Dr Alexander Beare

Dr. Alex Beare is a Lecturer in communication at the University of Queensland. His research specialises in subscription video on demand, audience cultures, and media representations of masculinity. Prior to coming to Brisbane, Alex taught at the University of Adelaide with a teaching focus in Digital Cultures, Media Theory, Screen Studies, and Research Methods. Since completing his PhD, Alex has published in journals such as Television & New Media, the International Journal of Communication, and Critical Studies in Television, and has contributed to ABC Radio and The Conversation. He is also the author of The New Audience for Old TV (Routledge, 2024). Alex is currently leading cross-institutional research collaborations relating to the emergence of 'supportive streaming' and digital news representations of homophobia in the AFL.