Dr Sharon Lockyer
Associate Dean – Equality & Diversity (Students) / Reader - Sociology & Communications
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- Email: sharon.lockyer@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267373
- Social Science and Communications
- Social and Political Sciences
Summary
Sharon Lockyer is a Reader in Sociology and Communications with an international research track-record in mediated culture, critical comedy studies, and mixed-methods research. She is founding director of the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (СʪÃÃÊÓƵ) - the first, and only, international and interdisciplinary research centre devoted to the academic study of comedy. Sharon has worked on externally funded projects involving multiple stakeholders and is skilled in leading public engagement and impact activities involving diverse audiences, which utilise her extensive academic, industry, and public contacts. She has researched and taught at other institutions including Loughborough University and De Montfort University, and has been a Visiting Professor at Dunarea de Jos University of Galati. Before becoming an academic Sharon worked in the cultural industries.
Qualifications
- PhD Communication and Media Studies (Loughborough)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert) (Brunel)
- BSc Communication and Media Studies (Loughborough), 1st Class
Responsibility
- Interim Associate Dean of Equality and Diversity, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS)
- Director of the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (СʪÃÃÊÓƵ)
- REF 2021 Working Group member, Division of Social Sciences and Communications
Newest selected publications
Weaver, S. and Lockyer, S. (2024) 'Intersectionality and the Construction of Humour in Contemporary Stand-up Comedy'. European Journal of Cultural Studies. ISSN: 1367-5494
Lockyer, S. and Weaver, S. (2024) 'The Ethics of Humour and Comedy', in Ford, TE., Chłopicki, W. and Kuipers, G. (eds.) De Gruyter Handbook of Humor Studies. https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29496 : De Gruyter. , 2. pp. 539 - 556. ISBN 10: 3-11-075577-7. ISBN 13: 978-3-11-075573-2.
Lockyer, S. and De Benedictis, S. (2023) ''. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 26 (3). pp. 343 - 361. ISSN: 1367-8779
Double, O. and Lockyer, S. (2022) 'Alternative Comedy Now and Then Critical Perspectives'. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 10: 3030973506 ISSN 13: 9783030973506
Lockyer, S. and Weaver, S. (2022) ''. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 25 (5). pp. 645 - 657. ISSN: 1364-5579