Carla Rocavert’s research uses phenomenological, hermeneutic, and post-structuralist cultural theory to explore media production and consumption. She is specifically interested in the histories and contemporary practices of Australian and American stage and screen performance, transcultural discourses of intersectionality, ecocriticism, and intermediality. Her work on American reality television, the performing arts, neoliberalism, and creativity has appeared in publications including Critical Quarterly, Critical Stages/Scènes critiques, The International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies, and The Creativity Research Journal. She is currently working on articles about the history and hegemony of US television, and transcultural discussions of race and feminism in the work of American playwright Aleshea Harris.
Education/Degrees
2021: Doctor of Philosophy (Society and Culture) School of Humanities - Philosophy & Gender Studies University of Tasmania, Australia.
2012: Master of Arts (Cultural Event Management), Charles Sturt University, Australia.
2006: Bachelor of Arts (Communication – Theatre/Media), Charles Sturt University, Australia.
News
2015: The House is Mine / Next to Normal (theatre reviews). The Guardian Australia.
Publications
2022: “Facing the Fire: The Aesthetics of Campion Decent’s Ecological Verbatim Theatre.” Critical Stages/Scènes critiques (the journal of IATC--International Association of Theatre Critics).
2022: Reality Television's 'Open Lie': Performance and Suffering in The Bachelor. Critical Quarterly.
2020: Talent and Creativity. The Encyclopedia of Creativity (Third Edition). Academic Press (Elsevier).
2020: Arts Bias and Creativity. The Encyclopedia of Creativity (Third Edition). Academic Press (Elsevier).
2019: Retrieving Truth in a Post Truth World: Drama in the Age of Reality Entertainment
The International Journal of Critical Cultural Studies.
2017: Offstage Humanitarianism: Reality, Drama and Successful Misunderstanding.
Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics (book).
2016: The Democratization of Creativity: How Arts Philosophy Can Contribute to the Question of Arts Bias. The Creativity Research Journal.
2016: Aspiring to the Creative Class: Reality Television and the Role of the Mentor. M/C Journal.
Conferences & Lectures
2023: Department of English and American Studies, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
2021: Centre d'Etudes Franco-Américain de Management (CEFAM) : Lyon.
2018: The Sixteenth International New Directions in the Humanities Conference: Philadelphia.
2017: Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies "Bridging Gaps: Where is the critic in television journalism?” New York.
2016: Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies “Celebrity humanitarianism” Barcelona.
2016: ATINER, International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Athènes.
2015: Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference, University of Macquarie.
2015: Three-Minute Thesis Finalist: UTAS.
2015: Australasian Philosophy Conference, University of New South Wales.
2015: University of Tasmania Research Conference (Second Prize).
Awards, Fellowships and Grants
RADAC (Recherche sur les Arts Dramatiques Anglophones Contemporains)