Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Verity Trott is Lecturer in Digital Media Research in the School of Media, Film and Journalism.
My teaching and research practices involve developing and implementing a range of computational tools amd methods for analyzing the political, cultural and social dimensions of digital media technologies. My research typically combines data analytics with ethnographic practices to analyze digital activism, online communities, and digital cultures. My key theoretical contributions have included theorising digital networks and the characteristics of counterpublics online, particularly in relation to feminist activism (including the #MeToo movement), and understanding how digital technology is used in the production of gendered online harassment and hegemonic masculinity. You can find my research published in leading international journals including New Media & Society; Information, Communication & Society; and Feminist Media Studies.
Research profiles: Google scholar | academia.edu | researchgate
I am a founding member of the Automated Society Working Group in which I have contributed to several projects including funded research exploring the impacts of "dark" ads on Australian social media users, and Australian attitudes toward facial recognition technology.
My current research agenda continues to explore two sides of the same coin (excuse the cliche): the role of digital technology and digital platforms in feminist activism and anti-feminist backlashes (with a focus on several men's communities and groups that collectively make up what is known as the Manosphere).
Graduate Supervision
I am interested in supervising projects that relate to digital activism, feminism, online communities, platform politics and cultures of digital and automated technology. I am currently supervising projects about anti-social networks and mediatised conflict.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Online communities
- Digital activism
- Masculinities
- Feminism
- Social network and social medias
- Digital media
Network
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Barriers and drivers into young people aged 15-24 years utilising the National Careers Institute’s School Leavers Information Service
Roberts, S., Lyall, B., Smith, J., Robards, B., Trott, V., Wright, B., Waite, C. & Smith, J.
30/06/21 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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Young people’s experience with Australian public services
Robards, B., Roberts, S., Lindsay, J., Barbosa Neves, B., Ghazarian, Z., Smith, J., Laughland-Booy, J. & Trott, V.
24/01/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research
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Data Visualisation and Policymaking
Trott, V., Alan, W. & Nash, K.
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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The Politics of Data Visualisations
Allen, W., Trott, V. & Nash, K.
1/01/20 → 1/12/21
Project: Research
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Unregulated and segmented dark ads on social media: consumer education and regulatory options
Andrejevic, M., Trott, V., Fordyce, R. & Li, L.
27/08/19 → 30/08/20
Project: Research
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Automated culture: introduction
Andrejevic, M., Fordyce, R., Li, L. & Trott, V., 2023, In: Cultural Studies. 37, 1, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Young australians navigating the ‘careers information ecology’
Roberts, S., Lyall, B., Trott, V., Foeken, E., Smith, J., Robards, B., Genat, A., Graf, D., Jones, C., Marple, P., Waite, C. & Wright, B., Feb 2023, In: Youth. 3, 1, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Ad Accountability Online: A methodological approach: A methodological approach
Andrejevic, M., Fordyce, R., Li, L., Trott, V., Angus, D. & Tan, J., 10 May 2022, Everyday Automation: Experiencing and Anticipating Emerging Technologies. Pink, S., Berg, M., Lupton, D. & Ruckenstein, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 213-225 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Learn About Sentiment Analysis Using SentiStrength With Pizza Hut Twitter Data (2020)
Trott, V., 2022, United Kingdom : SAGE Research Methods Datasets.Research output: Other contribution › Other › peer-review
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Learn About Social Network Analysis in Gephi With The Guardian Australia’s Twitter Data (2020)
Trott, V., 2022, United Kingdom : SAGE Research Methods Datasets.Research output: Other contribution › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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MFJ Education Award 2020 (Innovation in Online Teaching)
Trott, Verity (Recipient), 10 Sep 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Special Commendation, Faculty of Arts Dean's Awards for Research Excellence 2021, Excellence for Research Enterprise
Robards, Brady (Recipient), Roberts, Steven (Recipient), Lyall, Ben (Recipient), Barbosa Neves, Barbara (Recipient), Ghazarian, Zareh (Recipient), Trott, Verity (Recipient), Lindsay, Jo (Recipient), Smith, J. (Recipient) & Laughland-Booy, J. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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“Dark ads and the spread of disinformation.”
Mark Andrejevic (Contributor), Robbie Fordyce (Contributor), Verity Trott (Contributor) & Luzhou Li (Contributor)
21 May 2020Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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"Illuminating Dark Ads" - Association of Internet Researchers
Mark Andrejevic (Speaker), Verity Trott (Speaker), Robbie Fordyce (Speaker) & Luzhou Li (Speaker)
27 Oct 2020 → 1 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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"Tracking Dark Ads" workshop, Creative Directions Festival, Monash University
Mark Andrejevic (Speaker), Robbie Fordyce (Speaker), Verity Trott (Speaker) & Luzhou Li (Organiser)
8 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Dark Social Spaces symposium
Luzhou Li (Speaker), Mark Andrejevic (Speaker), Robbie Fordyce (Speaker) & Verity Trott (Speaker)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Artificial Intelligence: Australia's Ethics Framework: A Submission in Response to the Discussion Paper
Robbie Fordyce (Fellow), Mark Andrejevic (Fellow), Nina Li (Fellow), Verity Trott (Fellow) & Suneel Jethani (Contributor)
31 May 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Press/Media
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Melbourne's social media sentiment + the pandemic
5/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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