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I graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a BA Communication (Media Arts and Production) in 2013, and moved to Melbourne this year. In my spare time I make music and am particularly insterested in lo-fi production techniques, as well as occasionally DJing. This year I hope to become more immersed in critical theory and continental philosophy, as I think it is an important lens to see the world through, and learning the discpline of research in order to apply these ideas to relevant contemporary concerns and in my field will be extremely rewarding!

a.studans@gmail.com

I studied a BA in Music Industry, my main focus was Philosophy.
Right now i’m lost and confused with a topic, i love classic philosophy, but also enjoy the idea that i might get to study its role in our society today. Classic philosophical themes seemed to come from a different world in regard to societal norms and technology. I’d like to look at how it could still be used for our happiness today when its fighting our modern day malaise. I’m thinking of refining my interest into Buddhism and Meditation. I feel that may be one of the few philosophies that could cut through the incessant bombardment we face on a day to day basis. Be it social norms being reinforced through Television shows, billboards or magazines, we always have these ideas floating around that aren’t really our own, yet we are forced to digest them and sometimes even subconsciously.

Last year i deferred and preceding that i had this idea that i could somehow use Philosophy to overcome the often unweighted and generic claims to truth that mainstream advertising generate so frequently. I was interested in how we are manipulated (or tricked perhaps) by marketing agencies and i wanted to use classic philosophy to better equip the individual so that they make better decisions grounded in critical philosophical inquiry rather than mindless conformist style consuming. I feel perplexed by uncertainty of my topic, i just know i wanna keep studying in this area somehow!

I’m also a musician playing around Melbourne frequently, either in a duo or band, my own dynamic variety of Folk, Rock and Pop. Here’s the page for that!

s3331098@student.rmit.edu.au
jordner.wordpress.com

Maddy finished her Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication) in 2014 with an interest in Australian cinema and an uncanny knack to always be the loudest person in the room. In her honours year she plans to singlehandedly revitalise the interest in Australian films in Australia, maybe drop the country accent and be quiet sometimes.

In her spare time Maddy gets over excited about 70s cinema, boogying to outlaw country & pestering people on the street about how fantastic their shirts are.”

maddisonpmoloney@gmail.com

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University in 2013, Vanessa pursued a short stint in print journalism before travelling to America on a year-long working and holiday visa. Now full of fresh ideas, she has decided to enrol in the Bachelor of Media and Communications (Hons.) degree at RMIT University in 2015.

She is interested in PR, online communities and interactive entertainment – particularly surrounding the Australian video games industry. Her honours degree will allow her to examine video game subculture and the importance of new media in indie game promotion and publicity.

valenzuela.media@gmail.com
@nessvalenz

I completed a Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) in 2013. I spent most of 2014 making coffee, doing freelance design and learning about stuff. I love making fresh pasta and tasting coffees. I’m really interested in creative practices, start-ups and innovative business. This year I want to develop my skills further and learn as much as I can about creative start-ups. In 2016 and beyond, I hope to work and engage with business start-ups.

Mccarthy.marcel@gmail.com

My aim is to combine and mesh the border line between video games, interactive art and fine art, as well as to explore other ways in assisting the player to interact with either an aesthetically pleasing or repugnant world. I want the player to be asking more questions, exploring motives and subliminal messaging, rather than answering these aspects in a literal illustrative composition, which is often considered cliché. These core ideas are my current research interests.

alex.rollo@hotmail.com

Sienna Barton graduated from the BA in Creative Writing at RMIT in 2014, following a six year stint at a Catholic high school.

Her interests in writing include: literary theory and studies, memoir, and feminist philosophy.

This year she wants to apply philosophical theories to popular works of fiction. Susan Sontag once wrote: ‘The interpreter, without actually erasing or rewriting the text, is altering it.’ This is a big idea that Sienna is interested in.

Outside of academia, Sienna is interested in drawing and making collages inspired by Matisse. Her dog’s name is Scout.

siennabarton@hotmail.com
twitter: @sienbarton

I studied film festival theories, new media technologies/strategies, cinema,philosophy, media and morality and the art of lucidity(maybe).

I want to problem solve contemporary advertising strategies by suggesting the disruption culture and the spectacle and thus fortifying the Anti-Ad strategy / or suggest progressive advertising strategies(maybe).

I would also like to be “drafted” into the UFC(i think i just like the idea of it.)

juliusjohnathan@gmail.com
@Moju_Joju

I have completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the University of Technology, Sydney -majoring in writing and cultural studies. Within my honours thesis I hope to explore theoretical questions within documentary filmmaking as well as the non-fiction genre in writing.

Corrina.m.bean@gmail.com

In 2014 I completed my Bachelor of Design (Games) where I began to develop my interest in the fields of educational games, narrative in games and gender representation in games.

During my honours year I hope to explore education games for young children and how they can be improved to keep children motivated in their own learning.

monicafrdunne@gmail.com
www.monicafrdunne.com