Staff profile
Dr Geoff John Mayer
Head of School (CACE), Reader and Associate Professor
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Communication, Arts and Critical EnquiryHU2 332, Melbourne (Bundoora)
- T: +61 3 9479 2042
- F: +61 3 9479 1434
- E: g.mayer@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
BA, B.Com. Dip.Ed. (Melbourne), B.Ed, M.Ed, Ph.D (Latrobe).
Area of study
Cinema Studies
Creative Arts
Brief Profile
Taught Media Studies and Film Studies in Australian and New Zealand Universities as well as secondary schools.
Research interests
Film and Television
- British and Australian cinema
- Film genres
Screen and Media Culture
- Film Noir
- Melodrama and Crime Film
Teaching Units
Film Noir.
Recent Publications
- McFarlane, B, Mayer, G and Bertrand, I (eds), 1999, The Oxford Companion to Australian Film, Oxford University Press, Melbourne.
- Mayer, G 2003, Guide to British Cinema, Greenwood Press, Connecticut.
- Mayer, G 2004 Roy Ward Baker, Manchester University Press, Manchester.
- Mayer,G and Beattie, K (eds), 2007, The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand, Wallflower Press, London.
- Mayer, G and McDonnell, B 2007, Encyclopedia of Film Noir, Greenwood Press, Connecticut.
