Christiana Spens
Christiana Spens is a writer and academic.
Biography
Christiana Spens was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in Fife, Scotland. She was educated at the University of Cambridge in Philosophy, followed by the University of St. Andrews for her master's degree and doctorate.She is the author of The Fear, The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media, and Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR. Her academic work looks at terrorism, ritual, visuality and Neo-orientalism. She has written for The New Statesman, The Irish Times, Byline Times, Glamour, Stylist, Prospect Magazine, Studio International and The Quietus on culture, psychology and politics.