The Audience Project (TAP)
The Audience Project (TAP)
The Audience Project (TAP) research group aims to encourage, produce and disseminate innovative audience research. It draws together scholars from across the University, promotes submissions to major funding bodies and invites collaboration with external partners.
Particular interests include memories of cinema-going; contemporary audiences; audience engagement with cinema heritage; genre and audiences; sound art; gender identity; digital media and youth; fandom; celebrity and popular culture; distribution and exhibition practices; digital humanities, and reception studies.
Research carried out in The Audience Project (TAP) has made significant contributions to the development of this subject on a national and international level, securing external funding (see, for example, the AHRC-funded Italian Cinema Audiences and European Cinema Audiences, and the BA-funded Turning your Back to the Audience).
Related courses
- Art and Design Foundation (Foundation Diploma)
- Film (BA (Hons))
- Fine Art (BA (Hons))
- Music (BA (Hons))
- Photography (BA (Hons))
Research Impact
Our activities include:
- Research seminars, lectures and workshops with national and international speakers
- Conferences and networking events
- Funding and collaborative applications
- PhD students in audiences and reception studies
- Thematic publications
- Establish connections with industrial partners both locally, nationally and internationally
- Internship and volunteering opportunities
- Impact activities with the local community
Membership
Staff
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Silvia Dibeltulo | Senior Lecturer in Communication, Media and Culture | sdibeltulo@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Hanna Klien-Thomas | Research Fellow | hklien-thomas@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Dalila Missero | Research Fellow | dmissero@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Maya Nedyalkova | Research Fellow | mnedyalkova@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Alessandra Palidda | Senior Lecturer in Music | apalidda@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Michele Paule | Senior Lecturer in Communication, Media and Culture | mpaule@brookes.ac.uk |
| Professor Daniela Treveri Gennari | Professor of Cinema Studies | dtreveri-gennari@brookes.ac.uk |
| Dr Pete Turner | Lecturer in Film and Digital Media Production, and Subject Coordinator | peteturner@brookes.ac.uk |
| Professor Paul Whitty | Head of School of Arts | pwhitty@brookes.ac.uk |