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Personal profile

Current research activities

I'm currently working on a number of research projects focused on textual analysis and assessment in higher education

Beyond the Space Jockey: Transmedia Storytelling in the Alien Universe.
Cyclical Rubric Co-creation in the Dialogic Learning & Assessment Environment
Liminal Space & Claustrophobia in the works of John Carpenter.
World Wrestling Entertainment and the Paratextual Universe
Analysing Discourse in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Universe through Multiple Modalities.

Desired research direction

My future research activities will focus on:

Mapping assessment practices in the the school of Media Culture & Society here at UWS.
Developing rubrics for sustainabale assessment practices

Target collaborative organisations

National Association for Writers in Education (NAWE)

The Professional Wrestling Studies Association (PWSA)

Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association (MPCA/ACA)

Area of academic expertise - outline

Screenwriting
Textual Analysis
Paratextuality
Film & Television
Assessment in Higher Education

Keywords

PN1993 Motion Pictures
Screenwriting
Semiotics
Narratology
PN1990 Broadcasting
Paratext
Convergence
LB2300 Higher Education
Rubrics
Assessment
sustainablity,
PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Playwriting
Performance

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Research Output 2009 2018

7 Paper
1 Chapter
1 Article
1 Digital or Visual Products
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- 1 Web publication/site

Analysing discourse in sports entertainment through multiple modalities

Quinn, J. & Silveira, C. 2 Apr 2018 In : The Popular Culture Studies Journal. 6, 1, p. 189-203 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

entertainment

Sports

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discourse

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Sports entertainment: toward a high concept of professional wrestling

Quinn, J. 8 Oct 2018 (Accepted/In press) Convergent wrestling: participatory culture, transmedia storytelling, and intertextuality in the squared circle. Reinhard , C. D. & Olson, C. J. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, (The Cultural Politics of Media and Popular Culture)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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