Katie B. Edwards Explained

Katie Edwards
Birth Place:Mexborough, Doncaster, England
Occupation:Writer, broadcaster, academic
Language:English
Alma Mater:University of Sheffield (BA, PhD)
Spouse:Mathew Guest

Katie Edwards (born 14 August 1978) is an English academic,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] writer,[9] columnist,[10] and broadcaster.

Early life

Edwards was born and raised in Mexborough, Doncaster, England[11] and attended a comprehensive school in Rotherham.[12]

Education

Edwards was awarded a first class degree and a PhD in Biblical Studies from the University of Sheffield, where she worked as an academic in the School of English from 2012 to 2020.[13] She is currently a visiting fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester.[14]

Career

Academic Research

Religion and sexual violence is a key area of Edwards's academic research. Until 2020, she was a founding co-director of The Shiloh Project, an academic collaboration dedicated to the study of religion and rape culture.[15] [16] In 2018, an article Edwards co-authored about Jesus and sexual violence[17] [18] sparked widespread discussion in the media.[19]

Broadcasting

Edwards is a radio presenter [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] and appears regularly on local and national radio as a current affairs commentator.[26] [27]

Edwards wrote and presented the 2018 Lent Talk 'Silence of the Lamb' for BBC Radio 4, which won The Jerusalem Award in the Festivals (Radio) category in 2018 and was awarded Runner Up in the Audio/Radio category at the Sandford St Martin Awards in 2019.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

Edwards has written several articles about the trolling of Katie Price in the national press.[34] [35] [36] In December 2022, Edwards featured in a Channel 5 documentary, Shameless: The Rise and Fall of Katie Price, charting Price's career trajectory.

Journalism

Edwards has written widely for the Press, including The Guardian,[37] The i Newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, The Washington Post,[38] the New Statesman, The Independent,[39] and Newsweek.[40]

Coverage of Depp V Heard US Defamation Trial

Edwards wrote extensively on the Depp v. Heard trial in 2022 and was interviewed by news channels, including BBC Worldwide, TalkTV and numerous radio programmes, commenting on the ruling in April 2022. She also covered the impact of the trial in the months following its conclusion.[41]

