I am a senior lecturer in the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. My PhD studies (Computer Science, UCT), also included a period of study at the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media at the Institute of Education, University of London. My research draws on concepts from media and cultural studies to the study of software and social media, and confronts the issues of power and regulation of meaning that arise for users of proprietary software, particularly those in marginalized contexts.

Upper campus, Arts 217
Centre for Film and Media Studies
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch
7700
South Africa
[t] +27 (0)21 6503885
[f] +27 (0)21 6504828
marion.walton@uct.ac.za
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