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Dr Ruth Deller is a reader in Media and Communications, teaching on several media related modules. Her research and teaching interests are varied but primarily relate to thinking about media representations of religion and gender, fan and audience studies, soap opera, celebrity studies, social media and reality/factual television.
She is a regular speaker on BBC Radio Sheffield in relation to awards ceremonies, television and film. She also reguarly writes for Broadway World with reviews of the latest theatre shows.
Expertise:
- Media representations of gender, class, religion etc.
- Celebrity studies
- Reality television
- Audience studies
- Film and television
Notable coverage:
- The Conversation [June 2019] - 63 Up: long-running documentary series shows how reality TV should be done
- The Conversation [March 2019] - Captain Marvel: why female superheroes are not just for International Women's Day
- The Metro [March 2019] - Captain Marvel: Why female superheroes are not just for International Women's Day
- The Conversation [Feb 2019] - BAFTA's 2019: diverse set of winners led by The Favourite and Roma bodes well for the Oscars
- The Guardian [September 2013] - Beatlemania: 'the screamers' and other tales of fandom
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