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From industry to academia: understanding gender in popular culture

In this Festive of Change alumni talk, I will share my journey from the creative industry to academia—from shaping gender roles in media to critically examining them as a feminist scholar.

From industry to academia: understanding gender in popular culture
From industry to academia: understanding gender in popular culture

Time & Location

12 Jun 2025, 18:00 – 19:00 BST

Microsoft Teams

About the event

Festival of Change | From industry to academia: understanding gender in popular culture


This is a free event open to University of Leicester alumni.


This talk shares the story of my shift from shaping gendered narratives in the creative industry to interrogating them through academic research at the University of Leicester. It is a journey of transforming practice into critique, and experience into a drive for change.


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© 2024 by Shirley Xue Yang, PhD.

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