Dr Megan Le Masurier
BA (Hons) Sydney, PhD (Media and Communications) Sydney, ASCM (Associate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
Senior Lecturer
Degree Director, Master of Publishing
A20 - John Woolley Building
The University of Sydney
Telephone | +61 2 9351 3628 |
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Biographical details
Megan Le Masurier began working for the Department of Media and Communications in 2005 and teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. She studied music at the Sydney Conservatorium, graduated with Honours in History from the University of Sydney and received her PhD there in 2008. Her professional life began briefly in the academy, after which she worked in the magazine industry for many years (as journalist and editor). She is currently researching and writing a book on Slow Magazines: Indies in Print in a Digital Age.
Research interests
- Magazine studies: history, theory, practice
- Popular feminism
- Slow journalism
- Independent magazines
Teaching and supervision
Consultation Times
Thursdays 3 - 5pm
Current research students
Project title | Research student |
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Our Boy: Making Australian Men | Rachael BOLTON |
Crafting At Home and Online: Rethinking the value of domestic life through blogs and social media. | Julia LIMB |
Not 'just like us': A study of how queers read celebrity media | Lucy WATSON |
Selected grants
2011
- The Genres of Journalism: News to Narrative; Giles F, Le Masurier M; School of Letters, Art and Media/ARC Assistance Scheme.
2009
- Supporting Postgraduate Students' Writing; Mahboob A, Dyson B, Been B, Le Masurier M, Katz L; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Small Teaching Improvement and Equipment (TIES) Grant.
Selected publications
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Slow Journalism (Routledge, 2018)
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