Dr. Rachel O Neill

Biography

Rachel O'Neill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She is a feminist media cultural studies scholar specializing in gender and sexuality, focusing on questions of subjectivity and inequality, particularly within contemporary UK contexts and the transnational circulations of cultural capital. Her monograph, 'Seduction: Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy,' published by Polity in 2018, examines the ‘seduction community’ and offers guidance to heterosexual men on managing their intimate lives. The book was named a Higher Education Book Week publication and shortlisted for the 2019 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize. O’Neill has received the BSA SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence for an article based on her research. Her work has been published in notable journals and has garnered significant media attention. In 2019, she contributed to a documentary on the seduction industry for Panorama, the BBC One current affairs program. She is currently a Wellcome Trust Fellow, exploring the cultural formation of ‘wellness’ and its impact on women's everyday lives. O’Neill is actively involved in teaching and welcomes applications for doctoral supervision in her areas of expertise.

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