Mr Philip Dearman
Lecturer in Communications and Writing
Philip has a PhD in Communication Studies, from Monash University . His thesis titled Computerised Information Systems and Professional Autonomy: The Record of Social Work examined the impact of computerised information and communication technologies on the practical and intellectual dimensions of professional autonomy.
Philip teaches upper level units in the Communications major: COM2411/3411 Media, Culture, Power; COM2413/3413 Cultural & Communications Policy; and COM2417/3417 Virtual Cultures.
He is currently Chair of the Committee of Academic Programs (CAPs), School Undergraduate Coordinator, and the Gippsland campus Coordinator of Study Abroad programs.
Philip is a member of the editorial board of Southern Review: Communication, Politics & Culture ( http://www.rmit.edu.au/appliedcommunication/sr )
Research Interests / Publications
Research Interests
Philip is working on a range of research projects. His interests lie in debates about media and democracy, the use of new media in off-campus learning, the historical development of radio, representations of labour, and theories of mass communication and culture.
Philip is interested in supervising honours and post-graduate research in the following areas:
theories and histories of communication and technology; communication systems and e-government; (new) media policy and regulation; multi-media and e-learning (podcasting, blogging, wiki-writing); cultural representations of labour; radio production and radio cultures; media and sport.
Publications
Dearman, P. & Galloway, C. (2005) Putting podcasting into perspective', presented at Radio Conference 2005, RMIT University , Melbourne , and available electronically via http://search.informit.com.au .
Dearman, P. (2005) Computerised social casework recording: Autonomy and control in Australia 's income support agency, in Labor Studies Journal, 30(1), 47-65.
Dearman, P. (2003) The online university as managerial investment in transforming spaces for autonomous judgement', in Southern Review: Communication, Politics & Culture, 36(2), 25-39.
Dearman, P. (2000) Casework recording procedures: accounting for the development of ethical judgement', in Refereed Papers, Australian & New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference, University of Southern Cross , 155-164.
Contact Details
- Phone:
- 03 9902 6322 or 5122 6322
- Fax:
- 03 9902 6359 or 5122 6359
- Office:
- 1E120
- Email:
- Philip.Dearman@arts.monash.edu.au
- Address:
- School of Humanities, Communications & Social
Sciences
Monash University, Gippsland Campus
Northways Road,
Churchill, Victoria 3842