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Personal profile
Personal profile
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
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
- 2 Active
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Live streamers as cultural intermediaries: Legitimating tastes and products in Chinese e-commerce
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., Mcintosh, A., Li, S. & Ji, Y.
1/09/22 → 1/01/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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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., 2023, Orchestrated Thinking in China. Routledge, (China in Transition).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Perils and Potential Benefits of Machine Translation in Transnational Higher Education
High, M., 2023, Handbook of Research on Developments and Future Trends in Transnational Higher Education. Morris, G. R. & Li, L. (eds.). IGI Global, p. 115-135 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Piracy Years: Internet File Sharing in a Global Context
Breil, H. (ed.), High, M. (ed.) & HEIDINGSFELDER, M. (ed.), 1 Jul 2023, XJTLU Imprint. 254 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
Activities
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Student and Instructor Views of Machine Translation in Transnational Higher Education
Michael High (Speaker)
3 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Conglomeration and Synergy in Global Media
Michael High (Speaker)
5 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Challenges and Possibilities of Machine Translation for Transnational Higher Education
Michael High (Speaker)
1 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Cultural Intermediaries on Anitube: Vernacular YouTube Anime Reviewers and Critics
Michael High (Speaker)
19 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Value Motivations in Recent Chinese and American Popular Films
Michael High (Supervisor)
2021 → …Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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