Position in Faculty
Lecturer
Current Research Project
Cassandra Sharp is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong . Her research interest is within the broad field of law and popular culture. In particular, she is currently completing a PhD which explores the transformation process of first year law, and the use of popular stories by students in constructing identity. This is due to be submitted later this year.
Cassandra has also been part of a transnational research group looking into the effects of popular media on first year law student perceptions. The report of this project was recently published in the International Journal of Legal Practice .
Recent publications:
- Cassandra Sharp, 'The "Extreme Makeover" Effect of Law School : Students Being Transformed by Stories' (2006) Texas Wesleyan Law Review;
- Sharp, Cassandra, 'Changing the Channel: What to Do with the Critical Abilities of Law Students as Viewers?' (2004) 13(2) Griffith Law Review 185;
- Sharp, Cassandra, 'Scarlet Letter or Chastity Belt? What Legal Dramas of the Twenty-first Century are "Telling" Law Students About a Career in Law' (2002) 5(1) Legal Ethics 90.
Co-authored:
- Asimow, Michael, Steve Greenfield, Guillermo Jorge, Stefan Machura, Guy Osborn, Peter Robson, Cassandra Sharp, Robert Sockloskie, 'Perceptions of Lawyers - a transnational study of student views on the image of law and lawyers' (2005) 12(3) International Journal of the Legal Profession 407.
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