Dr. Virginia Crisp
Lecturer
Department: Media
Contact
- Telephone: 3598
- E-mail: V.Crisp@mdx.ac.uk
Qualifications
PhD - Goldsmiths College, University of London - Media and Communications
MA - UCL - FIlm Studies
BA - University of Nottingham - Social and Cultural Studies with Film Studies
Research Interests
Ginnie's PhD explored the distribution of East Asian cinema through both filesharing networks and also within the traditional film distribution industry in the UK.
Her research interests include digital piracy, filesharing, copyright, the cultural industries and digital research methods.
Recent Publications/Conference Papers
Crisp, Virginia (Forthcoming, 2012) 'To Name A Thief: Constructing the Deviant Pirate' in Martin Fredriksson and James Arvanitakis eds. Piracy: Leakages from Modernity Los Angeles, CA: Litwin Books
Crisp, Virginia (2012) ‘BLOODY PIRATES!!! *shakes fist*’: Re-imagining East Asian Film Distribution & Reception through Online Filesharing Networks. Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema, 3 (1). ISSN 17564905
‘Pirates and Professionals: The Attitudes of Filesharers to Film Distribution Companies’ (invited speaker) paper presented at a Symposium on the Distribution and Exhibition of Chinese and Asian Cinema in the UK, 28 – 29 March 2012, Cornerhouse, Manchester.
‘Filesharing Communities, Ethics and 'Adding Value'" paper presented at The Edinburgh International Film Audiences Conference (EIFAC) Bi-annual conference, 17-18 March 2011, Filmhouse, Edinburgh
‘Symbiotic Distribution Networks: East Asian Cinema, Distribution Companies & Filesharing Communities’ paper presented at The 2011 Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) Annual Conference, University of Salford, 12 – 14 Jan 2011.
‘BLOODY PIRATES!!! *shakes fist*’: Re-imagining East Asian Film Distribution & Reception through Online Filesharing Networks’ presented at Breaking Boundaries: Alternative Approaches to Japanese Film, 6 November 2010, Leeds, UK.
‘The Loneliness of the Early Career Researcher: Networking, Collaboration & Peer Support’ paper presented at the Early Career Research Seminar Series, Middlesex University, October 2010
‘An Exploration of the Interdependent Decision Making Strategies of Industry-based Professional and Internet-based Autonomous Distributors of East Asian Cinema’ paper presented at the Westminster/LSE/Goldsmiths Joint Symposium, University Of Westminster, April 2010
Teaching Interests
Ginnie is the acting Programme Leader for the MA Media and Communications Management
Ginnie teaches in both Media & Cultural Studies and Film is currently the module leader for the following modules:
MCS1100 - Introduction to Media & Cultural Studies
MCS2300 - Media, Image, Power
MCS3100 - Culture, Consumption & Identity
MDA3300 - Film Research & Context
Biography
Ginnie is the co-organizer of the conference ‘Besides the Screen: Moving Images during Distribution, Exhibition & Consumption’ held at Goldsmiths in November 2010, http://besidesthescreen.blogspot.com/.
