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Michael D. High received his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Diego State University in 2005. He completed his doctorate in Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University in 2014. His dissertation on portrayals of piracy in cinema, anti-piracy campaigns, and the Swedish Pirate Movement is titled, Piratical Designations: Power and Possibility in Representations of Piracy. His chapter, “Taxi Driver and Veteran Trauma,” appears in Wiley-Blackwell’s A Companion to Martin Scorsese, and he has published articles in Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media and in The International Journal of Communication.
Research interests
Media piracy. Hollywood Cinema. American popular culture.
Experience
Lecturer, Fordham University - 2013 to 2017
Adjunct Instructor, College of Staten Island - 2011 to 2012
Adjunct Instructor, Kean University - 2009 to 2013
Teaching
COM267 Hollywood Cinema
COM151 Global Media Industries
COM202 Global Media and Entertainment
COM125 Introduction to Film and TV
COM101 Analysing Communication
Awards and honours
Department of Media and Communication Teaching Award 2021-2022
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. , Stony Brook University, - 2014
M.A. , Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York - 2011
M.F.A., San Diego State University, San Diego, California - 2005
B.A. , San Diego State University, San Diego, California - 2002
Research areas
- Digital culture
- Hollywood cinema
- Piracy and intellectual property
- Machine translation and GenAI
Person Types
- Staff
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Live streamers as cultural intermediaries: Legitimating tastes and products in Chinese e-commerce
High, M. D. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Use of Machine Learning in a Transnational Higher Education Institution
High, M. D. (PI), Mcintosh, A. (CoI), Li, S. (CoI) & Ji, Y. (PI)
1/09/22 → 1/01/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Revising a Film Studies Assessment to Address and Integrate GenAI
High, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Developing Academic Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Student machine translation use in a transnational English-medium instruction university: Navigating development and expedience
High, M., Mcintosh, A., Li, S. & Ji, Y., 5 Nov 2024, In: Journal of English-Medium Instruction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating Piracy: Discourse, Property, and Extra-Legal Territory
High, M., 1 Jul 2023, The Piracy Years: Internet File Sharing in a Global Context. XJTLU Imprint, p. 95-132Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction
Breil, H., High, M. & HEIDINGSFELDER, M., 1 Jul 2023, The Piracy Years: Internet File Sharing in a Global Context. XJTLU Imprint, p. 1-8Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The American Other and China’s Big Screens
Talmacs, N. & High, M., Jan 2023, Orchestrated Thinking in China. Routledge, (China in Transition).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Student Machine Translation Use and English Learning Motivations in an EMI Context
Michael High (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Developing Academic Practice (Journal)
Michael D High (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Contra-brainstorming for Documentary Filmmaking with AI
Michael High (Speaker)
30 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Mockumentary as Critical Media Literacy in the Age of Disinformation
Michael High (Speaker)
30 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies (Journal)
Michael High (Reviewer)
Jan 2024Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review