Damien John O’meara
Biographic Data
| ID | 3534153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damien John O’meara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damien John |
| FAMILY NAME | O’meara |
| SIGNATURE | O’MEARA D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8715-295X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
IAMCR 2025, ‘Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet’, Singapore, 13–17 July 2025
This report covers the International Association of Media and Communication Research ( IAMCR ) conference 2025 at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It provides a snapshot of papers from more than 350 parallel sessions under the theme ‘Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet’. These reflections from three attendees identify key themes that emerged across the a…
Dossier: Sites of struggle: Television’s cultural and economic value
In the age of the Anthropocene, television can play a key role in shifting ideologies. However, achieving this is difficult when television continues to operate as a ‘site struggle’ – pulled between complex negotiations of capital and culture. If in the 20th century, scholars were interested in teasing out the value(s) of television to argue for its potential contribution to socio-cultural transformation, in the 21st century, questions of televis…
Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama
This article examines the distribution of LGBTQ+ television from the 1990s to the beginning of the 2020s. It presents new data of what queer-oriented series were distributed and where, uncovering the relationship between ‘distributive logics’ and centrally queer themes in mainstream television drama. Examining the emergence and proliferation of the ‘queer storyworld’ in anglophone markets of the US, UK, Australia, and Canada, it reveals how queer…
Queer worldbuilding in mainstream Anglophone television
This article explores the representation of LGBTQ+ characters on Anglophone television and theorises the emergence of the ‘queer storyworld’ across markets of the US, UK, Australia, and Canada from the 1990s to the 2020s. Bringing queer theory and television studies into dialogue, we conceptualise queer televisual worldbuilding as a mode of representation that foregrounds ensembles of LGBTQ+ characters and situates them within distinctly queer co…
Interviewing out lesbian, gay and bisexual creatives and executives about getting queer stories in mainstream Australian scripted television
In recent years, an expectation has emerged in Australian television production culture to include an out queer positionality as a key creative when developing gender and sexually diverse stories. However, the hidden labour of out queer writers, producers and commissioners has long been part of these processes. This paper illuminates how queer labour is a significant contributor to these stories appearing in Australian scripted television. It dra…
Australian audience reactions to the ABC’s broadcast of Tales of the City , as seen in the Green Guide letters
Mainstreaming Gays: Critical Convergences of Queer Media, Fan Cultures, and Commercial Television, Eve NG (2023)
Review of: Mainstreaming Gays: Critical Convergences of Queer Media, Fan Cultures, and Commercial Television , Eve NG (2023) Rutgers University Press, 212 pp., ISBN 978-1-97883-133-9, p/bk, USD 32.95
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary representation on Australian scripted television in the 2000s and 2010s
Over the past few decades, there has been significant industry and scholarly interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in television. Alongside this, attention has been paid to the politics of queer representation in screen and media contexts. Providing much-needed data on these issues, this article catalogues the representation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary characters in Australian scripted television since 2000. We hi…
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary representation on Australian scripted television in the 2000s and 2010s
Over the past few decades, there has been significant industry and scholarly interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in television. Alongside this, attention has been paid to the politics of queer representation in screen and media contexts. Providing much-needed data on these issues, this article catalogues the representation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary characters in Australian scripted television since 2000. We hi…
Interviewing out lesbian, gay and bisexual creatives and executives about getting queer stories in mainstream Australian scripted television
In recent years, an expectation has emerged in Australian television production culture to include an out queer positionality as a key creative when developing gender and sexually diverse stories. However, the hidden labour of out queer writers, producers and commissioners has long been part of these processes. This paper illuminates how queer labour is a significant contributor to these stories appearing in Australian scripted television. It dra…
Mainstreaming Gays: Critical Convergences of Queer Media, Fan Cultures, and Commercial Television, Eve NG (2023)
Review of: Mainstreaming Gays: Critical Convergences of Queer Media, Fan Cultures, and Commercial Television , Eve NG (2023) Rutgers University Press, 212 pp., ISBN 978-1-97883-133-9, p/bk, USD 32.95
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary representation on Australian scripted television in the 2000s and 2010s
Over the past few decades, there has been significant industry and scholarly interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in television. Alongside this, attention has been paid to the politics of queer representation in screen and media contexts. Providing much-needed data on these issues, this article catalogues the representation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary characters in Australian scripted television since 2000. We hi…
Australian audience reactions to the ABC’s broadcast of Tales of the City , as seen in the Green Guide letters
IAMCR 2025, ‘Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet’, Singapore, 13–17 July 2025
This report covers the International Association of Media and Communication Research ( IAMCR ) conference 2025 at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It provides a snapshot of papers from more than 350 parallel sessions under the theme ‘Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet’. These reflections from three attendees identify key themes that emerged across the a…
Dossier: Sites of struggle: Television’s cultural and economic value
In the age of the Anthropocene, television can play a key role in shifting ideologies. However, achieving this is difficult when television continues to operate as a ‘site struggle’ – pulled between complex negotiations of capital and culture. If in the 20th century, scholars were interested in teasing out the value(s) of television to argue for its potential contribution to socio-cultural transformation, in the 21st century, questions of televis…
Distributing queer storyworlds in US, UK, Australian, and Canadian mainstream television drama
This article examines the distribution of LGBTQ+ television from the 1990s to the beginning of the 2020s. It presents new data of what queer-oriented series were distributed and where, uncovering the relationship between ‘distributive logics’ and centrally queer themes in mainstream television drama. Examining the emergence and proliferation of the ‘queer storyworld’ in anglophone markets of the US, UK, Australia, and Canada, it reveals how queer…
Queer worldbuilding in mainstream Anglophone television
This article explores the representation of LGBTQ+ characters on Anglophone television and theorises the emergence of the ‘queer storyworld’ across markets of the US, UK, Australia, and Canada from the 1990s to the 2020s. Bringing queer theory and television studies into dialogue, we conceptualise queer televisual worldbuilding as a mode of representation that foregrounds ensembles of LGBTQ+ characters and situates them within distinctly queer co…
Interviewing out lesbian, gay and bisexual creatives and executives about getting queer stories in mainstream Australian scripted television
In recent years, an expectation has emerged in Australian television production culture to include an out queer positionality as a key creative when developing gender and sexually diverse stories. However, the hidden labour of out queer writers, producers and commissioners has long been part of these processes. This paper illuminates how queer labour is a significant contributor to these stories appearing in Australian scripted television. It dra…
Asian Culture and Media Studies (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Queer (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works) · Representation (politics) (2 works) · Television studies (2 works)