Dr Simon Dawes (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France)

Simon Dawes is Senior Lecturer in Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. His research revolves around issues of media theory, history and regulation, as well as theoretical-methodological debates on citizenship, consumption, community/commons, neoliberalism, privacy, press freedom, public opinion and the public sphere, and discourse analysis. He is the founding editor of the journal Media Theory.

Natalie Foster (Routledge)

Natalie Foster has been commissioning books for the Routledge media and cultural studies list since 2003. Her list encompasses all aspects of media and cultural studies, including digital and social media, media industries, film, television, and popular culture. She particularly welcomes proposals for accessible, student-friendly books that critically examine the social and political aspects of media and visual cultures.

Professor Christine Geraghty (Glasgow University, UK)

Christine Geraghty is Emeritus Professor at Glasgow University. Her work focuses on representation, adaptations, soap opera and melodrama, and British screen and television. She is currently working on issues surrounding the casting of black, Asian and minority ethnic actors in British film and television.

Professor Joke Hermes (InHolland University, Netherlands)

Joke Hermes is Professor on Inclusion and Creative Industries, In Holland University. Her research meets the growing need for insights into how the creative industry can contribute to putting social issues on the agenda and solving social problems. Diversity and the changing divide between creators and users of creative products and services, often play a role. She is the founding editor of the European Journal of Cultural Studies.

Professor Annette Hill (Jönköping University, Sweden)

Annette Hill is Professor of Media and Communications at Jönköping University. Her research focuses on media audiences, with interests in media engagement, citizens and sustainable democracy, everyday life, genres, production studies and cultures of viewing. She is the author of ten books and over 90 articles and book chapters, and is currently co editing the Routledge Companion to Media Audiences (with Peter Lunt).

Julia Brockley (Intellect Press)

With creativity, commercial judgement, and a flair for anticipating emerging disciplinary trends, Julia has held senior-level publisher/commissioning roles at a range of companies including small specialists like Berg, and large, international, organisations including SAGE and Palgrave. Her publishing experience, which spans over 25 years, includes all product types - books, journals, reference, and digital resources. Julia is currently Senior Commissioning Editor for Media and Communication Studies at Intellect and a Senior Associate with Maverick Publishing Specialists.

Dr Dylan Mulvin (London School of Economics, UK)

Dylan Mulvin is Assistant Professor at LSE. His work draws on methods from media studies, Science and Technology Studies, gender studies, and disability studies, investigating how standards, infrastructures, and defaults encode and crystallise assumptions about human perception and behavior. He is the author of Proxies: the Cultural Work of Standing In.

Hario Priambodho (Lund University, Sweden)

Hario Priambodho is doctoral candidate in media and communication studies at Lund University, Sweden. His current research addresses the nuances of cult film screenings and events through a media audiences and industry perspective, specifically taking into consideration the notions of identity, social practices, and atmosphere as key building blocks of the phenomenon. He also has an inherent interest in examining “bad” taste and aesthetics as means for enjoyment, and previously published a book chapter on the persona construction of The Room’s Tommy Wiseau (Indiana University Press, 2022).