Kath Dooley is a filmmaker and academic based at UniSA Creative. Her work as writer/director has screened around the world at events such the Edinburgh International Film Festival and FIVARS, Toronto. She is currently a member of the Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) Executive and Chair of its Research Subcommittee. Kath is author of Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production (2019). Her research interests include screen production methodology for traditional and immersive media, screenwriting, women’s screen practice, and diversity in the screen industries.
About me
Kath Dooley is a filmmaker and academic based at UniSA Creative. Her work as writer/director has screened around the world at events such the Edinburgh International Film Festival and FIVARS, Toronto. She is currently a member of the Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) Executive and Chair of its Research Subcommittee. Kath is author of Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production (2019). Her research interests include screen production methodology for traditional and immersive media, screenwriting, women’s screen practice, and diversity in the screen industries.
About me
Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association
Screenwriting Research Group
Women in Film and Television
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Flinders University
Bachelor of Education (Secondary Art/Design) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts Flinders University
Recent Books, Book Chapters and Journal Articles
Dooley, K. 2021. Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices. Springer Nature.
Dooley, K. and Erhart, J., 2021. Narrating women workers’ perceptions of sexism and change in the Australian screen postproduction sector before and after# MeToo. Feminist Media Studies, pp.1-17.
Dooley, K., 2021. Crafting immersive experiences: A case study of the development of three short narrative cinematic virtual reality (CVR) projects. In Taylor, S. and C. Batty. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 503-515). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Dooley, K., 2020. A question of proximity: Exploring a new screen grammar for 360-degree cinematic... Read more
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
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2021 |
1
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2019 |
15
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2021 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
Open access
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2019 |
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2017 |
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2015 |
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2015 |
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2022 |
Open access
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2021 |
1
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2021 |
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2020 |
Open access
7
1
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2020 |
Open access
2
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2019 |
Open access
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2019 |
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2018 |
Open access
7
2
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2017 |
Open access
2
2
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2017 |
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2017 |
Open access
45
33
8
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2016 |
3
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2015 |
Open access
2
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Research
Recent Books, Book Chapters and Journal Articles
Dooley, K. 2021. Cinematic Virtual Reality: A Critical Study of 21st Century Approaches and Practices. Springer Nature.
Dooley, K. and Erhart, J., 2021. Narrating women workers’ perceptions of sexism and change in the Australian screen postproduction sector before and after# MeToo. Feminist Media Studies, pp.1-17.
Dooley, K., 2021. Crafting immersive experiences: A case study of the development of three short narrative cinematic virtual reality (CVR) projects. In Taylor, S. and C. Batty. eds. The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 503-515). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Dooley, K., 2020. A question of proximity: Exploring a new screen grammar for 360-degree cinematic virtual reality. Media Practice and Education, 21(2), pp.81-96.
Batty, C., M. Berry, K. Dooley, B. Frankham, and S. Kerrigan. ed. 2019. The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production. Springer Nature.
Recent Creative Works
Ely-Harper, K., and K. Dooley. 2021. "No Bus." Short film.
Dooley, K. 2020. "Impact: Beyond the Night Sky." VR experience.
Chair, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) Research Subcommittee, 2020 to present
Member of the Executive, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA), 2019 to present
TEQSA expert, 2020 to present
Editorial Board, Journal of Screenwriting, 2019 to present
Conference Co-convener, Revelation Academic Conference, Perth, December 2020
Committee Member, Australian Writers' Guild, WA Branch, 2015 to 2017
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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California State University | UNITED STATES |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Goucher College | UNITED STATES |
Manchester Metropolitan University | UNITED KINGDOM |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3) | FRANCE |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Warwick | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerFilm Philosophy |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerJournal of Media Practice & Education |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerStudies in Australasian Cinema |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerSightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerTEXT |
2022 |
Peer ReviewerCinergie: Il Cinema e le altre Arti (Italy) |
2022 |
ChairResearch Sub-Committee, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2021 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2021 |
ChairResearch Sub-Committee, Australian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2020 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Screenwriting |
2019 |
Executive MemberAustralian Screen Production, Education and Research Association (ASPERA) |
2019 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2017 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2016 |
Committee MemberWA Branch Australian Writers' Guild |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision