Dr Daniel O'Brien
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872625
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Location
5NW.5.7, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
Daniel O鈥橞rien鈥檚 research considers the relationship between cinema, interactive art and computer gaming. His work focuses upon the interdisciplinary nature of visual media, particularly how audiences have become participants in visual and audible storytelling through a postphenomenological framework. He has taught and had work published across each of these areas at a range of research institutes and academic journals, including the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media.
Qualifications
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PhD university of Glasgow, (2016)
Appointments
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Department Disability Liaison Officer, LiFTS, 糖心Vlog (9/9/2019 - 8/6/2020)
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Graduate Director, LiFTS, 糖心Vlog (8/6/2020 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Delete Conference planning collective
Looking at the concept of "delete" in a post-digital world. Working with Jiri Anger (Queen Mary University) and Veronika Hanakova (Prince Charles, Prague)
Conferences and presentations
The Computer on Screen: Invisible labour and digital hoarding
BAFTSS conference 2024 - Labour and Screen Media, Brighton, United Kingdom, 5/4/2024
Embodying Screen and Story (Video Essay presentation)
Invited presentation, Screen Studies Conference 2022, Screen Studies Conference 2022, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2/7/2022
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Contemporary Texts and Contexts (LT109)
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Approaches to Film and Media (LT121)
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Creative Media (LT205)
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Video Game Theory (LT399)
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The Humanities Graduate: Future Pathways (LT705)
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Dissertation Preparation: Postgraduate Research and Writing Skills (LT901)
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Critical Moments in the Theory and History of Film (LT927)
Publications
Journal articles (10)
O'Brien, D., (2024). . Iluminace. 36 (2), 29-40
O'Brien, D., (2023). . NECSUS: European Journal of Media Studies
O'Brien, D., (2023). . Tecmerin. Journal of Audiovisual Essays. 12
O'Brien, D., (2023). . European Journal of Public Health. 33 (S2)
O'Brien, D., (2020). . AModern. 10, 1-1
O'Brien, D., (2019). . Philosophies. 4 (3), 47-47
O'Brien, D., (2018). . Evental Aesthetics. 7 (1), 138-171
O'Brien, D., (2017). . International Journal of E-Politics. 8 (3), 30-41
O'Brien, D., (2017). . International Journal of E-Politics. 8 (2), 40-55
O'Brien, D., (2017). . International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. 13 (2), 120-136
Book chapters (4)
O'Brien, D., (2024). . In: 鈥淵ou're Muted" Performance, Precarity, and the Logic of Zoom. Editors: Nunes, M. and Ozog, C., . Bloomsbury Academic. 109- 126. 9798765108246
O'Brien, D., (2023). . In: Love and the Politics of Intimacy Bodies, Boundaries, Liberation. Editors: Dikova, S., McMahon, W. and Savage, J., . Bloomsbury. 111- 126. 9781501387371
O'Brien, D., (2022). . In: Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age Challenges, Continuity and Change. Editors: Mano, W. and El Mkaouar, L., . Routledge. 248- 265. 9781003111924
O'Brien, D., (2020). . In: Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Internet Activism and Political Participation. Editors: Ibrahim, Y., . IGI Global. 69- 85. 9781799847960
Media (1)
O'Brien, D., . Video
Other (8)
O'Brien, D., (2025).,The Conversation
O'Brien, D., (2025).,The Conversation
O'Brien, D., (2024).,The Conversation
O'Brien, D., (2024).,The Conversation
O'Brien, D., (2024).,CST Online
O'Brien, D., (2024).,The Conversation
O'Brien, D., (2022).,CST Online
O'Brien, D., (2019).. Film-Philosophy. 23(1),Edinburgh University Press
