Dr Claire Whitley

Associate Lecturer (Teaching Specialist (Acad))

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

(08)82015729

claire.whitley@flinders.edu.au

Bedford Park

GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Claire Whitley is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Arts. She holds a PhD in Screen and Media, where her interests include Hollywood film comedy, media aligned with popular feminism, "unruly" femininity, and industrial responses to socio-cultural trends. Her post-doctorate work has focused largely on fan practices in new media spaces and filmic backlash to heightened discourses of intersectional feminism in popular culture. Her scholarship of learning and teaching interests include assessment practices, transition pedagogy, and feedback literacy.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Screen & Media)

Bachelor of Arts (Hons)

Key responsibilities

(2024 - 2026) CHASS Student Success and Engagement Coordinator

Topic coordinator

SCME2001 Television Studies

SCME2003 Truth and Lies: Documentary Media

SCME3102 Gender Trouble: Media, Gender, Sexuality

SCME2104 Popular Genres

Topic lecturer

CREA1001 Introduction to the Creative Arts