Dr Sharon Lockyer
Honorary Reader
Marie Jahoda 218
- Email: sharon.lockyer@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267373
- Politics and History
- Social and Political Sciences
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
Sharon Lockyer has an international research track-record in equality and diversity in the cultural and creative industries, critical comedy studies, and mixed-methods research. She is founding director of the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR) - the first, and only, international and interdisciplinary research centre devoted to the academic study of comedy. Sharon has worked on externally funded projects involving multiple stakeholders and is skilled in leading public engagement and impact activities involving diverse audiences, which utilise her extensive academic, industry, and public contacts. In addition to Brunel, she has researched and taught at other institutions including Loughborough University and De Montfort University, and has been a Visiting Professor at Dunarea de Jos University of Galati. Before becoming an academic Sharon worked in the cultural industries.
Qualifications
- PhD Communication and Media Studies (Loughborough)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert) (Brunel)
- BSc Communication and Media Studies (Loughborough), 1st Class
Responsibility
- Associate Dean of Equality and Diversity: Students, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS)
- Associate Dean of Equality and Diversity: Staff & Students, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS)
- Director of the Centre for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR)
- REF 2021 Working Group member, Division of Social Sciences and Communications
- Director of Equality and Diversity, Department of Social and Political Sciences
- Divisional Lead of Sociology and Communications
- Deputy Divisional Lead of Sociology and Communications
- Welcome Week Co-ordinator, Division of Social Sciences and Communications
- Postgraduate Research Director, Division of Social Sciences and Communications
- Mock-REF Leader and REF Mentoring System Co-ordinator, Department of Social Sciences, Media and Communications
- University Mentor for Academic Practice and Professional Excellence Framework (APEX)
- Co-convenor Programme Convenor, MSc Media and Communications
- Open Day and Applicant Day Co-ordinator
- Undergraduate Admissions Tutor
- Touch Point Team Leader/NSS Champion
- Research Seminar Series Co-ordinator
- Library Liaison Officer
Newest selected publications
Weaver, S. and Lockyer, S. (2024) 'Intersectionality and the Construction of Humour in Contemporary Stand-up Comedy'. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 1367-5494 Open Access Link
Lockyer, S. and Weaver, S. (2024) 'The Ethics of Humour and Comedy', in Ford, TE., Chłopicki, W. and Kuipers, G. (eds.) De Gruyter Handbook of Humor Studies. https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29496 : De Gruyter. , 2. pp. 539 - 556. ISBN 10: 3-11-075577-7. ISBN 13: 978-3-11-075573-2. Open Access Link
Lockyer, S. and De Benedictis, S. (2023) 'Performing pregnancy: Comic content, critique and ambivalence in pregnant stand-up comedy'. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 26 (3). pp. 343 - 361. ISSN: 1367-8779 Open Access Link
Double, O. and Lockyer, S. (2022) 'Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives'. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 10: 3-030-97351-4 ISSN 13: 978-3-030-97350-6
Lockyer, S. and Weaver, S. (2022) 'On the importance of the dynamics of humour and comedy for constructionism and reflexivity in social science research methodology'. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 25 (5). pp. 645 - 657. ISSN: 1364-5579 Open Access Link