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Christiana Spens
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationUniversity of Cambridge, University of St. Andrews

Christiana Spens is a writer, academic and artist.

Biography

Christiana Spens was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in Fife, Scotland. She was educated at the University of Cambridge[1] in Philosophy, followed by the University of St. Andrews for her master's degree and doctorate.[2] She is the author of The Fear (Repeater Books,[3] 2023), The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019),[4], and Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR (Repeater Books,[5] 2017). Her academic work looks at terrorism, ritual, visuality and neo-Orientalism. She has written for The New Statesman, The Irish Times, Byline Times, Art Quarterly, Glamour, Stylist, Prospect Magazine, Studio International and The Quietus on culture, psychology and politics.[6]

Publications

  • The Socialite Manifesto, 2009
  • Death of A Ladies' Man, 2013
  • Shooting Hipsters : Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR, 2016
  • The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media : Playing the Villain, 2019
  • The Fear, 2023

References

  1. ^ "Christiana Spens - Repeater Books - Authors".
  2. ^ "Christiana Spens - Repeater Books - Authors".
  3. ^ "The Fear".
  4. ^ The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media | SpringerLink.
  5. ^ "Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR".
  6. ^ "Pardon Our Interruption".