Dr Natalie Collie

Lecturer

School of Communication and Arts
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
n.collie@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 52164

Overview

Natalie has a background in the study of literature, culture, writing and the media, with a research focus on questions of space, identity, and communication. She was awarded her PhD in 2012. The practice-led research examined the relationship between cities, subjectivity, and narrative in speculative fiction. Her current research includes a study of gothic images of the future of cities in science fiction and other forms of media and culture. She is also interested in the impact of digital technologies on contemporary culture, the public sphere, and the interaction between physical and virtual forms of space and identity.

Research Interests

  • speculative fiction, cities, the future, the public sphere, digital media platforms, embodiment and identity, narrative and representation

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland

Publications

  • Wilson-Barnao, Caroline and Collie, Natalie (2024). Art rocks: atmospheres of connection and everyday creativity in hybrid public space. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 27 (3), 405-427. doi: 10.1177/13678779231219016

  • Natalie Collie, Karen Hollands and Isobelle Carmody eds. (2023). My Future Town. Brisbane, QLD Australia: University of Queensland (in collaboration with Western Downs Regional Council).

  • Collie, Natalie (2022). My future town: imagining the future of the regions. Creative arts and human flourishing symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-2 December 2022. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

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Supervision

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Publications

Book

  • Natalie Collie, Karen Hollands and Isobelle Carmody eds. (2023). My Future Town. Brisbane, QLD Australia: University of Queensland (in collaboration with Western Downs Regional Council).

Book Chapter

  • Collie, Natalie and Wilson-Barnao, Caroline (2020). Playing with TikTok: algorithmic culture and the future of creative work. The Future of Creative Work: Creativity and Digital Disruption. (pp. 172-188) edited by Greg Hearn. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781839101106.00020

  • Hearn, Greg, Wilson-Barnao, Caroline and Collie, Natalie (2018). New media challenges to the theory and practice of communication engagement. The handbook of communication engagement. (pp. 515-527) edited by Kim A. Johnston and Maureen Taylor. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119167600.ch35

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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Completed Supervision