P], vol 34, issue 3, SAGE Publications, United Kingdom, pp. 246-263.

Phillips, M., Hutchins, B., 1998, From independence to a reconstituted hegemoney: Rugby League and television in Australia, Journal of Australian Studies [P], vol 58, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia Qld, Australia, pp. 134-147.

Hutchins, B., 1998, Global processs and the Rugby Union World Cup, Football Studies [P], vol 1, issue 2, Football Studies Group, Brisbane Qld, Australia, pp. 34-54.

Hutchins, B., 1997, Mediated violence: the case of State of Origin Rugby League, Sporting Traditions [P], vol 13, issue 2, The Australian Society for Sports History, Australia, pp. 19-39.

Hutchins, B., Phillips, M., 1997, Selling permissible violence: the commodification of Australian rugby league 1970-1995, International Review for the Sociology of Sport [P], vol 32, issue 2, SAGE Publications, London, Thousands Oaks, CA, New Delhi, pp. 161-176.

Conference Proceedings

Hutchins, B., 2011, 'Robbing the world's largest jewelry store'? digital sports piracy, industry hyperbole, and barriers to an alternative online business model, Proceedings of the 2011 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference. Communication on the Edge: Shifting Boundaries and Identities, 6 July 2011 to 8 July 2011, Australian and New Zealand Communication Association, http://www.anzca.net/conferences/anzca11-proceedings.html, pp. 1-10.

Hutchins, B., Rowe, D.C., 2009, 'A battle between engraged bulls': The 2009 Australian Senate Inquiry into sports news and digital media, Record of the Communications Policy and Research Forum 2009, 19 November 2009 to 20 November 2009, Network Insight Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 165-175.

Hutchins, B., 2007, The pressing need to investigate local and regional media in a global age, New Perspectives of Media Studies in the Digital Era, 5 October 2007 to 6 October 2007, BK21 Digital Media and Communication in Korea and Institute of Communication Research, Korea, pp. 33-44.

Hutchins, B., 2006, Computer gaming, media and e-Sport, TASA 2006 Conference Proceedings, 4 December 2006 to 7 December 2006, Sociologial Association of Australia, Perth WA Australia, pp. 1-9.

Hutchins, B., 2005, Public culture, celebrity and independent online news, TASA 2005 Conference Proceedings, 6 December 2005 to 8 December 2005, Sociological Association of Australia, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 1-11.

Other

Hutchins, B., 1996, Rugby wars: the changing face of football, Sporting Traditions, vol 13, issue 1, The Australian Society for Sports History, Australia, pp. 151-162.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

'What is the importance of soccer (association football) to Australia?' .

Supervisors:

Heenan, T (Joint-co), Hutchins, B (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Branding Australia.

Supervisors:

Gibson, M (Main), Hutchins, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Convergence and radio in New Zealand: investigating convergence processes through the New Zealand radio industry.

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Homan, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Growing up Networked - a critical analysis of the issues and complexitites surrounding reactive strategy and future policy design in the area of youth cyber-safety..

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Ruddock, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Journalism and news cultures Journalistic practices and online media in the Chilean newsroom .

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Baker, A (Associate), Johnson, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Re-imagining the Filipino Diaspora in the Digital Age: Exploring the Rituals and Rhetoric of Conten.

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Homan, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Rethiking theatre and performance and its digital double.

Supervisors:

Snow, P (Main), Hutchins, B (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Voting in post-industrial democracies: the changing relationship between education, occupation and political attitudes.

Supervisors:

Economou, N (Joint-co), Hutchins, B (Joint).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Budarick, J.

Program of Study:

Seeking security in an unstable world: media and the Iranian-Australian diaspora. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

De La Fuente, E (Main), Hutchins, B (Associate).

Student:

Freeman, J.

Program of Study:

Local e-government: politics and civic participation. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Murphy, P (Associate), Ruddock, A (Associate).

Student:

Haupt, H.

Program of Study:

The social experience of online console video gaming in South Africa. (Masters) 2011.

Supervisors:

Hutchins, B (Main), Bezuidenhout, R (Associate).

Student:

Hermida, R.

Program of Study:

Between discourse and practice: constitutional rhetoric and political reality in Philippine society in light of the Habermasian theory of law and democracy. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Murphy, P (Main), Hutchins, B (Associate).

Student:

Veerapen, M.

Program of Study:

Leading a symbembodied life: a phenomenological investigation of Second Life. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Grant, S (Main), Snow, P (Associate), Hutchins, B (Associate).