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Anastasia D.

Anastasia D.

Freelance fashion columnist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Lecturer at University of Westminster

  • Education

    • City University London

      2011 - 2012
      Master of Arts (MA), Distinction Media and Communications Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Multiculturalism, political communication, human rights, media and communications Dissertation: The use of new media for cause-related marketing and charity.

    • Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

      2002 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Distinction Journalism BA, Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Russian-Italian Media Centre. Dissertation: Evolution of infotainment into info-shock-tainment on Russian television. Supervisor: Dr Anna Kachkaeva.Dean: Professor Yassen Zassoursky.

    • University of Westminster

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      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Social Media

      Dissertation on the Internet memes and politics

  • Experience

    • Marie Claire Russia

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Freelance fashion columnist

    • Glamour Russia

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
      Freelance journalist

    • NTV Broadcasting Company

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2008
      News reporter, international editor

      Reports on Moscow cultural events for the main news programme "Segodnya" ("Today"). International reports based on Reuters and AP feed.

    • Various publishers

      Jan 2006 - Jul 2012
      Freelance writer, reporter

      GLAMOUR, Cosmopolitan, GEO, GEO Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler Russia, Voyage, Afisha-MIR, My Way, S7, Kommersant, fashiontime.ru, jv.ru and others

    • AEROFLOT Inflight Magazine

      Dec 2008 - Aug 2011
      Editor

    • VOGUE.ru

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
      Freelance contributing editor

    • T-Style magazine

      Sept 2010 - May 2011
      Editor-in-chief

      Customer-oriented fashion magazine for a retail chain. Original idea, production, editorial management, commissioning, editing, negotiating, product release to the market. Distribution: all over Russia, 250,000 copies, once a season.

    • Voyage magazine

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Deputy editor-in-chief

    • UNICEF

      Jul 2012 - Oct 2012
      Media Consultant (intern)

      Developing UNICEF Kosovo Innovations Lab's media, marketing and communication strategy. Strengthening its online presence and visibility, editing the website. Outlining and writing the overall Prospectus on UNICEF Kosovo Innovations Lab Activity.A unit of UNICEF Kosovo, the Lab is home to a multidisciplinary team including project managers, software engineers, advocacy practitioners, designers, communications and marketing specialists

    • University of Westminster

      Sept 2012 - now

      Course Leader of BA (Hons) Journalism degree. Dissertation topic: Online memes as the means of alternative communication on social media. It became a book with Routledge in 2019.I have presented my papers at many conferences, including a semi-plenary talk at ESA Conference 2017 in Athens, Greece; IAMCR 2017 Cartagena, Colombia and many others.

      • Senior Lecturer

        Feb 2020 - now

      • Lecturer in Journalism

        Sept 2016 - Feb 2020

      • Visiting Lecturer

        Feb 2013 - Aug 2016

      • PhD in Social Media, Communications and Media Research Institute

        Sept 2012 - Jul 2016

    • Manchester Metropolitan University

      Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
      Lecturer in Journalism

    • The Independent

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Freelance Contributor

      Articles on memes and US elections; evolution of media propaganda from the Cold War to the Internet.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Board Member

      Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (academic peer-review journal)
      Jan 2019

    • PgCert HE The Postgraduate Certificate Of Special Study in Supported Leaning in Higher Education. Grade: Distinction.

      University of Westminster, UK
      Sept 2014

    • Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

      Higher Education Academy
      May 2015

    • Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

      Higher Education Academy
      May 2018

    • Senior Fellow

      Higher Education Academy
      Aug 2023

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Anastasia D.
      Best Presentation at the Oxford Internet Institute Connected Life 2015 conference Connected Life 2015 Team Jun 2015 The Connected Life 2015 team kindly endorsed my academic presentation on the Internet memes and awarded me the title of the best presenter at the conference held on 4 June, 2015 at Balliol College, University of Oxford.You can find my abstract here: http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/russian-digital-protest-online-memes-as-the-means-of-carnivalesque-resistance-in-social-networks/#respond ...and the full list of the Connected Life brilliant presenters and their topics… Show more The Connected Life 2015 team kindly endorsed my academic presentation on the Internet memes and awarded me the title of the best presenter at the conference held on 4 June, 2015 at Balliol College, University of Oxford.You can find my abstract here: http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/russian-digital-protest-online-memes-as-the-means-of-carnivalesque-resistance-in-social-networks/#respond ...and the full list of the Connected Life brilliant presenters and their topics here:http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/connected-blog/ Show less
    • Awarded to Anastasia D.
      Best publication on France in 2014 French Tourism board May 2015 The Tourism Board of France has kindly picked my long feature on Marseille as the best publication on France in 2014. The award-winning article was published in March 2014 in the print version of GEO Russia magazine and is also available online at: http://www.geo.ru/puteshestviya/upryamoe-velichie-marselya.
    • Awarded to Anastasia D.
      Grant for Young Leaders by Vladimir Potanin Foundation Vladimir Potanin Foundation 2003 I took part in a competition among well-performing University students from all departments. We had two full days of group tests and activities that challenged our personal and group behaviour, encouraged to use our logical and artistic skills along with teamwork abilities. Moderators were present to evaluate our performance and identify potential leaders. As a resulf of the event, I was granted a one-year scholarship and a prize. http://english.fondpotanin.ru/