Lecturer in Criminology, University of York
Following her PhD (2001-2005) Ruth worked in the Leeds Metropolitan University Law School as a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice before coming to the University of York in April 2008 as a Lecturer in Criminology.
Ruth has a broad interest in the sociological aspects of celebrity, crime and death. Her key research interests are fame and celebrity; death, corpses and dark tourism; popular culture, the media and visual culture.
How the rise in TV 'crime porn' normalises violence against women
Oct 25, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Life
Violence against women in television drama has always been high. But in recent years the graphic portrayal of this violence particularly sexual attacks and murder of women is on the increase, and the corpse count is...
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