Robert Boucaut

Dr Robert Boucaut (he/him) is a Lecturer in media and cultural studies scholar at the University of Adelaide. He specialises in assessing and problematizing claims of cultural prestige in screen media. His research analyses screen texts and stardoms for the mediated structures they occupy, the cultural concerns they embody, and the discursive actions of their audiences.

Published works include:
Fielding, V, Son, C, Boucaut, R, & Beare, A H 2025, 'News Corp Australia’s Conservative Advocacy Against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament', International Journal of Communication, vol. 19, pp. 437-457.
Beare, A H, & Boucaut, R 2024, 'Positive masculinity or toxic positivity? Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso as a capitalist utopia', Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, Online First.
Boucaut, R & Pugsley, P 2022, ‘Publics of Interest and the Death of the Critic on Australian TV’, Media International Australia, Online First.
Boucaut, R 2021, ‘‘Oscar’: An Institutional and Contested Persona Reading of the Academy Awards’, Persona Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 6-19.