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Research strengths

Advancing research that redefines art, media and culture in an era of accelerated change.

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UNSW School of the Arts & Media is recognised nationally for its outstanding research performance. We're home to highly ranked researchers across the literary and creative arts, film, media and related specialisations.
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English and Creative Writing

English and creative writing research at UNSW School of the Arts & Media explores texts and performances from various cultures and historical periods. 
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Communication

We study strategic communications across sectors, combining theory, practice, and interdisciplinary methods to understand and respond to fast-moving social and technological change.
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Film and Screen

Film Studies and Screen Production at UNSW brings together leading scholars, filmmakers, and industry professionals exploring the creative, cultural and social power of cinema and screen storytelling.
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Journalism

We analyse how journalism’s democratic role is evolving under rapid technological and social change, assessing its successes and failures while developing critical frameworks for understanding media ethics, language and practice.
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Media and Cultural Studies

We study how media, culture, and technology intersect with power and justice, using critical, creative and collaborative research to understand the present and shape more equitable futures.
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Music

Music’s diverse research strengths include modern Australian composers, expressivity in baroque performance, experimental improvisation, music in migrant communities, music studio teaching and traditional music in rural India.
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Theatre, Performance and Dance

Our researchers in theatre, performance and dance studies explore contemporary theatre and dance, interdisciplinary performance studies, creative practice-as-research and performance archives.