EDUCATION
Since 2015 Ph.D., Film & Television Studies
The University of Roehampton – Department of Media, Culture & Language
Thesis title: TV Fandom Across Borders: Transnational Fans and Transmedia Experience of Game of Thrones
2014-2015 Doctoral Research, Communication Studies – Rhetoric and Language
The University of Texas at Austin – Moody College of Communication – Under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Gunn, Associate Professor
2014 Master’s Degree, Research in Information and Communication
Graduate School of Communication (CELSA) – Sorbonne University – Paris, France
2014 Research Master 2 in Information and Communication
Dissertation: The Adaptation of the Grimm’s fairy tales in the American TV show Grimm
Advisor: Nicole D’Almeida
Committee: Valerie Jeanne-Perrier
Awarded with honors: 17/20 – Valedictorian
2013 Master 1 in Corporate and Institutional Communication
Dissertation: Between Fiction and Reality: the construction of the image of King Henry VIII in the TV show The Tudors
Advisor: Julien Tassel
Awarded with honors: 17/20
Spring 2013 Semester abroad – The University of Texas at Austin – Moody College of Communication
2012 Bachelor of Arts, Corporate and Institutional Communication
Graduate School of Communication (CELSA)
Sorbonne University – Paris, France
2009 Literary Baccalaureate
Awarded with distinction (Mention Tres Bien)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (INSTRUCTOR)
Spring 2017 Dissertation Lab – Masters’ Level
Department of Media, Culture and Language, The University of Roehampton
Spring 2017 Introduction to Fan Studies – Masters’ Level (M1)
Corporate and Institutional Communication – CELSA, Paris-Sorbonne University
Course taught in English.
Spring 2017 International Media Marketing – Masters’ Level (M1)
Department of Culture and Communication – Paris 8 University
Course taught in French.
Spring 2017 Critical Marketing – Masters’ Level (M2)
Department of Marketing, SciencesCom Nantes
Course taught in English (1 group) and French (2 groups).
Fall 2016 Semiotics – Masters’ Level (M1)
Communication, Management and Organizations – CELSA, Paris-Sorbonne University
Course taught in French.
Spring 2016 Critical Marketing – Masters’ Level (M2)
Department of Marketing, SciencesCom Nantes
Course taught in English.
Spring 2016 Research Methods in Media, Culture and Language – Masters’ Level
Department of Media, Culture and Language, The University of Roehampton
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (ADVISOR)
Spring 2017 External Examiner – Masters’ Level
Communication Studies – SciencesCom Nantes
Spring 2016 Research Advisor – Masters’ Level
Corporate and Institutional Communication – CELSA, Paris-Sorbonne University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (TEACHING ASSISTANT)
Spring 2015 CMS 366R: Rhetoric and Religion
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Joshua Gunn
Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Taught classes
- Held office hours for students
- Graded the papers and exams
- Managed the organization and technology-related questions of the class
- Class of + 60 students
Fall 2014 CMS 366C: Celebrity Culture
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Joshua Gunn
Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Taught classes
- Held office hours for students
- Graded the papers and exams
- Managed the organization and technology-related questions of the class
- Class of + 120 students
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Since 2015 Researcher and Coordinator – Media Across Borders
AHRC-funded Network Media Across Borders
The University of Roehampton – London, UK
Summer 2015 High North Research Program
The University of Nordland – Bodo, Norway
- Created and organized a research in the High North
- Interviewed young Norwegians in English on their TV consumption’s habits
- Analyzed and processed the data
- Wrote the results of this analysis in a paper that will be a chapter in a book on the people of the High North
Spring 2014 Research Project CELSA Sorbonne University-WeSignIt
CELSA Sorbonne University – Paris, France
- Managed the relationship between the client, WeSignIt, and the CELSA-Sorbonne University’s researchers
- Analyzed and processed data
- In charge of the revision and edition of the research’s results
- Participated in the presentation of the results to the client
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Junior Consultant, Elan Agency, France
Consultant in communication and PR for ING Direct, Essilor, and the French National Committee for Ethics
- Managed press relations, by writing press releases, recommendations, briefs and being in touch with journalists
- Created PR tools including press contact lists, media planning and retro-planning
- Organized events such a press conferences, interviews and business lunches
LANGUAGES
French: native language
Spanish: bilingual (DELE upper level, 2009)
English: bilingual (TOEFL 109, 2014; IELTS Band 8, 2015)
AWARDS & GRANTS
2015-2018 Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship – £48,171
The University of Roehampton – London, United Kingdom
2016 Santander Grant – £550,00
The University of Roehampton – London, United Kingdom
2015 High North Research Grant – $3,000
The University of Nordland – Bodo, Norway
2014-2018 Moody College of Communication Graduate Fellowship – $12,000
Moody College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin
2014-2015 The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship – $6000
The Graduate School, The University of Texas at Austin
2015 Graduate Student Assembly Travel Award for Attendees – $150
Graduate Student Assembly, The University of Texas at Austin
2015 Best Graduate Student Paper Award
New Voices New Perspectives Student Research Conference
Department of Communication Studies, The University of North Texas
2014 Professional Development Grant
ComSGC, The University of Texas at Austin
PUBLICATIONS
June 2017 “Growing Strong”: Expanding Game of Thrones’s Universe through Fan-Made Merchandizing
Fan Phenomena: Game of Thrones, Bristol: Intellect
June 2017 Game of Thrones Across Media: HBO’s Visual Creation of a Transmedia Storyworld
Researching and Teaching Communication Series, ECREA
Under Review “If it has a happy ending, it’s not Norwegian”: Janteloven rules to the test of Young High North Norwegians’ Television Consumption
