Travis Holland

PhD, Course Director, Communication and Creative Industries/Lecturer and Researcher in Communication and Digital Media

Emailtholland@csu.edu.au

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Personal profile

Travis Holland is a Lecturer in Communication and Digital Media and a Course Director at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Before joining CSU, he lectured and tutored at the University of Wollongong, Australia, in communication and media studies for several years. Travis's undergraduate honours thesis, called 'Television Nations,' examined the appearance of national identity in The Simpsons. Travis's PhD dissertation applied Actor-Network Theory to media networks in three New South Wales local government areas. His writing, teaching, and research includes work on fan studies, politics, digital media, television, and local government.

Research Interests

Local government
Media as it relates to place and space
Fan communities

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Communication), University of Wollongong

2013 → 2017

Award Date: 17 Jul 2017

Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Hons)/Bachelor of Arts (Politics), University of Wollongong

2009 → 2012

External positions

Interim Project Manager: Critical Digital Literacies, University of Wollongong

2016

PASS Evaluation Officer, University of Western Sydney

2015

Academic, University of Wollongong

2013 → 2016

Social Media and Web Assistant, University of Wollongong

2012 → 2014

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Research Output

3 Article
1 Commissioned report
1 Conference paper
1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2 More
- 1 Doctoral Thesis
- 1 Honours Thesis

Just a little kick in the bum: The Simpsons vs the Nations of the World

Holland, TA., Sep 2019, The Simpsons’ beloved Springfield: Essays on the TV series and town that are part of us all. Waltonen, K. & Denise, D. V. (eds.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc, p. 117-129 13 p.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Artstate Bathurst: Rapporteurs' report

Orchard, C. & Holland, TA., Dec 2018, Regional Arts NSW. 6 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access

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The public necessity of student blogging

Holland, TA., 13 Nov 2018, In : Hybrid Pedagogy.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Embodied dwelling: the ontology of objects in Pokémon GO

Holland, TA. & Denyer-Simmons, H., 2017, Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2017 : Communication Worlds: Access, Voice, Diversity, Engagement. Martin, F. (ed.). Australian and New Zealand Communication Association, p. 1-12 12 p.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper

Open Access

File

1 Downloads (Pure)

The ghost of J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Ur-Fan

McLeod, D. & Holland, T., 2017, In : MFCO Working Paper Series. Special issue, p. 1-19 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Activities

3 Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee

Media International Australia (Journal)

Travis Holland (Reviewer)

Mar 2017

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee

ANZCA 2017 (Event)

Travis Holland (Reviewer)

Jul 2017

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee