Hannah McCann is a senior lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Hannah’s academic work sits within the field of Critical Femininity Studies, with research on topics including queer femininities, beauty culture, and queer fandom. She is the author of Queering Femininity: Sexuality, Feminism and the Politics of Presentation (Routledge) and co-author of Queer Theory Now: From Foundations to Futures (available via Bloomsbury).
Eloise Faichney is a lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Eloise’s research interrogates historical, digital, and popular culture life narratives; creative writing across digital platforms; and critical digital pedagogies. She is currently working on a novel about the volatile friendship of 20th-century authors, Naomi Mitchison and Doris Lessing.
Rebecca Trelease is a senior lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. Her research examines the reality television genre through the lens of taste and class. Rebecca is the 2024 designer of the Taylor Swift: Communications Professional accredited course at AUT.
Emma Whatman is an early career researcher, lecturer, and writer from Melbourne, Australia. Emma’s research explores contemporary feminism and feminist history, young people’s cultures, and sex education. She works as a research fellow and sessional lecturer at Deakin University and the University of Melbourne.