Christiana Spens
Christiana Spens is a writer, academic and artist.
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| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Education | University of Cambridge, University of St. Andrews |
Biography
Christiana Spens grew up in Fife, Scotland and was educated at the University of Cambridge[1] in Philosophy, followed by the University of St. Andrews for her Masters and doctorate.[2] She is the author of Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR (Repeater Books, 2017) and The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), several novels and a graphic novel. Her academic work looks at terrorism, ritual, visuality and neo-Orientalism. She has written for The Irish Times, Byline Times, Art Quarterly, Elephant Magazine, Prospect Magazine, Studio International and The Quietus on art, literature and politics. She is part of the Truth Tellers Collective, a group that analyses and creates artistic responses to political events, based at Kings College London. [3]
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
References
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