Laura Sinclair
Research student, School of Journalism, Media and Culture
- sinclairlm@cardiff.ac.uk
- Two Central Square, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS
Overview
Laura Sinclair (née Jones) is a PhD student at the Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies with research interests in children's media, television, gender, the feminization of journalism and nostalgia.
She holds a First Class BA in Media Communications from University of South Wales and a Masters of Research in Media, Culture and Communication from University of South Wales for the thesis titled 'The treasured memories of childhood and television: Intergenerational memory, the home and children's remake television'.
She has also previously been the editor of the JOMEC Journal and a Cardiff University Press Student Representative.
Research
Research interests
- Children's television
- Nostalgia
- Media and communications research methods
- Higher education pedagogies
- Audience research
- Feminization of journalism
- Public service broadcasting
Teaching
- Guest lecturer for Media Audiences (2015-2016)
- Coordinator of Lunchtime Conversations seminars at Continuing and Professional Education at Cardiff University (2018)
- Guest lecturer for Mediating Childhood (2019-2022)
- PGR Teaching Assistant for Mediating Childhood (2021-2022)
Thesis
An investigation into the representation of gendered parental roles in pre-school children's television.
My PhD research aims to investigate how gendered roles are understood by pre-school children from the ages of 2-4 through their parents' gendered performance in the home in comparison to the parents, families and children represented on children’s television. This research will analyse the representation of gendered roles through a multi-method approach involving both textual analysis and ethnography.
Supervisors
Publications
2022
- Sinclair, L. 2022. What do children see on CBeebies? A textual analysis of gender representation and identity on British pre-school television. Media Education Research Journal 11(1) (10.5281/zenodo.6722614)
2021
- Sinclair, L., Carter, C. and Steemers, J. 2021. How do children see themselves on screen? Children's understanding of their place on and importance of public service broadcasting. British Film Institute.
2017
- Jones, L. M., Namaani, C. and Kell, C. 2017. It isn't all about the technology: An exploration of the impact of learning space design on collaborative approaches on the digital classroom'. Presented at: 24th Annual Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, Liverpool, UK, 5-7 September 2017.
- Jones, L. M., Emmett, C. A. and Hou, E. 2017. Over the rainbow: small symbol, big impact, and uncovering 'untold' stories. Presented at: Second Annual LGBTQ Inclusivity in Higher Education Conference: Facing the Dragon, Swansea, UK, 5-6 September 2017.
- Jones, L. 2017. A nostalgic BBC education. [Online]. Children's Media Foundation. Available at: http://www.thechildrensmediafoundation.org/archives/6009/a-nostalgic-bbc-education.
- Jones, L. M. 2017. The treasured memories of childhood and television: Intergenerational memory, the home and children's remake television. Presented at: Creative Industries Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium, University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK, May 2017.
- Jones, L. M. 2017. The transition to a personal tutor to a personal coach: Success, attainment and retention for minority language students. Presented at: UK Advising and Tutoring Conference, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, UK, April 2017.
- Jones, L., Swayne, H. and Pickard, B. 2017. Student achievement: personal coaching. Presented at: University of South Wales Learning and Teaching Conference 2017, Treforest, Wales, UK, 29 June 2017.