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'''Meredith Rachael Jones''' (born 1965) is an Australian-British cultural theorist, currently employed as Reader in Gender and Media at the [[Brunel University London]] and as director of the Research Centre for Global Lives at Brunel University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Meredith Jones: an Australian academic in London|first=Julia|last=Griffin|work=Australian Women London|date=April 6, 2018|url=https://www.australianwomen.london/london-for-australian-women/dr-meredith-jones-an-academic-in-london}}</ref> She was educated at the [[University of Melbourne]] (BA), the [[University of Sydney]] (BAHons), the [[University of Technology, Sydney]] (GradDipComm) and [[Western Sydney University]] (Ph.D.), Jones has also taught at the [[University of Technology Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/drawing-the-line-on-the-beauty-industry/news-story/90c051f6acbad32d72fbdf408b0e9f5d?nk=6964423989ce518669009c232c368726-1557088357 |title=Drawing the line on the beauty industry |last1=Peddie |first1=Clare |last2=Leo |first2=Jessica |website=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>
'''Meredith Rachael Jones''' (born 1965) is an Australian-British cultural theorist, currently employed as Reader in Gender and Media at the [[Brunel University London]] and as director of the Research Centre for Global Lives at Brunel University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Meredith Jones: an Australian academic in London|first=Julia|last=Griffin|work=Australian Women London|date=April 6, 2018|url=https://www.australianwomen.london/london-for-australian-women/dr-meredith-jones-an-academic-in-london}}</ref> She was educated at the [[University of Melbourne]] (BA), the [[University of Sydney]] (BAHons), the [[University of Technology, Sydney]] (GradDipComm) and [[Western Sydney University]] (Ph.D.), Jones has also taught at the [[University of Technology Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/drawing-the-line-on-the-beauty-industry/news-story/90c051f6acbad32d72fbdf408b0e9f5d?nk=6964423989ce518669009c232c368726-1557088357 |title=Drawing the line on the beauty industry |last1=Peddie |first1=Clare |last2=Leo |first2=Jessica |website=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |date=2009-11-04 |access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>


She studies feminism, issues of gender, theories of embodiment, body modifications, media, and aesthetics. She has written articles about ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'' for ''[[The Conversation]]''<ref name="Conversation20151126">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Meredith |title=Why we all need to keep up with the Kardashians |url=https://theconversation.com/why-we-all-need-to-keep-up-with-the-kardashians-50948 |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=26 November 2015}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspapers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/jan/14/whats-wrong-with-studying-the-kardashians|title=What's wrong with studying the Kardashians?|first=Meredith|last=Jones|date=14 January 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and in 2015 she organized the world's first academic conference for scholarship on the Kardashians.<ref name="IHE20151112">{{cite news |last1=Grove |first1=Jack |title=Academe Keeps Up With Kardashians |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/12/british-university-prepares-first-academic-conference-kardashians |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[Inside Higher Ed]] |date=November 12, 2015 |department=Times Higher Education}}</ref><ref name="Vice20180507">{{cite news |last1=Lopatko |first1=Katya |title=Scholars Say if You Hate the Kardashians, You Probably Hate Yourself |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d35a9x/scholars-say-if-you-hate-the-kardashians-you-probably-hate-yourself |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=May 7, 2018 |department=Entertainment}}</ref>
She studies feminism, issues of gender, theories of embodiment, body modifications, media, and aesthetics. She has written articles about ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'' for ''[[The Conversation]]''<ref name="Conversation20151126">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Meredith |title=Why we all need to keep up with the Kardashians |url=https://theconversation.com/why-we-all-need-to-keep-up-with-the-kardashians-50948 |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=26 November 2015}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspapers,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2016/jan/14/whats-wrong-with-studying-the-kardashians|title=What's wrong with studying the Kardashians?|first=Meredith|last=Jones|date=14 January 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and in 2015 she organized the world's first academic conference for scholarship on the Kardashians.<ref name="IHE20151112">{{cite news |last1=Grove |first1=Jack |title=Academe Keeps Up With Kardashians |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/12/british-university-prepares-first-academic-conference-kardashians |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[Inside Higher Ed]] |date=November 12, 2015 |department=Times Higher Education}}</ref><ref name="Vice20180507">{{cite news |last1=Lopatko |first1=Katya |title=Scholars Say if You Hate the Kardashians, You Probably Hate Yourself |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d35a9x/scholars-say-if-you-hate-the-kardashians-you-probably-hate-yourself |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=May 7, 2018 |department=Entertainment}}</ref> On Twitter, academic reception to the announced "Kimposium" was mixed.<ref name="DailyMail">{{cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Eleanor |title=Rear-ly! British university invites world's finest minds to discuss ... the Kardashians |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A434510948/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=9327de07 |accessdate=5 May 2019 |work=[[Daily Mail]] |date=November 14, 2015 |page=37 |via=[[Gale Biography In Context]]}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 21:57, 5 May 2019

