Full Member of Research Centre: Communication, Cultural & Media Studies
From January 2010 to present.
Key Memberships
Profile Summary
Research areas of interest include: Contemporary constructions of celebrity , Post-feminism in relation to the gossip industry and gossip blogging, Makeover and lifestyle television, American independent cinema, Contemporary Hollywood.
Key Qualifications
2000
MA Screen Studies (from University of Manchester).
1998
BA (Hons) Media and Performance (from University of Salford).
Key Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Audio/Visual Materials
Encyclopedia Entries
Reviews
Key Presence
Conference Organisation
2010
Feb
Screens and Mediations Seminar Series (University of Salford, United Kingdom, February 2010).
2007
May
The Big Reveal: Style, Class and Industry- First International LIfestyle Television Conference. - Co-organiser (May, 2007)
The Big Reveal: Style, Class and Industry- First International LIfestyle Television Conference. - Co-organiser
Conference Presentations
2012
Dec
Female Celebrity, Ageing and Hyper- Scrutiny in the Gossip Industry (Age Spots and Spotlights: Celebrity, Ageing and Performance, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, December 2012).
2012
Changing Tastes: Lifestyle Television and the Politics of Transformation, Journeys Across Media, University of Reading, April 2004
Changing Tastes: Lifestyle Television and the Politics of Transformation, Journeys Across Media, University of Reading, April 2004
2009
Jun
Jordan/Kate and The State of Becoming: Transformation narratives and the Normalisation of Cosmetic Surgery. (Cosmetic Cultures: Beauty, globalisation, politics, practices, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, June 2009).
2009
May
The Bitch is Back: Gossip Blogging, Postfeminism and Bitch Narratives, (Keywords in Communication, International Communication Association, Chicago., United States, May 2009 to May 2009).
2008
Jun
Toxic? - Perez Hilton, Gossip Blogging and the Spectacle of Female "Train Wreck" Celebrity (Going Cheap? Female Celebrity in the Tabloid, Reality and Scandal Genres, School of Film and Television Studies, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, June 2008).
2004
Jul
(July 2004).
Gender, Taste and Television, Visions II Broadcasting Histories Conference, University of Central Lancashire, July 2004
2004
Jun
(June 2004).
Women's Work? - Wife Swap and the Reality Problem, MeCCSA Women's Media Studies Network Gender/Reality TV Seminar, University of Manchester, June 2004
2002
Dec
(December 2002).
I'm A Celebrity Analyse Me! - Celebrity Reality TV and the Cult of Confession, MeCCSA Annual Conference, University of Reading, December 2002
Invited Papers and Lectures
2012
The Films of Gus Van Sant, Cornerhouse, September 2005
The Films of Gus Van Sant, Cornerhouse, September 2005
2012
The Films of Jim Jarmusch, Cornerhouse, Nov 2004
The Films of Jim Jarmusch, Cornerhouse, Nov 2004
2012
An Introduction to American Independent Cinema, Cornerhouse, July 2004
An Introduction to American Independent Cinema, Cornerhouse, July 2004
2008
Feb
An Introduction to The Coen Brothers, Cornerhouse (February, 2008)
An Introduction to The Coen Brothers, Cornerhouse
Media Appearances
2008
Oct
Gossip culture and "train wreck" celebrity (The Guardian newspaper, United Kingdom, October 2008).
2008
Jul
Feminism and Hollywood (BBC Radio Manchester, United Kingdom, July 2008).