Sarah’s core academic interests centre upon the intersection of contemporary media, memory and identity in (post) war and conflict. Her work has also explored representations of war and peace in journalistic, artistic and military output, and the relationship between military practice and media including the role of (digital) media information in the implementation of security provision.


SALONE PIS
Sarah's current research 'Salone Pis' (Krio for Sierra Leone Peace) is exploring the role of media in post war peace and reconciliation processes in Sierra Leone. The purpose of the research is to enhance knowledge and understanding of the role of media in the documentation, promotion and facilitation of peace and reconciliation processes in Sierra Leone and its relevance to other post-war contexts. Please visit the project website Salone Pis for more information.


SPACES OF WAR, WAR OF SPACES
Sarah's latest book (July 2020, co-edited with Ben O'Loughlin, Katy Parry and Laura Roselle) provides a rich, international and multi-disciplinary engagement with the convergence of war and media through the conceptual lens of ‘space’. Foregrounding the work of artists, activists and practitioners alongside more traditional scholarly approaches Spaces of War, War of Spaces engages with the ‘messiness’ of war and media through the convergence of practice and theory, where showing and embodying is made explicit. Please visit the website for more information


WAR AND MEDIA NETWORK
Sarah is the Founder and Coordinator of the War and Media Network, an international and multi-disciplinary online resource and networking forum that aims to promote productive dialogue between academics and practitioners interested in the intersection between war and the media. The network currently has over 350 members worldwide. Please visit the War and Media Network website for more information.


MEDIA, WAR AND CONFLICT JOURNAL (SAGE)
Sarah is the co-Editor of Media, War & Conflict, a major international, peer-reviewed journal that maps the shifting arena of war, conflict and terrorism in an intensively and extensively mediated age. It explores cultural, political and technological transformations in media-military relations, journalistic practices, new media, the arts, and their impact on publics, policy, and outcomes of warfare. The journal bridges arts and humanities, communications, political science, sociology, history, and other disciplines. Please visit the Journal website for more information


DUN PROJECT
Sarah was the Principal Investigator for the ESRC/Dstl-funded DUN Project (Defence, Uncertainty and ‘Now’ Media: Mapping Social Media in Strategic Communications) 2013 to 2016 and continues to work with the relevant stakeholders from this project. Please visit the project website for more information