join us for an mphil or phd in media and cultural studies. you'll become part of the media and cultural studies team and contribute to a vibrant learning community. we're a leading research unit at newcastle university with a strong phd culture. our research environment supports world-leading, internationally excellent scholarship. our approach is distinct and interdisciplinary, focusing across theoretical and applied areas. staff research expertise crosses multiple aspects of media and cultural studies and phd supervision is potentially available in the following areas. please see the contacts list below for contact information. celebrity: dr gareth longstaff, dr bethany usher critical studies of the environment: dr tina sikka cultural politics of food: dr tina sikka democracy and political communication: dr joss hands, prof darren kelsey, dr majid khosravinik, dr tina sikka, dr florian zollmann, dr mercy ette digital media studies and activism: prof james ash, prof darren kelsey, dr joss hands, dr majid khosravinik, dr david bates film practice: dr geetha jayaraman, dr ian mcdonald, dr alastair cole, dr raisa sidenova gender, identity and media: dr chris haywood, dr gareth longstaff, dr tina sikka, dr sarah hill gender, health, and science: dr tina sikka journalism: dr murray dick, dr darren kelsey, dr florian zollmann, dr bethany usher masculinity/masculinities: dr clifton evers, dr chris haywood, dr gareth longstaff, dr graeme mearns media and myth: prof darren kelsey mobilities and media: prof james ash museums, culture, and heritage: prof areti galani, prof rhiannon mason, prof andrew newman, prof chris whitehead pornography and representation: dr gareth longstaff, dr chris haywood public relations: jonathan ward, dr ramona slusarczyk queer studies: dr clifton evers, dr chris haywood, dr gareth longstaff, dr michael waugh race and ethnicity: dr tina sikka, dr majid khosravinik social and cultural dimensions of pollution: dr clifton evers sport and leisure: dr clifton evers, prof darren kelsey