Christiana Spens
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Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | University of Cambridge, University of St. Andrews |
Christiana Spens is a writer, academic and artist.
Biography
[edit]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.[1] She is the author of The Fear (Repeater Books,[2] 2023), The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019),[3] and Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR (Repeater Books,[4] 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.[5]
Publications
[edit]- 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