Kate Gleeson
Department of law
Macquarie University
Australia
Biography
Dr Kate Gleeson studied for her PhD at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), including time spent studying as a Chevening Scholar at the Department of Academic Legal Studies at Nottingham Trent University in the UK . She has held prestigious research fellowships in both law and politics at Macquarie University, and has served as an executive member of Australian Political Studies Association. Prior to her academic career Kate worked at a number of public sector and development agencies in Australia and Vietnam.
Research Interest
Kate is interested in the intersections between politics and law, namely, governance. She has particular expertise in the governance and regulation of bodies, sexuality and reproductive practices and has published widely on the history of the regulation of abortion, homosexual sex, pornography and sex work.
Publications
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Gleeson K, Frith H. (De) constructing body image. Journal of health psychology. 2006 Jan;11(1):79-90.
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Roscoe J, Marshall H, Gleeson K. The television audience: A reconsideration of the taken-for-granted termsactive',social'andcritical'. European Journal of Communication. 1995 Mar;10(1):87-108.
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Frith H, Gleeson K. Clothing and embodiment: Men managing body image and appearance. Psychology of men and masculinity. 2004;5(1):40-8.