Meredith Rachael Jones (born 1965) is an Australian-British cultural theorist, currently employed as Reader in Gender and Media at the Brunel University London and as director of the Research Centre for Global Lives at Brunel University.[1] She was educated at the University of Melbourne (BA), the University of Sydney (BAHons), the University of Technology, Sydney (GradDipComm) and Western Sydney University (Ph.D.), Jones has also taught at the University of Technology Sydney.[2]

She studies feminism, issues of gender, theories of embodiment, body modifications, media, and aesthetics. She has written articles about Keeping Up with the Kardashians for The Conversation[3] and The Guardian newspapers,[4] and in 2015 she organized the world's first academic conference for scholarship on the Kardashians.[5][6] On Twitter, academic reception to the announced "Kimposium" was mixed.[7]

Bibliography

  • Jones, Meredith (2008). Skintight: An Anatomy of Cosmetic Surgery. New York, N.Y.: Berg Publishers. ISBN 9781845206680. LCCN 2007043766. OCLC 154789461.[8]
  • Heyes, Cressida J.; Jones, Meredith, eds. (2009). Cosmetic Surgery: A Feminist Primer. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 9780754676997. LCCN 2009016279. OCLC 434575269.[9]
  • Boccalatte, Suzanne; Jones, Meredith, eds. (2009). Trunk, Volume One: Hair. Boccalatte Publishing. ISBN 9780980631203. OCLC 669958039.[10]
  • Boccalatte, Suzanne; Jones, Meredith, eds. (2012). Trunk, Volume Two: Blood. Boccalatte Publishing. OCLC 841848868.

References

  1. ^ Griffin, Julia (6 April 2018). "Dr Meredith Jones: an Australian academic in London". Australian Women London.
  2. ^ Peddie, Clare; Leo, Jessica (4 November 2009). "Drawing the line on the beauty industry". The Advertiser. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ Jones, Meredith (26 November 2015). "Why we all need to keep up with the Kardashians". The Conversation. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jones, Meredith (14 January 2016). "What's wrong with studying the Kardashians?". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Grove, Jack (12 November 2015). "Academe Keeps Up With Kardashians". Times Higher Education. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ Lopatko, Katya (7 May 2018). "Scholars Say if You Hate the Kardashians, You Probably Hate Yourself". Entertainment. Vice. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ^ Harding, Eleanor (14 November 2015). "Rear-ly! British university invites world's finest minds to discuss ... the Kardashians". Daily Mail. p. 37. Retrieved 5 May 2019 – via Gale Biography In Context.
  8. ^ Review of Skintight: An Anatomy of Cosmetic Surgery:
  9. ^ Review of Cosmetic Surgery: A Feminist Primer:
    • Sullivan, Deborah A. (April 2012). Gender and Society. 26 (2): 334–336. JSTOR 23212223.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  10. ^ Review of Trunk, Volume One:
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