Dr. Simidele Dosekun

Biography

Simidele Dosekun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She serves as the Programme Director for the MSc Global Media Communications programs in partnership with Fudan University and the University of Cape Town. Her research primarily focuses on African women and explores critical issues of gender, race, subjectivity, and power in a global context. Simidele is the author of "Fashioning Postfeminism: Spectacular Femininity in Transnational Culture" and co-editor of "African Luxury: Aesthetics and Politics." Her work has been published in notable journals including Feminist Media Studies, Feminism & Psychology, and Qualitative Inquiry. Prior to joining LSE, she was a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. She obtained her PhD in Gender and Cultural Studies from King’s College London. Simidele's expertise spans Gender and Media, Race and Ethnicity, Africa, Consumer and Popular Cultures, Representation, Globalization, Feminist Theory, and Qualitative Research Methodologies.

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