Members of staff

Dr Yemisi Akinbobola

Senior Lecturer

Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University. She is a senior lecturer and Research Degrees Coordinator for the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research . Her research interests are in African Feminism(s) and media in Africa, particularly the intersections of Women's Rights and...

Rachel-Ann Charles

School of English

As an emerging media for social change agent, I have a passion for research in this field. Having worked within the Non-Governmental Organisation sector and the United Nations Population Fund in Trinidad and Tobago, I felt that my research will be useful to the youth of my country. It is my hope that findings and discussions of...

Dr Sam Coley

Associate Professor, College Academic Lead for Distance & Transnational Education Course Leader MA Media Production

Sam Coley is the College Academic Lead for Distance and Transnational Education at the Birmingham College of English and Media. He is also Award Leader for the MA Media Production and teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate audio production modules. Coley is a member of the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural...

Dr Pedro Cravinho

Keeper of the Archives – Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, Senior Research Fellow – Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR)

Dr Pedro Cravinho (born 1968) began his musical career as a self-taught electric bassist taking part of Oporto's late 1980s pop-rock scene. Cravinho got a music education on classical double bass and studied jazz (electric bass and double bass) before starting a career as a freelance bassist and educator. After taking a degree...

Dr Kirsten Forkert

Professor of Cultural Studies and Associate Director, Birmingham Media and Cultural Research

Kirsten Forkert is an interdisciplinary researcher, teacher and activist. She sees teaching as a space for students connect with what they feel passionate about, explore their intellectual curiosity and creativity, and to reflect on the power relations at play within the current political moment. Her research focuses on...

Dave Harte

Deputy Head of English and Media and Associate Professor in Journalism and Media Studies

Dave Harte is Associate Professor in Journalism and Media Studies. He researches the emerging trend of local community ‘hyperlocal’ news websites and has published widely on the subject. He has a track record of working with local media companies to support the growth of the creative economy. For many years he has worked...