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Dr Kay Hearn

Kay is an Honorary Lecturer within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Canberra, 2008.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

  • Hearn, K. (2021). Peppa Pig is Gangsta: China's Challenging Memes. Tracing Behind the Image: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Visual Literacy (76-85). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004438392.

Journal Articles

Journal Articles

  • Hearn, K. (2016). Disasters, Corruption, Propaganda and Spin. China Media Research, 12(2), 15-22.

Book Chapters

  • Hearn, K. (2014). Hacking, Nationalism, Democracy and Cyberwarfare in the People’s Republic of China: A Centre/Margin Perspective. State, Society and Information Technology in Asia (111-133). Ashgate Publishing Limited.

Journal Articles

  • Hearn, K. (2010). Official/ Unofficial: Information Management and Social Association. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39(3), 211-241.

Conference Publications

  • Hearn, K., Williams, T., Mahncke, R. (2010). International relations and cyber attacks: Official and unofficial discourse.. Proceedings of The 11th Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference (7-12). Security Research Centre, Edith Cowan University.

Journal Articles

  • Hearn, K. (2009). The management of China's blogosphere boke (blog). Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, 23(6), 887-901.

Conference Publications

  • Hearn, K., Mahncke, R., Williams, T. (2009). Culture jamming: from activism to hactivism. Proceedings of the 10th Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference (13-17). Centre for Security Research, Edith Cowan University.

Conference Publications

  • Hearn, K., Willis, A. (2008). Lei Feng Lives on in Cyberspace. Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (248-255). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/1413634.1413682.

Creative Arts Research Outputs

  • Hearn, K., Shoesmith, B. (2007). New Threats New Walls: the Internet in China. Politics of a digital present: Fibreculture Reader: An Inventory of Australian Net Culture Criticism and Theory, H. Brown et al.. Fibreculture Publications.

Journal Articles

  • Shoesmith, B., Hearn, K. (2004). Exploring the roles of elites in managing the Chinese internet. Javnost, 11(1), 101-114.

Conference Publications

  • Shoesmith, B., Hearn, K. (2001). New threats, new walls: the internet in China. Politics of a Digital Present -- An Inventory of Australian Net Culture, Criticism and Theory (0). Fibreculture Publications.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, GambleAware and DrinkAware: The delivery of responsibility communication by risk-industry social aspects public relations organisations
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Media Framing of the Double Reduction Policy in China 2019-2024

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Arts by Research, Public relations crisis management during the melamine-tainted milk crisis in China

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Education, Content and Frames of ©WeChat and Chinese State Media A critical literacy reflection of the narratives during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic
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