Dr Elke Weissmann
Lecturer in Film and Television
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 4QP
UK
Dr Elke Weissmann holds a PhD in Television Studies from the University of Glasgow and was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Reading before joining Edge Hill in 2008.
Her previous work included freelance journalism in her native Germany where she wrote for Die Rheinpfalz, a local newspaper, and as a webwriter for Kindercampus.de. She is also the Vice Chair for the Television Studies section of the European Communication Research Association (ECREA) and a member of the board of editors of the Scottish Arts Magazine, The Drouth,
Dr Weissmann is a Lecturer in Film and Television at Edge Hill where she teaches on several core modules, including Understanding Visual Cultures, Analysing Audiences, Media Industries and Identities. She is particularly interested in hearing from students considering a PhD in television studies with a focus on television drama, aspects of feminism, or elements of British, European and American television which exist across national boundaries.
Qualifications
MA German, English and Media and Communication Studies, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2002
MPhil, Screen Studies, University of Glasgow, 2003
PhD, Television Studies, University of Glasgow, 2007
Postgraduate Certificate, Teaching and Learning Support Programme, University of Reading, 2008
Research
Dr Weissmann’s research interests revolve primarily around television drama, the transnational and feminism. She is involved in a project on the concept of ‘real women’ in advertising campaigns and reality programming, and has also published articles investigating the issues of representation, policies and branding in television.
Elke is an Expert in
Television, British and American television drama, feminism and transnationalism
Professional Bodies
Vice-Chair of Television Studies Section and member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
Member of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA)
Member of the Feminist and Women's Studies Association (FWSA)
Member of the Northern Television Research Group (NTVRG)
Previously part of the Southern Broadcasting History Group (SBHG)
Chair of the Board of Editors for the Scottish Arts Magazine, The Drouth
Awards
Media Studies Research Project Award, Faculty of Arts, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2002
PhD scholarship award, Faculty of Arts, University of Glasgow, 2005
Publications
Elke Weissmann and Helen Thornham (eds): Unfixing Feminist Media Studies (forthcoming).
‘The Marginalisation of the Feminine: Scheduling Female-Centred Sitcoms in the Afternoon’ in Elke Weissmann and Helen Thornham (eds): Unfixing Feminist Media Studies (forthcoming).
‘Two Versions of the Victim: Uncovering Contradictions in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation through Textual Analysis.’ In: Journal for E-Media Studies, (2010) Vol. 2 (1), http://journals.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/2/xmlpage/4/article/341 [accessed 07 January 2010].
‘Subversing transformations: postfeminism and progression narratives in make-over television’ in MeCCSA’s Women’s Media Studies Network (eds.): The Terrible Girls: Feminism and Popular Culture (MeCCSA), pp. 34-41 (available at http://www.meccsa.org.uk/images/networks/wmsn/terrible_girls_panel_16jan2009.pdf [accessed 07 January 2010].
‘Paying for Fewer Imports? The BBC Licence Fee Negotiations (1975-1981) and Attitudes towards American Imports,’ In: Television and New Media (2009), Vol .10 (6), pp. 482-500.
‘Drama Counts. Uncovering Channel 4’s History with Quantitative Research Methods,’ In: New Review of Film and Television Studies, Vol. 7 (2) (2009), pp. 189-207.
‘Travelling Cultures: The Development of the American Mini Serial and its Import to Britain,’ In: Journal of British Cinema and Television, Vol. 6(1) (2009), pp. 41-57.
‘Negotiating American Quality: the NBC Brand in Britain’ In: Critical Studies in Television, Vol. 3:2 (2008), pp. 40-58.
With Jonathan Bignell. ‘Cultural Difference? Not So Different After All.’ In Critical Studies in Television, Vol. 3: 1 (2008), pp. 93-98.
With Boyle, Karen. ‘Evidence of Things Unseen: The Pornographic Aesthetic and the Search for Truth in CSI.’ In: Allen, Mike (ed.): Reading CSI (London: I.B. Tauris, 2007).
‘The Victim’s Suffering Translated: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the Crime Drama Genre.’ In: Mysterious Bodies, Special issue of Intensities, No. 4 (2007), http://intensities.org/Issues/Intensities_Four.htm [accessed 20 December 2009].