Dr. Laura Minor
School of Arts and Media
MediaCity Room 2.08a
Current positions
Lecturer in Television Studies
Biography
I undertook my AHRC-funded PhD at the University of Leeds before working at the same institution as a Lecturer in Film and Media. Shortly after, I joined the University of Salford as a Lecturer in Television Studies. My research explores women’s work in/on television, female authorship in TV comedy, and the intersection between gender and class in popular culture. I have presented my research at conferences which reflect these interests, including Comedy and Power (Mixed Bill), Overlooked Women in Film and Television (CATHICon), Class and Contemporary UK Film & Television (London Metropolitan University), and Doing Women’s Film & TV History (WFTHN)
Areas of research
Feminist television studies, Female authorship, Women’s labour in the media industries, Comedy, Performance, Representations of class, British screen cultures
I teach a range of modules on the Television and Radio programme, including Media Texts, British TV Fictions, and 21st Century Factual TV
Qualifications
- PhD in Media and Communication (University of Leeds)
- MRes in Film and Television Studies (Keele University)
- BA in Film Studies and English Literature (Keele University)
Memberships
- BAFTSS: British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies
- MeCCSA: Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association
- WFTHN: Women's Film and Television History Network
- AFHEA: Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy