Corvinus University of Budapest

Dr. Thornley Davinia

Associate Professor

Rektori szervezet / Kutatási és akadémiai közösségért felelős rektorhe / Intézetek / Marketing- és Kommunikációtudományi Intézet

Year of birth: 1971

Qualifications, scientific degrees

Higher education qualifications

2000 - 2004
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, Communication Studies (PhD/DLA képzés)
1998 - 2000
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, Communication Studies (MSc/MA)

Career

Workplaces

Important study tours, delegacies

2011, 4 months
University of North Carolina--Wilmington
2002, 4 months
Brunnenburg Exchange Program, Italy (for: St. Andrews Pres College, USA)

Language skills

Language

Speaking

Writing

Reading

Media appearance

English

Native

Yes

Language skills

Language: English

Speaking: Native

Writing: Native

Reading: Native

Media appearance: Yes

Research, professional activity

Major taught courses or fields of education:
Communication; Media Studies; Film Studies

Field of science and discipline:
humanities

Current fields of research:
Audience/Reception and Identity Studies; Media, Communication and Cultural theory

Previous fields of research:
Adaptation; Film Festivals; Indigenous Media; New Zealand/National cinema

Major research projects

2017 - 2018, Screenwriting Research Network conference and associated edited academic collection
Form of participation: leader of the research team
Moneylender: New Zealand Film Commission; Tourism New Zealand; Otago University Div. of Humanties
Further info about research: Adaptation research. I made a successful Tourism NZ-supported bid for SRN2017, a Screenwriting Research Network conference, which saw Otago host attendees from five continents. I published an edited collection from the conference proposals in 2018.

Membership in scientific or professional bodies/organizations

2022 - 2024, Member, member
NZ Association of Training and Development, national
2019 - 2022, Vice-President (NZ), leadership position (president, director etc)
Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, international
2024 - 2026, Member, member
International Communication Association, international

Board memberships and positions

2018 - 2022, Editorial board member, president or member of the editorial board
Foreign language
2009 - 2012, Editorial board member, president or member of the editorial board
Foreign language

Publications

Contacts

Location at the university

E-mail address: davinia.thornley@uni-corvinus.hu

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