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Dr Rhys Jones

Senior Lecturer

Media

+44 (0) 1792 513098

rhys.jones@swansea.ac.uk

Fluent Welsh Speaker

Office - 123
First Floor
Digital Technium
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3928-4701

About

Rhys Jones coordinates the MA in Digital Media at Swansea University. He teaches on postgraduate and undergraduate modules in media and communication. He specialises in media theory and brings to his teaching his expertise as a researcher, programmer and practitioner.

He researches technologies at an early stage of their acceptance (or not) into society. He has published on the history and current status of the Welsh language online, and the way the internet was imagined in newspapers in the early 1990s.

Publications

Research Highlights

Jones, R. (2017). 'Porn shock for dons' (and other stories from Welsh pre-web history). Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories Routledge
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22075
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Global-Internet-Histories/Goggin-McLelland/p/book/9781138812161
Jones, R., Cunliffe, D., & Honeycutt, Z. (2013). Twitter and the Welsh language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 34(7), 653-671.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.812096, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16483
Jones, R. (2010). Cilfachau electronig : geni'r Gymraeg ar-lein, 1989-1996. Cyfrwng, 7, 21-36.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11365
Wu, Y., Lindsay, S., Evans, L., Porcheron, M., Clark, L., & Jones, R. (2021). Enabling Digital First: A Case Study of Sight-Impaired Users in Wales
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58304
Jones, R., Mason, J., & Downey, S. (1997). Continuous speech recognition using syllables. In Eurospeech '97 (pp. 1171-1174). European Speech Communication Association: ESCA.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63336

All Research

Journal Articles

Jones, R., Cunliffe, D., & Honeycutt, Z. (2013). Twitter and the Welsh language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 34(7), 653-671.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.812096, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16483
Jones, R. (2010). Cilfachau electronig : geni'r Gymraeg ar-lein, 1989-1996. Cyfrwng, 7, 21-36.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11365
Jones, R., Prys, G., Prys, D., Jones, D., Davies, O., Chan, D., & Choy, A. (2008). SALT Cymru project closure report.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11366

Book Chapters

Jones, R. (2017). 'Porn shock for dons' (and other stories from Welsh pre-web history). Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories Routledge
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22075
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Global-Internet-Histories/Goggin-McLelland/p/book/9781138812161

Conference Contributions

Williams, B. & Jones, R. (2008). Acquiring Pronunciation Data for a Placenames Lexicon in a Less-Resourced Language. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC'08)European Language Resources Association (ELRA).
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa11776
http://www.lrec-conf.org/proceedings/lrec2008/pdf/55_paper.pdf
Jones, R., Mason, J., & Downey, S. (1997). Continuous speech recognition using syllables. In Eurospeech '97 (pp. 1171-1174). European Speech Communication Association: ESCA.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63336

Other Research Outputs

Wu, Y., Lindsay, S., Evans, L., Porcheron, M., Clark, L., & Jones, R. (2021). Enabling Digital First: A Case Study of Sight-Impaired Users in Wales
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58304

Supervision

Untitled (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Ceri Hughes
The Word Made Welsh: the semiotics of code-switching and borrowing in a minority language (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Tess Fitzpatrick

Taught Modules

MS-200 Theorising the Media

The principle aim of the course is to enable examination of a diverse range of modern media theories to probe their relevance to our everyday lives: how far do they further our understanding of the role and influence of media and communication? Each lecture will assist in developing a critical perspective on a major theorist or major theme which binds together a school of thought. Every effort will be made to trace the evolution of theoretical perspectives as they emerge over time and to encompass the various foci which gain prominence as attention shifts from effects to reception, from indoctrination to active resistance and empowerment and the new postmodern information age holds sway.
MS-306 Digital Futures

This module explores contemporary developments in digital media placing tham in socila, historical and political contexts.
MS-M10 Dissertation or Project

An innovative practice-based alternative to a Masters dissertation. Students are encouraged to develop projects across more than one area of media practice and to do so with dual supervision that embraces both theory and practice. Work produced should be at a professional level, accompanied by a reflective essay and presentation exploring the contextual, theoretical and practical issues raised by the project.
MSDM00 The Digital Revolution (VR)

Through close analysis of digital media/new media texts, this module will examine the theoretical and practical issues of new media technologies and the implications for social, political and economic spheres.
MSDM01 The Digital Revolution

Through close analysis of digital media/new media texts, this module will examine the theoretical and practical issues of new media technologies and the implications for social, political and economic spheres.
MSDM04 The Business and Politics of Digital Media

This module explores, examines and develops theoretical frameworks for examining the business and politics of digital media, and applied these in various contemporary case studies.
MSMM04 The Business and Politics of Digital Media

This module explores, examines and develops frameworks for investigating the business and politics of digital media. It looks at the operation of key digital media companies and how they relate to their users and a wider digital media landscapes. Theories introduced in the module are applied in various contemporary case studies.

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Journal Articles

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Conference Contributions

Other Research Outputs

Supervision

Untitled (current)

The Word Made Welsh: the semiotics of code-switching and borrowing in a minority language (current)

Taught Modules

MS-200 Theorising the Media

MS-306 Digital Futures

MS-M10 Dissertation or Project

MSDM00 The Digital Revolution (VR)

MSDM01 The Digital Revolution

MSDM04 The Business and Politics of Digital Media

MSMM04 The Business and Politics of Digital Media