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Biography
Emily Rytmeister is a writer, filmmaker and Associate Lecturer in Communications. She has several degrees, including two Masters degrees and a PhD, and has won awards for both her teaching and research. Her PhD film, ‘Roger Frampton Comes Alive!’ , focused on the life and work of her musician father, and she is currently working on her second film. Her research interests include documentary film, family biography, Australian jazz, creative practice and grief. She has taught across the university’s Arts, Communications, Media and Design programmes since 2017. She has also worked behind-the-scenes in the Australian film, television, music and live entertainment industries.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Western Sydney University
Master of Research, Western Sydney University
Master of Arts
Graduate Diploma in Writing
Bachelor of Arts, Charles Sturt University
Research keywords
- Documentary theory
- Patriography
- Grief
- Biography
- Jazz studies
- Roger Frampton
- Film Studies
- Creative Practice as Research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Dialogue with the deceased father: patriographical creative practice as a means of connection and self-exploration
Rytmeister, E., 2 Mar 2025, In: Axon: Creative Explorations. 14, 2, 13 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patriography, grief and all that jazz: reflections on memorialising my father through the making of 'Roger Frampton Comes Alive!'
Rytmeister, E., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Jazz Research Journal. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From domestic ethnography to a cinema of mourning: find the father on film
Rytmeister, E., 2024, In: Senses of Cinema. 110, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Roger Frampton Comes Alive!
Rytmeister, E., 2022Research output: Creative Works › Audio or Visual recording
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Cultural Studies Association of Australasia
Willis, J. (Participant) & Rytmeister, E. (Participant)
26 Nov 2025 → 28 Nov 2025Activity: Conferences, Events and Workshops › Conference
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Film screening + Director's Q&A
Rytmeister, E. (Organiser)
26 Oct 2025Activity: Conferences, Events and Workshops › Event
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The Artist and the Algorithm Seminar Series
Rytmeister, E. (Organiser), Cohen, H. (Chair), Burrows, S. (Organiser) & Rezaei, B. (Organiser)
3 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025Activity: Conferences, Events and Workshops › Other
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Australian Writers' Guild (Event)
Rytmeister, E. (Other)
1 Jan 2023Activity: Membership › Organisation
Prizes
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Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President (Education) Award
Hale, A. (Recipient), Rytmeister, E. (Recipient), Willis, J. (Recipient), Sherwood, S. (Recipient), Deane-Johns, S. (Recipient), Lau, L.-S. (Recipient), Ilisevic, M. (Recipient) & Seligmann, M. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2024
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School of Humanities and Communication Arts Teaching and Learning Award
Hale, A. (Recipient), Rytmeister, E. (Recipient), Willis, J. (Recipient), Sherwood, S. (Recipient), Deane-Johns, S. (Recipient), Lau, L.-S. (Recipient), Ilisevic, M. (Recipient) & Seligmann, M. (Recipient), 11 Dec 2024
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HDR Theses
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One giant leap for jazz: the life and work of Roger Frampton
Rytmeister, E. (Author), Cohen, H. (Supervisor), Encarnacao, J. (Supervisor), Morley, R. (Supervisor) & Crossman, B. (Supervisor), 2016Western Sydney University thesis: Master's thesis
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Roger Frampton comes alive! : finding the father, sleuthing the self through an analysis of grief, patriography and documentary film
Rytmeister, E. (Author), Cohen, H. (Supervisor), Morley, R. (Supervisor), Encarnacao, J. (Supervisor) & Crossman, B. (Supervisor), 2021Western Sydney University thesis: Doctoral thesis
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