Laura Sinclair
Research student, School of Journalism, Media and Culture
- sinclairlm@cardiff.ac.uk
- Two Central Square, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS
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 is also an editor of the JOMEC Journal and a Cardiff University Press Student Representative.
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'.
Research interests
- Children's television
- Nostalgia
- Media and communications research methods
- Higher education pedagogies
- Audience research
- Feminization of journalism
Teaching
- Guest lecturer for Media Audiences (2015-2016)
- Coordinator of Lunchtime Conversations seminars at Continuing and Professional Education at Cardiff University (2018-present)
- Guest lecturer for Mediating Childhood (2019)
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.
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. 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.
- Jones, L. 2017. A nostalgic BBC education. Children's Media Foundation.