Critical Reflections on Audience and Narrativity

Bianca Mitu has a PhD in Media and Communication Studies, University of Bucharest. She is co-director of the Media and Communication Research Center ccmrc.eu and a part-time lecturer at the University of Bucharest. She was Visiting Scholar at CAMRI, University of Westminster, Faculty of Arts, Media and Design, London. She also holds a master degree in Media and Communication. She has a number of publications in International Journals in Italy, Germany, and the USA and she is a member of IAMCR, ECREA, UK Social Policy, and of the Editorial Board of the International Journal Interpersona, International Journal of Communication and Health, and International Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago.

Silvia Branea is Associate Professor Ph.D. at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, University of Bucharest, and Associate Researcher at the Laboratory of Sociology, Communication and Public Sphere, Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy. She has an outstanding list of publications and presentations to International Conferences. Her interests lie in media and communication studies.

Valentina Marinescu is Associate Professor Ph. D. at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in media and society, research methods for mass communication, analysis of media content. Her interests lie in media and communication studies in Eastern Europe. She has also published several papers on these subjects.