Mauricio Rivera R. is a Melbourne-based writer, journalist, scholar and visual artist. He was awarded a PhD in Creative Media from RMIT University in Melbourne in 2013. Born in Bogota, Colombia, he has taught in universities in both Colombia and Australia and published academic and journalistic articles in Spanish and English.
Professional experience (Australia)
Deakin College 2018 - 2020
Role: Unit coordinator, lecturer and tutor
Units
Intercultural Studies (FNDS014);
Mass Communication (FNDA023)
Swinburne University 2016-2018 / 2011-2013
Role: Unit coordinator, lecturer and tutor
Units
Multiplatform Media Production & Practice - MDA 60002;
Media Platforms and Practices - MDA 20019;
Role: Sessional tutor
Units
Global Screen Studies - MDA30011
Digital Video and Audio- DIG 10004
Practical and Professional Ethics (unit no longer available)
Journalism Practice II - JOU20003
Monash University 2017 / 2019
Role: Sessional tutor
Unit: Media and Culture - ATS1279
Role: Research supervisor
Unit: Communications Research Project - APG5742
Deakin University 2017 / 2012
Role: Sessional tutor
Units
Media Culture And Technological Transformations: Living In The Digital Age - ALC105;
Multimedia Journalism - ALJ710;
Making sense of New Media (unit no longer available)
RMIT University 2010
Role: Sessional tutor
Unit: Concept Development (unit no longer available)
Professional experience (Colombia)
Central University of Colombia 2014-2015
Role: Full-time professor, research supervisor and tutor of various subjects at the university’s Department of Journalism
National University of Colombia 2014
Role: Curriculum development and coordination of the elective course: Journalism as a Democratic Weapon in the Digital Era, at the university’s Faculty of Law and Political Science.
Los Andes University 2014
Role: Tutor of the Module of Photojournalism in Masters degree of Journalism, at the Centre of Studies in Journalism (CEPER)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy: Creative Media 2009 - 2013
School of Media and Communications, RMIT University, Melbourne, AUS
Master of Arts (Professional Communication) 2007 - 2008
Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, AUS
Bachelor Degree in Journalism & Communications 2001 - 2006
Faculty of Journalism and Social Communications, La Sabana University, Bogota, COL
Links
Website: https://www.mr2books.com
Blog (English): https://mr2blog.wordpress.com/
Blog (Spanish): https://elmr2.wordpress.com/
Instagram: @mr2books - Twitter: @maurorivera8