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Carmen Spanò

Tenured teacher
Carmen Spanò

Department of Business, Law, Economics and Consumption
Faculty of Communication
Carmen Spanò

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EDUCATION                                                                            

2019 - Ph.D.  in Media, Film and Television, Department of Media and Communication, University of Auckland (New Zealand)

Thesis: “Emerging Dynamics in Audiences’ Consumption of Trans-Media Products: The Cases of Game of Thrones and Mad Men as a Comparative Study between Italy and New Zealand” 

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Misha Kavka 


2009 – Master’s Degree in Humanities, Department of Humanities, Università Cattolica del ‘Sacro Cuore’ di Milano (Italy)

Thesis: “New content for new platforms. Evolution of television language between latest generation American television series and technological development”

Advisor: Prof. Mariagrazia Fanchi


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • February – September 2020 – Course Coordinator for the ‘English for Communication’ Course, Faculty of Humanities, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano (Italy)

Duties:

-Generation, delivery and management of modular teaching material for lectures.

-Assessment design in accordance with module content.

-Facilitation of student teaching and course appraisals, and uploading of learning materials to the online portal.

-Assessment of students’ portfolios and written assignments.

-Uploading of grades to the institute’s online portal (Blackboard).


  • February – July 2019 (Semester One) and November – December 2018 (Summer Course) - Teaching Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

 

Course Coordinator at the School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies for the ‘Media Audiences and Identity’ Course (MDIA 208)

Duties:

-Generation, delivery and management of modular teaching material for lectures and for classes.

-Assessment design in accordance with module content.

-Facilitation of student teaching and course appraisals, and uploading of learning materials to the online portal.

-Students’ evaluation on class participation.

-Supervision and constructive feedback of students’ proposals and ideas for the written assignments during office hours, by appointment and via email.

-Assessment marking and moderation. The marking was executed digitally with provision of both in-text comments and a comprehensive summary comment with grade/mark.

-Uploading of grades/marks to the institute’s online portal.

-One-on-one pastoral and academic support for the full cohort of enrolled students.

 

Teaching Assistant at the School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies for the ‘Critical Approaches to Advertising’ Course (MDIA 209); (Course Coordinator: Senior Lecturer Michael Daubs)

Duties:

-Teaching and moderation of weekly class discussions in tutorials.

-Students’ evaluation on class participation.

-Supervision and constructive feedback of students’ proposals and ideas for the written assignments during office hours, by appointment and via email.

-Attendance of all lectures and meetings with the Course Coordinator, Senior Lecturer Michael S. Daubs.

-Marking of short (quick answers) and long (essay) assignments. The marking was executed digitally with provision of both in-text comments and a comprehensive summary comment with grade/mark.

-Uploading of grades/marks to the institute’s online portal.


  • March – July 2017 - Teaching Assistant, University of Auckland (New Zealand)

Module taught: ‘Watching Television’

Duties:

-Teaching and moderation of weekly class discussions in tutorials.

-Students’ evaluation on class participation.

-Supervision and constructive feedback of students’ proposals and ideas for the written assignments during office hours, by appointment and via email.

-Attendance of all lectures and meetings with the Course Coordinator, Professor Misha Kavka.

-Assessment marking and moderation. The marking was executed digitally and in hardcopy. Provision of both in-text comments (throughout the assignment) and a comprehensive summary comment with grade/mark.


  • March 2014 - November 2015 - Teaching Assistant, University of Auckland (New Zealand)

Modules taught: ‘Media Studies’ 100, ‘Advertising and Society’ 101

Duties:

-Teaching and moderation of weekly class discussions in tutorials.

-Students’ evaluation on class participation.

-Supervision and constructive feedback of students’ proposals and ideas for the written assignments during office hours, by appointment and via email.

-Attendance of all lectures and meetings with the Course Coordinators, Associate Professor Neal Curtis (Media 100) and Senior Lecturer Suzanne Woodward (Advertising and Society 110).

-Assessment marking and moderation. The marking was executed digitally and in hardcopy. Provision of both in-text comments (throughout the assignment) and a comprehensive summary comment with grade/mark.


SITOGRAPHY

http://mediacritica.it/author/carmen-spano/

http://leitmovie.it/author/carmen-spano

https://www.nocturno.it/


LANGUAGES

  • Italian: Mother tongue
  • English: Advanced
  • Spanish: Intermediate


PRINCIPALI AREE DI INTERESSE SCIENTIFICO

Marketing and Advertising, Media Representation and Convergence, Audience Research and Media Consumption, Trans-National and International Production and Distribution of Media Programs.



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“Audience engagement with multi-level fictional universes: the case of Game of Thrones and its Italian fans”. In PARTICIPATIONS: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1 (May 2016), pp.625-655.

Co-authored with Carlo, Galimberti. “Inter-subjectivity in Media Consumption as a Result of the Relation Between text and Context: the case of Game of Thrones”. In ESSAIS: Revue Interdisciplinaire d’Humanites, 2017.

“The Attractions of ‘Recoil’ TV: The Story-world of Game of Thrones”. In M in [email protected] - Media Sociology, 2018, (https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S2050-2060201818).

“A Qualitative Comparison of Mad Men Fans in New Zealand and Italy”. In Consumer Identities - Agency, Media & Digital Culture, edited by Candice D. Roberts and Myles Ethan Lascity (https://www.intellectbooks.com/consumer-identities) (ISBN: 9781783209811).

Co-authored with Antonio, Bova, Carlo, Galimberti, Daniela, Tacchi, Ilaria, Vergine. “Bakhtin at the White House: The Argumentative Dimension of the Direct Address in the TV Series House of Cards”. In S. Oswald, & D. Maillat (Eds.), Argumentation and Inference: Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Argumentation Volume II (pp. 755-768), 2018. London: College Publications. ISBN: 978-1-84890-284-8.



Although IULM University takes all necessary care to ensure the publication of correct, updated and complete information, it is not responsible for the contents of the curricula published online on the Portal www.iulm.it. The holder of this curriculum vitae is the exclusive guarantor and responsible for the correctness and truthfulness of the information contained therein.

COURSES 2021/2022

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and Public Relations

- Consumer psychology and neuromarketing


COURSES 2020/2021

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and Public Relations

- Consumer psychology and neuromarketing