Research team
- Professor Karen Boyle
- Dr Petya Eckler
- Dr Michael Higgins
- Dr Esperanza Miyake
- Dr Sophie Jones
- Dr Redi Koobak
- Dr Fiona McKay
- Dr Katharine Mitchell
This strand brings together a range of diverse research interests around gendered inequalities as these are articulated in and through contemporary media practices and representations. This work is characterised by a concern with how gender intersects with other structural inequalities, including race, disability and sexuality. Key themes include:
- gender, violence and representation
- body image and eating disorders
- gender, race and technology
- gender, war and nation
- gender and affect
- representations of race, disability and mental health in relation to gender in popular media, literary and visual cultures
- Inequalities in employment practices and experiences in political communication and the media
- The cultural politics of reproduction
Strathclyde is the lead academic partner for Gender Equal Media Scotland (GEMS), a collaborative venture with Engender (Scotland’s leading women’s rights organisation) which seeks to influence the media landscape in Scotland through research, knowledge exchange and public engagement.
GEMS emerged from a workshop series Tackling Gendered Inequalities in Scottish News, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Boyle & Duncan).
