Activities per year
Personal profile
Personal Statement
I am currently researching a PhD in English at the University of Strathclyde, funded by a University of Strathclyde Student Excellence Award (SEA). My thesis, Consuming Men: Masculinity, Meat and Myth in Literary Fictions from Mary Shelley to Ursula K. Le Guin, uses feminist ecological, vegetarian, vegan and human-animal studies theory to analyse masculinity, species and the consumption of the animal in retellings of the classical Prometheus myth in literary fiction from the publication of Frankenstein in 1818 to the present day.
Academic / Professional qualifications
2017 - MLitt - Gender Studies (Applied) - University of Stirling
2010 - MLitt - Classics - University of Glasgow
2008 - MA (Hons) - Classics - University of Glasgow
Expertise & Capabilities
I previously held the position of National Lifelong Learning Development Worker at Glasgow Women's Library, where my responsibilities included the planning and delivery of workshops, seminars and conferences, creating films, podcasts, bibliographies and other learning resources and supporting the compilation and submission of funding applications and reports to funders. During my time at Glasgow Women's Library I took a lead on the Women in the Landscape project, focusing on women’s experiences of ecology, climate and the environment, and previously specialised in women's experiences of sectarianism and hate crime.
I volunteer as a tour guide on Glasgow Women's Library's Women's Heritage Walks, researching and discussing the hidden histories of women in Glasgow.
I organise and facilitate the University of Strathclyde Feminist Reading Group and the Glasgow Women's Library Book Group, and I am a postgraduate mentor and graduate teaching assistant (GTA).
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Letters, University of Stirling
Award Date: 9 Nov 2017
Master of Letters, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 29 Nov 2010
Master of Arts, University of Glasgow
Award Date: 2 Jul 2008
External positions
Glasgow Women's Library Book Group Coordinator, Glasgow Women's Library
Keywords
- Animal Studies
- Masculinity
- Meat
- Prometheus
- Classics
- Feminism
- Ecofeminism
- Gender Studies
- Literature
- Science-Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
- Dystopian Fiction
- English Literature
- Anglophone Literature
- Mythology
- Species
- Veganism
- Vegetarianism
Prizes
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Dee-Amy Chinn Prize for Gender & Feminist Studies (Postgraduate) 2017
Jones, Rebecca (Recipient), 23 Nov 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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School of Humanities Seminar Series 2020 - Beyond Plant Based: Purity and Imperfection in Vegan Politics (Dr Eva Giraud)
Rebecca Jones (Participant)
19 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Story Cafe Special: Mythmaking: A Feminist Guide
Rebecca Jones (Speaker)
27 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation