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René Cornish

Adjunct Lecturer - School of Law

Phone: +61 2 6773 4578

Biography

Dr. René Cornish has a blend of both commercial and academic expertise. She has worked as a researcher fellow in both South African and Australia, lectured various commercial law subjects, and held senior roles in multi-national corporate entities.

Rene's PhD research examined the socio-legal consequences of social media on society, and more particularly, employment law in the Global South context. Much of her research is located at the intersections of technology, social media, race, online hate speech and marginalised communities. Rene's primary research interest areas include visual jurisprudence, the semiotics of law, forensic linguistics and social media as ‘witnessing.’

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.