Dr Amelia Morris

I am a cultural and media theorist, with research that spans a wide range of topics, including: austerity, poverty, reality TV, gender, the body, dieting, celebrity culture and cults. Although these interests are varied, the crux of my work's focus is the relationship between popular culture and socioeconomic issues, and theoretically, I am inspired by the work of scholars such as Stuart Hall, Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky and Angela McRobbie.

I published my first book in 2019 with Palgrave Macmillan, which built upon my PhD thesis. The Politics of Weight: Feminist Dichotomies of Power in Dieting explored women and non-binary people's experiences of dieting culture and self-surveillance utilising Foucault's work on discipline. In 2024, I will publish her co-authored book with Dr. Nicola Smith from the University of Birmingham, which explores the relationship between austerity and the representation of the 'obesity crisis.' I am currently writing a paper on Taylor Swift, bedroom cultures and digital spaces, which she will submit for peer-review in 2023, as well as a book proposal (co-authored with Dr. Catherine Oliver) on modern-day cults. Inspired by my dog, Teddy, I am also thinking more about human-animal connections, and the ways that vegetarianism/veganism are embedded within wider social justice movements.

I have written articles for Tribune magazine and appeared on the Surviving Society podcast.