Mr Daniel Binns
CASUAL ACADEMIC,
Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Personal
Qualifications
- BComm(MediaArtsPro) University of Western Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts
Contact
| Email: | D.Binns@uws.edu.au |
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Biography
Dan Binns is a writer and producer based in Sydney.
Dan produced The Aussie Who Baffled the World (National Geographic) and the television series The Code: Life with the HSBC Waratahs (Fox Sports).
In 2013, Dan is completing a doctoral dissertation on war cinema, and teaches film and media studies at a tertiary level. He is also producing an international documentary on Studio Victorine on the French Riviera.
This information has been contributed by Mr Binns.
Interests
- Cinema Studies
- Film Theory and History
- Media Studies
- Post-modernism
- Transmedia Storytelling
Awards
- Australian Postgraduate Award 2010-03-15
Committees
- Global Research Project on Transmedia
Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- 101925 Mediated Mobilities
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101053 Researching Media Audiences, 2011
Research
In May 2013, Dan submitted his doctoral thesis, entitled "Theatres of Representation: Discourses of War and Cinema." He has co-authored a paper with Dr. Paul Ryder discussing representations of the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. He is presently composing research surrounding transmedia adaptations of board games and videogames into cinema, and furthering the analysis methodology posited in his doctoral research.
Dan is also developing an edited compendium with an academic colleague, and has taught into media and film studies units at the University of Sydney, and the University of Western Sydney.
This information has been contributed by Mr Binns.
