Professor / Head of School - LSAP / Anthropology Postgraduate CoordinatorLinda Jean Kenix
Elsie Locke Building 601
Phone: +6433695926
Professor Kenix explores the representation of politically marginal groups in the news of mass and alternative media.
Qualifications & Memberships
Research Interests
My research gives specific attention to the agenda setting function of both mass and alternative media in the process of social change. I am very interested in how the media portray different groups and how that representation informs how societies shift.
Important note for prospective graduate students: I am currently accepting graduate students only if their proposals closely align with my ongoing research projects in the areas listed above.
Recent Publications
- Kenix LJ. (2011) Alternative and Mainstream Media: The Converging Spectrum. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic. 216pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781849665421.
- Atkinson J; Kenix LJ (Ed.) (2019) Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation Rising. London and New York: Lexington Books. 230.
- Bandopadhyaya S. and Kenix LJ. (2022) The Role of Social Media Platforms in Contemporary New Zealand LGBTQ + Movements. Journal of Communication Inquiry http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01968599221142030.
- Bolanos Lopez JF. and Kenix LJ. (2022) The coverage of clashes between migrants and authorities at the U.S.–Mexico border: a comparative discourse analysis. Journal of International Communication 28(1): 29-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2021.2002709.
- Kenix LJ. and Bolanos Lopez JF. (2022) A thematic exploration of three countries’ government communication during the COVID-19 crisis and corresponding media coverage. Communication Research and Practice 8(1): 36-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22041451.2022.2058748.