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Culture and economy

Summary

Associate Professor Guy Redden has an MA from Cardiff University and a PhD from the University of Queensland. He has previously lectured at the universities of Queensland, Lincoln (UK) and Prince of Songkla (Thailand).

Guy's research revolves around the relationships between culture and economy. Among his interests are commodification, alternative cultures, religion and the moralisation of consumption/lifestyle. He has done work about the New Age movement, lifestyle TV, binge drinking, the counter-globalisation movement, cross-cultural exchange, and alternative media on the Internet. He is also interested in the nature and scope of the discipline of cultural studies and the potential of online academic publishing, having previously been an editor of M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture.

 

Supervisor

Associate Professor Guy Redden.

Research location

Gender and Cultural Studies, School of Humanities (SOH)

Synopsis

Research interests

  • culture and economy
  • consumer culture
  • alternative cultures (including online)
  • religion
  • lifestyle television
  • intercultural studies
  • cultural theory

Additional information

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3144