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Michele Byers is a Full Professor and Graduate Co-ordinator at the Women and Gender Studies department within the Faculty of Arts at Saint Mary's University. Her work bridges media studies, gender theory, and youth culture, focusing on how popular culture reflects and shapes societal identities.
- Research Areas: Critical Studies in Television, Media and Popular Culture, Girlhood Studies, Queer Theory, and Canadian Television.
- Education: Ph.D. in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education from OISE/University of Toronto, M.S.W. and B.S.W. from McGill University, and B.F.A. from Concordia.
Byers' scholarship explores intersections of gender, ethnicity, and media representation, with a focus on television narratives, youth identities, and feminist pedagogy. She has supervised M.A. theses across disciplines including Criminology, Public Health, and English, emphasizing critical approaches to crime, violence, and cultural texts.
Her recent articles address trans identities in youth literature, temporality in fat studies, and feminist academic culture. Byers has edited collections analyzing Degrassi, Canadian media, and Jewish representations in television, contributing to debates on multiculturalism, ethics, and national identity.
- Current Projects: Research on Jewish cultural studies, Atlantic Canadian media, and feminist methodologies.
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