Emily Connor

About Emily

I’m a PhD candidate at Newcastle University, UK. I also teach Visual Politics and Communication Research Methods at the University of Leeds.

I’m 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’m a PhD student specialising in Critical Nuclear Studies. My research investigates images and stories about nuclear weapons and war. I’m interested in how the fiction and the imagination can help us to understand, envisage, and better understand the nuclear. I’m 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’s 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. - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17506352231216901
• Faux, E (2024). Navigating Nuclear Narratives in Contemporary Television: The BBC’s Vigil. Review of International Studies. - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-international-studies/article/navigating-nuclear-narratives-in-contemporary-television-the-bbcs-vigil/B0F578E02EAC7BCA868DA0C5F72E95BE#article
• Faux, E. (Accepted. Complete). Deconstructing Barbenheimer: A Feminist Analysis of Gender Dynamics, Stereotypes, and the Representation of Nuclear War. Feminist Theory. - https://journals.sagepub.com/home/fty

Presentations

Closing Remarks

• EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference, Brussels 2022. Grant Funded: EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium - https://reflect.ncl.ac.uk/my_learning/reflection_modal/572682/

Workshops

• Theorizing the Nuclear Age, Copenhagen 2023. Grant Funded: Danish Institute for International Studies - https://www.diis.dk/en/activity/theorizing-the-nuclear-age-in-international-relations-imaginaries-intersections-and

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 - https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynmodules.asp?Y=202021&M=COMM-2125
• Communication Research Methods - https://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynmodules.asp?Y=201718&M=COMM-2910

Content Creator

Feminism and the Nuclear World - https://highlynriched.com/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, Newcastle University (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, Newcastle University (awarded 2023)

Contact

Email: e.faux2@newcastle.ac.uk and e.faux@leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @EmilyFaux3