Rob Cover

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RMIT University

Australia

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Rob Cover is a Professor at RMIT University in Australia. His research areas include digital harms, online abuse, platform policy, and the representation of queer identities in media. He has published articles focusing on the protection of public figures online, the role of social media influencers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cultural implications of Australian queer screen content. His work critically examines the intersection of digital communication, regulation, and audience engagement in contemporary society.

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LGBTQ Migrations: Life Story Narratives in the South Australian GLAM Sector

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2022-12-01

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Representation of gender and sexual diversity in Australian film and television

Open Date: 2018-01-01

Close Date: 2020-12-31

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Project DP150101292

Open Date: 2015-01-01

Close Date: 2017-12-31

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Lukas Parker

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RMIT University

AUSTRALIA

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Duc Dau

University of Western Australia

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Ashleigh Haw

AUSTRALIA

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Katia Ostapets

RMIT University

AUSTRALIA

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Articles (17)

Digital harms and penalties: Australian regulation, platform moderation and the figure of the perpetrator

Reporting online abuse to platforms: Factors, interfaces and the potential for care

Conveying COVID-19 Health Information with CALD Social Media Influencers: The Cultural Role of Brand Consistency and Relatability for Identity Authenticity

Platform policy and online abuse: Understanding differential protections for public figures

Protecting Public Figures Online: How Do Platforms and Regulators Define Public Figures?

Entertaining information: Third-party influencers’ role in COVID-safety health communication

Digital hostility, subjectivity and ethics: Theorising the disruption of identity in instances of mass online abuse and hate speech

Remedying disinformation and fake news? The cultural frameworks of fake news crisis responses and solution-seeking

Straight and cisgender actors playing queer and trans characters: the views of Australian screen stakeholders

Viewing place: Australian queer screen audiences born in the 1970s and 1980s

The “Bury your Gays” trope in contemporary television: Generational shifts in production responses to audience dissent

The corporeality of sound

The Spectre of Populist Leadership: QAnon, Emergent Formations, and Digital Community

Populist contestations: Cultural change and the competing languages of sexual and gender identity

Digital hostility: contemporary crisis, disrupted belonging and self-care practices

Deepfake culture: the emergence of audio-video deception as an object of social anxiety and regulation

Making Queer Content Visible: Approaches and Assumptions of Australian Film and Television Stakeholders working with LGBTQ + Content

Collaborators (4)

Lukas Parker

Duc Dau

Ashleigh Haw

Katia Ostapets

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