About Jenessa Williams

MICRO-BIO

  • I am a current PhD student at The University of Leeds, UK, investigating the morality of music fandoms in relation to the #MeToo movement. My areas of academic interest include Music Fandom, Millennial Culture, Celebrity Influence, Cancel Culture, #...More

EXPERIENCE

  • University of Leeds
    • PhD Student
    • Media and Communications
    • Present

EDUCATION

  • University of Leeds
    • PhD
    • October 2019 to Present

    School of Media & Communication. I began my research in October 2019, and am focusing my study around the nature of ‘problematic’ music fandom in the wake of the #MeToo movement – exploring the moral dilemmas and cognitive reconciliation processes within the fanbases of musicians accused of sexual assault and/or misconduct. Within this study, I will be explicitly comparing and contrasting cases within the genres of Hip-Hop and Pop-Punk/Emo respectively, illustrating how race, gender and social convention intersects with our perceptions of victim believability, social retribution/rehabilitation and the wider idea of Cancel Culture.

  • University of Huddersfield
    • MRes (Part-Time) Communication, Cultural and Media Studies
    • October 2017 to October 2019

    Thesis Title: Nice For What? A Critical Analysis of Drake, Millennial Feminism and the Negotiation of ‘Wokeness’ in Female Hip-Hop Fandom

  • University of Huddersfield
    • BA (Hons) Music Journalism
    • September 2011 to July 2014

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