Lorna Piatti-Farnell (born 1980) is an academic in New Zealand who researches popular media and cultural history. She is professor of film and popular culture at
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) ( mi, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college (originally established in 1895) was granted university status. AUT ...
(AUT).
Academic career
Lorna Piatti-Farnell was born in 1980. She was educated at
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
,
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, graduating in 2009 with a PhD.
She was employed by
De Montfort University
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...
and
Bishop Grosseteste University
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, England (the other being the University of Lincoln). BGU was established as a teacher training college for the Diocese of Lincoln in 1862. It gained t ...
prior to moving to New Zealand where she joined AUT in 2010, being promoted to full professor, effective 1 January 2020.
Piatti-Farnell founded the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia (GANZA) in 2014 and is its president. The organisation facilitates interdisciplinary sharing of all aspect of Gothic culture.
Selected works
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References
1980 births
Living people
Alumni of Loughborough University
Academic staff of the Auckland University of Technology
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