Bradley J. Dixon

I am an early-career scholar interested in the effects of media technologies on art, culture, and the self. In 2024 I completed a PhD at RMIT University with a thesis titled “Performing the Self: Parafictional Persona and the Comedian Comedy”, which examines historical and contemporary examples of comedians performing as themselves in fictional contexts across television, film, web series, and social media. As a researcher I explore issues of identity, performance, labour, and access in the digital age.

My primary areas of interest include: persona, performance, and celebrity; digital platforms and cultures; capital, labour, and value in the creative and cultural industries; fandom and fan cultures; media preservation, informal distribution, and piracy; and comedians and comedy media.