Social and Cultural Anthropology Series, London: Routledge
BOOK REVIEWS
Escurignan, J. (2016). Les nouveaux méchants. Quand les séries américaines font bouger les lignes du Bien et du Mal. François Jost. Paris: Bayard, 2015. 281 p. Réseaux, 6/2016 (n°200): 243-257. doi : 10.3917/res.200.0243
Escurignan, J. (2016). Contemporary Latina/o Media: Production, Circulation, Politics. Arlene Dávila and Yeidy M. Rivero eds. New York: New York University Press, 2014. 368 pp. $79.00 cloth. The Journal of Popular Culture, 49: 689–691. doi:10.1111/jpcu.12430
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
June 2017 Conventions as a Place of Immersive Experience: The case of Game of Thrones Cosplayers at MCM London Comic Con
Paper to be presented at the Fan Studies Network Conference, Huddersfield – UK
April 2017 Expanding Game of Thrones’ Universe through Immersive Experience:
The case of Game of Thrones’ Cosplayers at London Comic Con and HeroFestival Marseille
Paper presented at the Locating Imagination Conference, Rotterdam – Netherlands
Sept. 2016 “History has never seemed so dumb”: The Uchronization of Style in American Historical Drama Television Series
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Adaptation Studies, St Anne’s College, Oxford – UK
Sept. 2016 “Growing Strong”: The expansion of Game of Thrones’ Universe through Fan-Made Merchandizing
Paper presented at the Expanding Universes International Conference, Krakow – Poland
July 2016 Online Petitioning: A Disruptive Tool and New Strategy for Civil Societies’ Public Relations
Paper presented with Francois Allard-Huver at the Global Tasks for PR: Defense, Diplomacy and Development Conference, London – UK
June 2016 “Theirs is the Fury”: The hierarchization of fandom on the French fans’ website La Garde de Nuit
Speed-Geeking Presentation given at the Fan Studies Network Conference, Norwich – UK
Nov. 2015 The Adaptation and Modernization of European History in American Television Shows: The Example of The Tudors
Paper presented at The National Communication Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV – USA
May 2015 Once upon a time: The Adaptation of Grimm’s Fairy Tales in the Eponymous Television Series
Poster presented at the International Communication Association’s Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico – Preconference on Visual Methods
Feb. 2015 “History has never seemed so dumb”: The Uchronization of Style in American Historical Drama Television Series
Best Graduate Student Paper – New Voices New Perspectives Student Research Conference
Department of Communication Studies, The University of North Texas – USA
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Jan. 2017 Lecture, “Medieval Fantasy et Fantasies Médiévales : Cosplay et Créations de fans dans l’Univers de Game of Thrones”
Séminaire “Nords Médiévaux”, Department of Social Sciences, Lille 3 University, Lille, France
Oct. 2015 Lecture, “TV Fandom is Coming: Fans’ appropriation of Cross-media content in the 21st century”
Cult/Quality TV MA Course – The University of Roehampton, London, UK
Jan. 2015 Lecture, “Getting into PhD”
CELSA – Sorbonne University, Paris, France
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
July 2016 TV Fandom is Coming: Transnational Fans and Transmedia Experience of Game of Thrones
European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School – Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy
Feb. 2016 A Multi-Sited Story: Game of Thrones’ Across Media
Winter School on Transmedial Narratology – The University of Tubingen, Germany
COLLOQUIUMS
Feb. 2015 The Adaptation of History in American Television Series
Paper presented at the Department of Communication Studies’ Colloquium
The University of Texas at Austin
Feb. 2015 Studying Television Series in a Communication Department
Panel Member, Controversial Scholarship: Strategies for Working Outside the Box
Department of Communication Studies’ Colloquium – UT Austin
SERVICE
2017-present Board Member – Student & Early-Career Representative
International Communication Association (ICA)
2016-present Creator, Redactor & Editor, The FanAcademic
Website, Blog and Facebook page on the Game of Thrones’ Fans Project
https://fanacademic.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/gameofthronesfanacademic
2015-present Coordinator, AHRC-funded Research Network Media Across Borders
The University of Roehampton, London, UK
2016-present Redactor & Reporter – The Daily Fandom
2016-present Speaker and Sponsor – Association Du Pays Basque aux Grandes Ecoles, France
2016 Panel Chair, Expanding Universes International Conference – Krakow, Poland
2016 Organizer, Media, Culture and Language Forum
The University of Roehampton, London, UK
2015-2016 General Secretary & Social Media Manager, Roehampton Postgraduate Student Society
The University of Roehampton, London, UK
2015 Paper Reviewer, Critical and Cultural Studies Division
National Communication Association
2015’s Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Paper Reviewer, Popular Communication Division
International Communication Association – 2015’s Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 Assistant, Communication Studies’ Graduate Program Coordinator
National Communication Association Conference, Chicago, IL
2013 Creator & Editor, Le blog à l’envers
leblogalenvers.wordpress.com
Trilingual blog dealing with communication and cultural issues
2012-2013 Guide & Speaker, European Heritage Days
Lycée Henri IV, Paris, France
2012 Jury Member, Readers’ Prize of the Historical Novel Fair of Levallois
Historical Novel Fair of Levallois, Levallois, France
2011-2012 Editor & Partnerships coordinator, FastnCurious
FastnCurious, CELSA’s Students’ blog
The Graduate School of Communication, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
2010-2011 President, Lycée Henri IV Student Historical Society
Lycée Henri IV, Paris, France
Oversaw the organization of historic lectures, exhibitions, concerts and of the association’s annual magazine; responsible with Public Relations
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2016-present Branded Content Research Network
2015-present Media Across Borders Network
2015-present Fan Studies Network
2014-present International Communication Association
2014-2016 National Communication Association
