Roslyn Weaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roslyn Weaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roslyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Weaver |
| SIGNATURE | WEAVER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Popular Fiction
This chapter discusses the history of popular fiction in Australia. The question of place has always been central to Australian fiction, not only as a thematic element but also as a critical or political preoccupation. In part, this is because popular fiction writers, wanting to attract broad audiences, either exploited their Australian content to appeal to international readers or have excised the local to produce a generic and thus more readily…
Medical professionalism on television
Previous research has pointed to the role television can play in informing health practices and beliefs. Within the academic setting in particular, some educators have raised concerns about the influence of medical dramas on students. Less research, however, draws on the perspectives of students, and this study therefore explores medical students' perceptions of medical practice and professionalism in popular medical television programmes. Qualit…
Tragic heroes, moral guides and activists
Newspapers are a highly influential media that reflect and powerfully influence the views and cultural practices of individuals and societies. Study of phenomena using the media as a lens can provide new insights and understandings into how a phenomenon is culturally constructed and understood. This current study sought to explore media coverage of maternal grief following child death and loss. Articles published in major Australian newspapers ov…
Tragic heroes, moral guides and activists
Newspapers are a highly influential media that reflect and powerfully influence the views and cultural practices of individuals and societies. Study of phenomena using the media as a lens can provide new insights and understandings into how a phenomenon is culturally constructed and understood. This current study sought to explore media coverage of maternal grief following child death and loss. Articles published in major Australian newspapers ov…
Tragic heroes, moral guides and activists
Newspapers are a highly influential media that reflect and powerfully influence the views and cultural practices of individuals and societies. Study of phenomena using the media as a lens can provide new insights and understandings into how a phenomenon is culturally constructed and understood. This current study sought to explore media coverage of maternal grief following child death and loss. Articles published in major Australian newspapers ov…
Medical professionalism on television
Previous research has pointed to the role television can play in informing health practices and beliefs. Within the academic setting in particular, some educators have raised concerns about the influence of medical dramas on students. Less research, however, draws on the perspectives of students, and this study therefore explores medical students' perceptions of medical practice and professionalism in popular medical television programmes. Qualit…
Popular Fiction
This chapter discusses the history of popular fiction in Australia. The question of place has always been central to Australian fiction, not only as a thematic element but also as a critical or political preoccupation. In part, this is because popular fiction writers, wanting to attract broad audiences, either exploited their Australian content to appeal to international readers or have excised the local to produce a generic and thus more readily…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Appeal (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Australian History and Society (1 works)