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 Biography

Dr Frances Bonner’s research interests include film and television studies; magazines; celebrities; science fiction; women's studies

Dr Bonner holds an MA (Tas) and a PhD (Open) and is a reader in the EMSAH School.

She is the author of:
• Ordinary Television, Sage, 2003.
• Fame Games: the Production of Celebrity in Australia, Cambridge UP, 2000 (with Graeme Turner and David Marshall).
• Articles on television, magazines, science fiction, and film.

Dr Bonner’s current research includes popular non-fiction television programs and their presenters; magazines, especially magazines and health; and celebrity.

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