Dr. Marcia England, Miami University
Dr. Marcia England kicks off the 2013-14 Geography Colloquium series with a discussion about “Geographies of Bodies in Reality TV” at 3:05 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, in Clippinger 119. The Women’s and Gender Studies program is co-sponsoring the talk, which is free and open to the public.
There will also be a discussion with England on Friday, Sept. 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Women’s and Gender Studies seminar room, 31 S. Court St., about her working paper Spaces of New Asian Horror: An Examination of Liminality and Transgression. RSVP to Tom Smucker to reserve a seat and receive a copy of Dr. England’s paper, which will be the focus of the discussion.
England, Associate Professor of Geography at Miami University, is an urban, cultural and feminist geographer. Her research interests are in two main areas: access to public spaces and media/pop culture geographies. Her current research centers on bodies in reality television. Other interests include horror films and internet pornography, in which she uses a feminist lens to understand geographies of the body.
“We are awash in a sea of reality television. ‘Reel’ shows that depict ‘real life’ are important to examine due to the impact of representation,” England says. “This talk analyzes representations of three types of bodies in reality television: ‘model’ bodies, confined bodies and bodies in motion. She will use examples from shows such as America’s Next Top Model, Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance. Geographic inquiry into reality TV is important not only because it contributes to geographic knowledge, but because the interplay between bodies and their television portrayals have something to tell us about the society in which we live and which reality TV supposedly depicts.”
For more information, contact Amy Meeks, Department of Geography.
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