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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Whitney Monaghan is a Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. She is a teacher of media, strategic communications, film and screen studies and a research expert in queer and feminist media studies.
Her PhD research on the representation of queer girlhood is published as the monograph Queer Girls, Temporality and Screen Media: Not ‘Just a Phase’ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). She is the co-author of Queer Theory Now: From Foundations to Futures (Red Globe Press, 2019) and co-editor of Screening Scarlett Johansson: Gender, Genre, Stardom (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Dr Monaghan has additional research interests in television cultures, teen screen cultures and media studies pedagogy. Her current projects seek to examine LGBTIQ representation on screen, uncover Australia's queer TV histories, and establish best practice for teaching screen and media studies in a post-pandemic world.
Dr Monaghan is also the founder and co-editor of Peephole Journal and coordinator of the Melbourne Women in Film Festival.
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
- Queer Theory
- Feminist Media Studies
- Gender and sexuality
- Media representation
- Television
- Television Studies
- Media Studies
- Social Justice
Network
Projects
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Queer Television in Australia: Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals on the Small Screen from 1970 to 2000
11/02/19 → 29/03/19
Project: Research
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Coming out in a ‘faux-lesbian comedy’: authenticity and queer identity in MTV’s faking it
Monaghan, W., 2022, In: Continuum. 36, 3, p. 352-363 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Doing (Queer) Time in Wentworth
Monaghan, W., 2022, TV Transformations & Transgressive Women: From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth. O'Meara, R., Dwyer, T., Taylor, S. & Batty, C. (eds.). Oxford UK: Peter Lang Publishing, Vol. 4. p. 227-242 16 p. (TV Transformations & Transgressive Women; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Feminism at the movies: sex, gender, and identity in contemporary American teen cinema
Monaghan, W., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Feminist Media Studies. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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“#Bughead is Endgame”: civic meaning-making in riverdale anti-fandom and shipping practices on tumblr
Burkhardt, E., Trott, V. & Monaghan, W., 1 Sep 2022, In: Television & New Media. 23, 6, p. 646-662 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Post-gay television: LGBTQ representation and the negotiation of ‘normal’ in MTV’s Faking It
Monaghan, W., Apr 2021, In: Media, Culture and Society. 43, 3, p. 428-443 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Popular Communication (Journal)
Whitney Monaghan (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Continuum (Journal)
Whitney Monaghan (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Routledge (Publisher)
Whitney Monaghan (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Journal of Homosexuality (Journal)
Whitney Monaghan (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Feminist Media Studies (Journal)
Whitney Monaghan (Peer reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press/Media
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Teen sex on TV is more realistic than ever. Is this a good thing?
27/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'I'm Here Because of the Internet': How Web Series Made New TV Stars
1/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment