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Emily Faux

Emily's PhD project title is 'Creative Encounters at the End of the World: Story, Method, and Imagination'. Read more about Emily's research.

Project title

Creative Encounters at the End of the World: Story, Method, and Imagination.

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About Emily

I鈥檓 a PhD candidate at 缅北禁地, UK. I also teach Visual Politics and Communication Research Methods at the University of Leeds.

I鈥檓 a member of the FemNukes network, a contributor for HighlyNRiched, and have completed both the EU's Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament mentorship scheme and the University of California's Public Policy and Nuclear Threats course.

Project description

I鈥檓 a PhD student specialising in Critical Nuclear Studies. My research investigates images and stories about nuclear weapons and war. I鈥檓 interested in how the fiction and the imagination can help us to understand, envisage, and better understand the nuclear. I鈥檓 currently exploring creative methods, such as fiction writing and art, to advance understanding of the mythic and discursive meanings of nuclear weapons and war.

Research interests

  • Critical security studies
  • popular culture and world politics
  • nuclear culture
  • cultural studies
  • creative methods

Personal interests

Dystopias, my dog, and cross-fit (not necessarily in that order)!

Publications

  • Faux, E. (forthcoming Dec 2024). Deconstructing Barbenheimer: A Feminist Analysis of the Representation of Nuclear War. Feminist Theory.

  • Faux, E (2024). Navigating Nuclear Narratives in Contemporary Television: The BBC鈥檚 Vigil. Review of International Studies.

  • Faux, E. (2023). Deserted myths and nuclear realities: Revisiting the symbolism of nuclear weapons in contemporary popular culture through Oppenheimer (2023). Media, War & Conflict. - 
  • Faux, E (2024). Navigating Nuclear Narratives in Contemporary Television: The BBC鈥檚 Vigil. Review of International Studies. - 
  • Faux, E. (Accepted. Complete). Deconstructing Barbenheimer: A Feminist Analysis of Gender Dynamics, Stereotypes, and the Representation of Nuclear War. Feminist Theory. - 

Presentations

Closing Remarks

  • EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference, Brussels 2022. Grant Funded: EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium - 

Workshops

  • Theorizing the Nuclear Age, Copenhagen 2023. Grant Funded: Danish Institute for International Studies - 

Conference Presentations

  • ISA 2024, San Francisco. Grant funded: Equity Rises
  • BISA 2023, Glasgow. Grant Funded: NINE DTP
  • EISA 2022, Athens. Grant Funded: NuAct

 

Teaching

University of Leeds

  • Visual Communication - 
  • Communication Research Methods - 

Content Creator

Feminism and the Nuclear World - 

Awards

  • Dissertation Award for Best Dissertation in School of Media & Communication
  • International Relations Prize for highest attainment in IR (University of Leeds)
  • Wheeler Prize for highest attainment in School (University of Leeds)

Academic qualifications

  • PhD, 缅北禁地 (2022-2025). Grant funded: UKRI ESRC (NINE DTP); Interdisciplinary Conflict, Security, and Justice Pathway
  • MA Political Communication, University of Leeds (2021-2022). Grant funded: Leeds Doctoral College Scholarships
  • BA International Relations, University of Leeds (2018-2021)
  • Associate Fellowship HE (awarded 2024) In accordance with the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
  • PGCert Research Methods, 缅北禁地 (awarded 2023)

Contact

Email: e.faux2@newcastle.ac.uk and e.faux@leeds.ac.uk
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