Research output per year
Research output per year
The University of Western Australia (M257), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr Katarina Damjanov is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Western Australia. Katarina's research engages with the changing relationship between technology, society and environment, focusing on emerging infrastructures on and off the Earth. She is one of the key researchers leading the development of media and cultural studies of outer space and has widely published, presented and collaborated on a range of space-related academic, industry and community projects and events. She also has keen interest in Earth-based media and communication issues and is currently collaborating on a project on Digital Nomads.
Katarina's research features in top ranked (Q1) international journals and edited collections such as Science, Technology & Human Values, Journal of Cultural Economy and Routlege Handbook of Social Futures. Some of her recent work includes a keynote on more-than-planetary futures at the Global Mobility Humanities Conference in Seoul (2024) and a paper on satellite infrastructure at the 2024 Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA) Conference. In 2025, she is visiting the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology at the University of Toronto.
Katarina joined UWA in 2013, having previously taught at The University of Melbourne where she also completed her PhD. At UWA, she was Discipline Chair of Media and Communication between 2020-2023 and also coordinated the Major in Communication and Media Studies and the Postgraduate programs in Strategic Communication and International Journalism.
Prior to commencing her academic career, Katarina gained extensive professional experience working in key creative and executive roles across media and creative industries, including TV, film, radio, advertising and theatre. Katarina's portfolio also includes media arts; she was a co-director of the Centre for the Contemporary Art and New Media - MUST:Re and collaborated on a series of projects, including exhibitions, screenings and performances at the Zagreb Film Festival, RAF Festival and Exit Music Festival. Katarina translates this industry expertise and practice into her teaching.
Katarina’s research addresses a range of issues in:
Katarina is available for the supervision of MA and PhD projects engaging with her research areas.
At UWA, Katarina has designed and delivered innovative and award-winning curricula. She teaches across undergraduate, honours and postgraduate levels of study, including:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD, University of Melbourne
BA (Honours), Faculty of Dramatic Arts (Theatre, Radio, Film and TV), University of the Arts (Belgrade)
MA, University of the Arts (Belgrade)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Davies, A. (Investigator 01), Martinus, K. (Investigator 02), Holmes, K. (Investigator 03), Gilchrist, D. (Investigator 04), Smith, B. (Investigator 05) & Damjanov, K. (Investigator 06)
31/07/24 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
Zhang, Y. (Recipient), Reynolds, M. (Recipient), Lugmayr, A. (Recipient), Damjanov, K. (Recipient) & Hassan, G. M. (Recipient), Aug 2023
Prize: Award
Damjanov, K. (Recipient) & Crouch, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award
Damjanov, K. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship
Damjanov, K. (Participant)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
Damjanov, K. (Participant)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
Damjanov, K. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker) & Crouch, D. (Keynote speaker/Invited speaker)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Damjanov, K. (Participant)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course
Damjanov, K. (Participant)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Participation in workshop, seminar or course