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Emma Payne

Ms Emma Payne

(she/her)

Research student

Overview

My area of research concerns the role of sound and music in the media representation of women. I am particularly interested in  cinema after the sensory turn.

My research methodology integrates empirical audience studies and theoretically-informed textual analysis, in order to test the impact of cinematic representations on lived experiences of gender.

Publication

Teaching

  • Associate Lecturer, UWE Filmmaking (2022-present)
    • I supervise 3rd-year dissertations on the Independent Research Project module
    • I mark essays on the 2nd-year Narrative module
    • Tutoring, marking, and feedback responsibilities
  • Graduate Tutor, Cardiff University School of Music (2021-2023)
    • I led seminars on the 2nd-year Reading Flim Sound module
    • Introducing students to key film music theories and teaching them to apply these to cinematic examples

Biography

Professional memberships

  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (November 2023)
  • Member of the Independent Society of Musicians (June 2023)

Speaking engagements

  • 'Audiovisual Style in The Lost Daughter: Sounding Out Embodied Motherhood', paper presentation, Music and the Moving Image, New York University (upcoming, May 2024)
  • 'Making Waves: Sound, Nature and Embodied Identity in Corsage​', paper presentation, RMA Student Conference, Cardiff University (January 2024)
  • 'Audiovisual Style in The Lost Daughter: Sounding Out Embodied Motherhood', paper presentation, Motherhood(s) on Screen: Global Perspectives (September 2022)
  • '“Am I Your Bitch Now?”: The Sound of Subversive Fighting in Atomic Blonde', paper presentation, Action Heroines in the 21st Century: Sister in Arms, Bournemouth University (June 2022)

Supervisors

Carlo Cenciarelli

Carlo Cenciarelli

Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Roser Beneito-Montagut

Roser Beneito-Montagut

Reader

Contact Details

Email PayneEL@cardiff.ac.uk

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Film music
  • Gender and representation

External profiles