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Professor Andrew Hickey

Professor Andrew Hickey
Name Andrew Hickey
Position Professor (Communications)
Section School of Humanities and Communication
Office Q234
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 2337
Extension 2337
Email
Qualifications BA(Hons) USQ , GDipAppSc Charles Sturt , MAppSc Charles Sturt , PhD USQ
Homepage https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=gb4I94oAAAAJ&hl=en
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Biography

Andrew Hickey is Professor in Communications in the School of Humanities and Communication. Since his doctoral (Ph.D) research which explored the role and influence of mass communication and 'public pedagogical artefacts' on the development of a community, Andrew has published in areas of critical pedagogy, public pedagogies and emancipatory social practice. He has also led funded research projects exploring the role of community in the development of social harmony. Apart from these professional concerns, Andrew is an ardent advocate for blues music and the restorative properties of an overdriven electric guitar. He plays in a blues-rock band, and when not sending himself deaf at late night gigs, is usually found demonstrating classic riffs from the blues masters to his partner and two boys. Andrew can be contacted via the School of Humanities and Communication, USQ. E: andrew.hickey@usq,edu.au

Research Career


  • Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) ( 130205 )
  • Sociology ( 160800 )
  • Cultural Studies ( 200200 )
  • Sociology ( 441000 )
  • Cultural Studies ( 470200 )
  • Humanities And Social Sciences Curriculum And Pedagogy (excl. Economics ( 390107 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )

Cultural Studies
Critical Theory
Community Identity
Popular Culture
Representation Politics
Ethnography
Autoethnography
Qualitative Research Methodologies


Associate of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

Executive Board Member of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia (CSAA)


Member of the Australian College of Educators (MACE)


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)
  • Centre for Heritage and Culture (CHC)

Teaching


CMS1010 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMS1012 Introduction to Media Studies
CMS2019 Global Hollywood
CMS2008 Self, Subjectivities and Communication
CMS2009 Celebrity and Society
CMS3008 Communication and Media Industries
CMS3009 Research and Inquiry in Communication and Media
HMT3001 Independent Project
CRI2211 Crime, Justice and the Media


15 Years


Chair- USQ Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

Supervision


  • Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) ( 130205 )
  • Sociology ( 441000 )
  • Cultural Studies ( 470200 )
  • Humanities And Social Sciences Curriculum And Pedagogy (excl. Economics ( 390107 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )