Elisa Serafinelli

Dr Elisa Serafinelli is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), based in the Department of Languages, Information and Communications within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD from the University of Hull and has conducted studies at institutions in Italy, Australia, and the UK. Her research focuses on digital media's societal impact, visual culture, and drone technology's role in communication.

Elisa has secured significant grants, including a £177,857 AHRC Leadership Fellowship and a £7,811 British Academy Grant for studying drones in visual culture. Her work explores topics like Instagram's social photography, drone imagery ethics, and crisis communication by critical infrastructure operators. She teaches courses such as Digital Media Project (UG), Theoretical Themes in Social Networking, and Digital Rights Law (PG).

• Education:
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Siena, Italy
• MPhil in Literature and Philosophy from Roma TRE University, Italy
• PhD in Media, Communication and Society from the University of Hull, UK

Her research outputs include books like Digital Life on Instagram (2018) and forthcoming works on drones in society. She actively supervises students exploring digital technologies’ societal and visual impacts, employing both qualitative and digital research methods.

Elisa’s work bridges academic theory with practical applications, contributing to understanding how new technologies reshape visual communication and public discourse. Her current projects emphasize drone imagery’s sociocultural implications and the evolving nature of digital visual practices.