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Dr Don Duncan

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Don Duncan

Dr Don Duncan

School of Arts, English and Languages

I'm interested in narrative and story as constructed in both factual and fictional forms, and in blends of these. Specific areas of interest include: voice (both verbal and non-verbal) and vocal power in media; media studies (including journalism and documentary); memory and nostalgia; folklore and mythology; colonialism/post-colonialism and subaltern studies; LGBT studies; multilingualism and the Irish language; and the Middle East.

I’m drawn to how knowledge about these areas of interest can be deepened through the creation of media: audio, video, textual, animated and hybrid forms.

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  • Don.Duncan@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4768

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

  • Journalism and documentary
  • Radio & podcasting
  • Sound, sound design and sound studies
  • Animation
  • Narrative hybrids (docu-fiction, verbatim theatre, etc.)
  • Mediated memory
  • Irish language and media
  • The Middle East (society, media, politics)
  • LGBT identity and representation

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • “Ulster Gaelic: It’s Yours Too” – directed 10 x short factual animations on use of Irish by Protestants and unionists in East Belfast (Broadcast on BBC and RTÉ | 2020) https://qft.vhx.tv/ulster-gaeilge
  • “Civil Rights, Climate Wrongs” - produced 2 x short factual animations about youth disenfranchisement in the face of climate damage in Northern Ireland. (Feb. 2020 – Oct. 2021) https://vimeo.com/showcase/8713350
  • “A Sign” (fiction short film| Writer & director | 2014) Screened at 20+ festivals worldwide; won eight prizes https://qft.vhx.tv/free/videos/a-sign
  • “Democracy Derailed - Egypt's Unravelled Revolution” (Documentary | Producer, Director, Writer | The Wall Street Journal | 2012)
  • “All that is Solid Melts Into Air” (writer, director, performer | 2019): an experimental live, spoken word/pre-recorded sound hybrid documentary presented at the HearSay International Audio Arts Festival
  • 20+ years as a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker
  • Former Middle East foreign correspondent (based in Beirut, Lebanon). Clients included: TIME Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Le Monde Diplomatique NPR, BBC, CBC, RTÉ, among others

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