Dr Briony Hannell is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. She completed her PhD in Politics at the University of East Anglia, UK, in 2021. and worked at the University of Sheffield from 2021-2024. Her research interests span across (digital) media, culture, and communications, feminist sociology, cultural studies, internet studies, digital sociology, youth studies, and fan studies. She is primarily interested in young people, citizenship and participation, and digital (anti)feminisms. Her research on young people, feminism and anti-feminism, fan culture, digital culture, and Tumblr has been featured in The Observer, Vice, The Independent, Dazed, WIRED, BBC Radio, and more. Her first book, Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr was published by Bloomsbury in early 2024.
Experience
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2024–presentLecturer in Sociology, University of Manchester
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2021–2024University Teacher in Sociology, University of Sheffield
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2017–2020Associate Lecturer and Tutor, University of East Anglia
Education
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2021University of East Anglia, PhD Politics
Publications
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2024Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms and Tumblr,
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2021Muslim Girlhood, DIY Citizenship and Skam Fandom, Girlhood Studies
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2020Fan Studies and/as Feminist Methodology, Transformative Works and Cultures
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2020Fan Girls, The International Encyclopaedia of Gender, Media and Communication
Professional Memberships
- British Sociological Association
- European Communication Research and Education Association
- Feminist Studies Association
- Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
- Association of Internet Researchers
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Website
- @brionyhannell
- Article Feed
- briony.hannell@manchester.ac.uk
- ORCID
- Joined