Work On Accent Prejudice

Edwards has publicly discussed her experience of accent prejudice in higher education and her articles have been cited in the media,[42] [43] [44] [45] [46] in English language subject educational materials,[47] and academic work on accentism.[48] [49]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Admen and Eve: The Bible in Contemporary Advertising . SBL Central . Society of Biblical Literature . 9 April 2021.
  2. Admen and Eve . Bible and Critical Theory . 2014 . 10 . 2. 7 April 2021.
  3. Book: Clanton, Jr. . Dan W. . The Oxford Handbook to the Bible and American Popular Culture . 2020 . Oxford University Press . 9780190461416 . 8 April 2021.
  4. Book: Scholz . Susanne . The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible . 2020 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 9780190462680 . 7 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Researcher of the Month – May 2020, Dr Katie Edwards . Religion in Public . 28 May 2020 . Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life, University of Leeds . 9 April 2021.
  6. News: Maric . Bojan . Festival of the Mind . 8 April 2021 . WideWalls . 28 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Sykes . Tom . The Birth of Hip Hop/Universe Rap . Behance . September 2014 . 8 April 2021.
  8. News: Moody . Oliver . Hip hop stars are keeping Bible alive, Church told . 8 April 2021 . The Times . 11 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Katie Edwards Author . RCW Literary Agency . 20 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Katie Edwards Author Profile . The Independent . 20 July 2021.
  11. News: Edwards . Katie . Shut yer face! I'm fed up being ridiculed for my regional accent . 8 April 2021 . The Telegraph . 9 December 2014.
  12. News: Edwards . Katie . I was Taught Silence was Strength. Then I witnessed sexual assaults . 8 April 2021 . The Guardian . 21 March 2018.
  13. Web site: My Research in 60 Seconds or Less . YouTube . The University of Sheffield Faculty of Arts . 20 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Dr Katie Edwards . Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester . University of Chester . 3 January 2022.
  15. Web site: The Shiloh Project: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible . UK Research and Innovation . UKRI . 9 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Everyday Rape Cultures and Religion: A Complex Relationship? Dr Katie Edwards in conversation with Dr Dawn Llewellyn . Storyhouse . Storyhouse Women . 9 April 2021.
  17. News: Edwards . Katie . #HimToo - Why Jesus Should Be Recognised as a Victim of Sexual Violence . 8 April 2021 . The Conversation UK . 23 March 2018.
  18. News: Burgess . Kaya . #HimToo: Jesus was a sex abuse victim, say scholars . 9 April 2021 . The Times . 27 March 2018.
  19. News: Street-Porter . Janet . Including Jesus in the #MeToo Movement is a Step Too Far . 8 April 2021 . The Independent . 30 March 2018.
  20. Web site: Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets . BBC Radio 4 . BBC . 9 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Beyond Belief: Marriage. 9 April 2021. BBC Radio 4. BBC.
  22. Web site: Sharing Quaker Views on Marriage. 9 April 2021. Quaker UK.
  23. Web site: Beyond Belief: Wordsworth. 9 April 2021. BBC Radio 4. BBC.
  24. Web site: Beyond Belief: Dieting. 9 April 2021. BBC Radio 4. BBC.
  25. Web site: Beyond Belief: Religion Online. 9 April 2021. BBC Radio 4. BBC.
  26. Web site: Beyond Belief . BBC Radio 4 . BBC . 7 April 2021.
  27. Web site: Where Have All the Accents Gone . AudioBoom . BBC Radio 4, Broadcasting House . 7 April 2021.
  28. Web site: The Silence of the Lamb . BBC Radio 4 . BBC . 9 April 2021.
  29. Web site: 2018 Jerusalem Award Winners . Jerusalem Awards . 23 October 2018 . 9 April 2021.
  30. Web site: 2019 Sandford St Martin Award Winners and Runners Up . The Sandford St Martin Trust . 13 June 2019 . 9 April 2021.
  31. News: Wickham . Edward . Radio review: Paradise Lost, Lent Talk, and Thinking Allowed . 9 April 2021 . Church Times . 29 March 2018.
  32. News: Chisholm . Kate . The new seekers . 9 April 2021 . The Spectator . 22 March 2018.
  33. Web site: Lent Talks . Radio Times . 9 April 2021.
  34. Web site: Edwards . Katie . Katie Price: For Once, Let's Be Kind *Before* The Tragedy Happens . Medium . 8 November 2022.
  35. Web site: Edwards . Katie . How the Media Treatment of Katie Price Reflects Hatred of Working-class Women . Medium . 8 November 2022.
  36. News: Edwards . Katie . We love to hate Katie Price – and all because she is a working class woman . 8 November 2022 . The Independent . 26 January 2021.
  37. News: Edwards . Katie . Gerraway with accentism – I'm proud to speak Yorkshire . 7 April 2021 . The Guardian . 10 June 2019.
  38. News: Edwards . Katie . How Beyoncé's Virgin Mary imagery challenges racist, religious and sexual stereotypes . 9 April 2021 . The Washington Post . 14 July 2017.
  39. News: Author Profile . 7 April 2021 . The Independent.
  40. News: Edwards . Katie . Beyoncé's Pregnancy Announcement Re-Enacts Religious Symbolism and Challenges Racism . 9 April 2021 . Newsweek . 6 February 2017.
  41. Web site: Edwards . Katie . 2023-05-17 . Spare me all this talk of cancel culture – just look at Johnny Depp in Cannes . 2023-06-21 . inews.co.uk . en.
  42. News: Clavane . Anthony . News Opinion Columnists Why more than a quarter of Britons feel discriminated against because of their regional accent . 8 April 2021 . The Yorkshire Post . 14 June 2019.
  43. News: Hope . Christopher . People should not be held back by their accents, says Esther McVey . 8 April 2021 . The Telegraph . 21 January 2015.
  44. News: R.L.G. . The Last Acceptable Prejudice . 8 April 2021 . The Economist . 29 January 2015.
  45. News: Peacock . Holly . Why is Regional Prejudice Still a Thing? . 8 April 2021 . Grazia Daily . 9 December 2014.
  46. News: Havergal . Chris . Students with Regional Accents Getting 'Ridiculed and Silenced' . 8 April 2021 . Times Higher Education . 25 July 2016.
  47. Web site: AQA . A-level English Language Hub School Network Meeting Worksheets . AQA Store . AQA . 8 April 2021.
  48. Book: Crew . Teresa . Higher Education and Working-Class Academics . Hostile Encounters . December 2020 . 69–94 . Palgrave Pivot . 10.1007/978-3-030-58352-1_4 . 978-3-030-58351-4 . 243546568 . https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-58352-1_4 . 8 April 2021.
  49. Book: Crew . Teresa . Higher Education and Working-Class Academics Precarity and Diversity in Academia . 2020 . Springer International Publishing . 9783030583521 . 8 April 2021.

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