Jane Chapman | |
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Nationality | British |
Education |
University College London London School of Economics University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Professor of communications, University of Lincoln |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Jane Chapman is a British academic, professor of communications at the University of Lincoln, a research associate and a former fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. She is the author of twelve books and over 35 academic articles and book chapters. [1]
Chapman has a bachelor's degree in history from University College London, a postgraduate certificate in education from Cambridge University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics. [2]
As the author of over 200 television films and videos, 12 academic books and over 40 articles and book chapters, Chapman's career combines equal amounts of experience in both university research and the media industry. She was Breakfast TV's first on-screen reporter for the north of England, and ran her own independent production companies Chapman Clarke Television, Chapman Clarke films and Chapman Clarke Multi Media for 14 years, producing documentary and educational films and series for the UK's broadcasters, such as 'Women- the Way Ahead' (Open College for C4), 'Europe by Design' (BBC Education for BBC1) and 'Cider People' (HTV West).[ citation needed]
She has won awards ranging from the New York Film and TV Festival through best media history book of the year by American Universities, to best academic article of the year by Emerald Publishing, and sharing the 2017 Colby Prize for Victorian Literature (for the Routledge Handbook of 19th British Periodicals and Newspapers).[ citation needed]
Since 2005 at the University of Lincoln, Chapman has gained and managed eight research grants in journalism and cultural heritage , for the British Academy, ESRC, and AHRC. She is acknowledged academically as an international pioneer in comparative method, due to her book 'Comparative Media History '.[ citation needed]
Chapman and her team worked with community groups both nationally and locally to enable research and commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, re-discovering hundreds of original cartoons in soldier newspapers produced from the trenches. She was an academic advisor for the BBC’s World War One at Home. [3]
Chapman was a Haringey Borough Councillor, alongside future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and became chairman of the housing committee. [4] [5] She stood as a Labour candidate in United Kingdom general elections in the late 1970s: Dorking and Dover and Deal. [5]
Chapman divorced from future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 1979. [4] [6]
Chapman has two adult sons. Since 1982 she has been married to retired film editor/director, Martin Clarke. [6]
Jane Chapman | |
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Nationality | British |
Education |
University College London London School of Economics University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Academic |
Title | Professor of communications, University of Lincoln |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Jane Chapman is a British academic, professor of communications at the University of Lincoln, a research associate and a former fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge. She is the author of twelve books and over 35 academic articles and book chapters. [1]
Chapman has a bachelor's degree in history from University College London, a postgraduate certificate in education from Cambridge University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics. [2]
As the author of over 200 television films and videos, 12 academic books and over 40 articles and book chapters, Chapman's career combines equal amounts of experience in both university research and the media industry. She was Breakfast TV's first on-screen reporter for the north of England, and ran her own independent production companies Chapman Clarke Television, Chapman Clarke films and Chapman Clarke Multi Media for 14 years, producing documentary and educational films and series for the UK's broadcasters, such as 'Women- the Way Ahead' (Open College for C4), 'Europe by Design' (BBC Education for BBC1) and 'Cider People' (HTV West).[ citation needed]
She has won awards ranging from the New York Film and TV Festival through best media history book of the year by American Universities, to best academic article of the year by Emerald Publishing, and sharing the 2017 Colby Prize for Victorian Literature (for the Routledge Handbook of 19th British Periodicals and Newspapers).[ citation needed]
Since 2005 at the University of Lincoln, Chapman has gained and managed eight research grants in journalism and cultural heritage , for the British Academy, ESRC, and AHRC. She is acknowledged academically as an international pioneer in comparative method, due to her book 'Comparative Media History '.[ citation needed]
Chapman and her team worked with community groups both nationally and locally to enable research and commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, re-discovering hundreds of original cartoons in soldier newspapers produced from the trenches. She was an academic advisor for the BBC’s World War One at Home. [3]
Chapman was a Haringey Borough Councillor, alongside future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and became chairman of the housing committee. [4] [5] She stood as a Labour candidate in United Kingdom general elections in the late 1970s: Dorking and Dover and Deal. [5]
Chapman divorced from future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 1979. [4] [6]
Chapman has two adult sons. Since 1982 she has been married to retired film editor/director, Martin Clarke. [6]