Comerford, Chris M.

Comerford, Chris M. Dr.

Lecturer, Communication and Media

ccomerfo@uow.edu.au

https://chriscomerford33.wixsite.com/hecticacademic

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published in Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published in Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2018	Why did we dodge this? mediating story, stunts and special effects through the Matrix's bullet time Published in Peephole Journal

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am currently completing two research projects. The first is a sole-authored exploration of cinematic television, analysing the production and reception strategies involved television series with filmic sensibilities. The second is a co-authored practical project regarding the use of social media in tertiary classrooms, through the concepts of affinity learning and serious leisure.

Available for Collaborative Projects

Member Of

Australian Association of Writing Programs 2019 -
Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 2019 -
Graphic Justice Research Alliance 2015 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Archive-lensing of fan franchise histories: Chronicle, guide, catalyst Published In Transformative Works and Cultures
2021	Coconuts, Custom-Play & COVID-19: Social Isolation, Serious Leisure and Personas in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Published In Persona Studies
2020	"The Uses of Cinema:" SSAAANZ 2018 Conference Review Published In Film Criticism
2020	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2020	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	"The Uses of Cinema:" SSAAANZ 2018 Conference Review Published In Film Criticism
2019	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2018	Participatory toolboxes: Franchise fan wikis as tools of textual production Published In Participations: journal of audience and reception studies
2018	Why did we dodge this? mediating story, stunts and special effects through the Matrix's bullet time Published In Peephole Journal
2017	“The Superhero Costume” Published In Studies in Costume & Performance
2016	Ambiguous Heroism: Anti-Heroes and the Pharmakon of Justice Published In Interactive Media

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Personal Heroism Through Fact and Fiction Safeguarding Truth and Freedom in the Utopia of Star Trek and the Whistle-Blowing of Edward Snowden Published In Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century Applied and Emerging Perspectives Publisher New York
2018	Personal heroism through fact and fiction: Safeguarding truth and freedom in the utopia of star trek and the whistle-blowing of Edward Snowden Published In Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century: Applied and Emerging Perspectives Publisher Routledge
2015	The hero we need, not the one we deserve: Vigilantism and the state of exception in Batman Incorporated Published In Graphic Justice: Intersections of Comics and Law
2015	The hero we need, not the one we deserve: vigilantism and the state of exception in Batman Incorporated Published In Graphic Justice Intersections of Comics and Law Publisher New York

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Recollected Self: How Tertiary Students Navigate Self-Disclosure in Learning and Assessment	Stone, Derrick

Reviewer Of

Frontiers in Psychology (Journal) 2018 -
Heroism Science (Journal) 2018 -
Participations: journal of audience and reception studies (Journal) 2018

Professional Service Activities

Heroism Science: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Editorial Board Meme 2017 -

Education And Training

B.A. in (Honours), English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Sydney, School of Humanities and the Arts 2009 - 2012
Ph.D. in Communications and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney, School of Communications 2013 - 2016

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-7807 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2019	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published in Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published in Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2018	Why did we dodge this? mediating story, stunts and special effects through the Matrix's bullet time Published in Peephole Journal

Research Areas

Research Overview

I am currently completing two research projects. The first is a sole-authored exploration of cinematic television, analysing the production and reception strategies involved television series with filmic sensibilities. The second is a co-authored practical project regarding the use of social media in tertiary classrooms, through the concepts of affinity learning and serious leisure.

Member Of

Australian Association of Writing Programs 2019 -
Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 2019 -
Graphic Justice Research Alliance 2015 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2022	Archive-lensing of fan franchise histories: Chronicle, guide, catalyst Published In Transformative Works and Cultures
2021	Coconuts, Custom-Play & COVID-19: Social Isolation, Serious Leisure and Personas in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Published In Persona Studies
2020	"The Uses of Cinema:" SSAAANZ 2018 Conference Review Published In Film Criticism
2020	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2020	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	"The Uses of Cinema:" SSAAANZ 2018 Conference Review Published In Film Criticism
2019	Twenty-First Century Transhumanism: Adapting, Franchising and Participating in Modern Cyberpunk Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2019	“If You’re Good at Something, Never Do it For Free”: Cinematic Supervillains, Narrative Effectiveness and Brand-Building Published In Refractory: a journal of entertainment media
2018	Participatory toolboxes: Franchise fan wikis as tools of textual production Published In Participations: journal of audience and reception studies
2018	Why did we dodge this? mediating story, stunts and special effects through the Matrix's bullet time Published In Peephole Journal
2017	“The Superhero Costume” Published In Studies in Costume & Performance
2016	Ambiguous Heroism: Anti-Heroes and the Pharmakon of Justice Published In Interactive Media

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Personal Heroism Through Fact and Fiction Safeguarding Truth and Freedom in the Utopia of Star Trek and the Whistle-Blowing of Edward Snowden Published In Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century Applied and Emerging Perspectives Publisher New York
2018	Personal heroism through fact and fiction: Safeguarding truth and freedom in the utopia of star trek and the whistle-blowing of Edward Snowden Published In Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century: Applied and Emerging Perspectives Publisher Routledge
2015	The hero we need, not the one we deserve: Vigilantism and the state of exception in Batman Incorporated Published In Graphic Justice: Intersections of Comics and Law
2015	The hero we need, not the one we deserve: vigilantism and the state of exception in Batman Incorporated Published In Graphic Justice Intersections of Comics and Law Publisher New York

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Recollected Self: How Tertiary Students Navigate Self-Disclosure in Learning and Assessment	Stone, Derrick

Reviewer Of

Frontiers in Psychology (Journal) 2018 -
Heroism Science (Journal) 2018 -
Participations: journal of audience and reception studies (Journal) 2018

Professional Service Activities

Heroism Science: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Editorial Board Meme 2017 -

Education And Training

B.A. in (Honours), English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Sydney, School of Humanities and the Arts 2009 - 2012
Ph.D. in Communications and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney, School of Communications 2013 - 2016

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-7807 (confirmed)

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