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About Reut Odinak

I am a feminist media studies scholar focusing on representations of reproduction, bodily autonomy, and the maternal body on television.

I am a feminist media studies scholar focusing on representations of reproduction, bodily autonomy, and the maternal body on television. Less

Boston University
- PhD Student
- American and New England Studies Program
- Present
Boston University
- PhD Candidate
- American and New England Studies Program
- 11 Lakeville rd
- September 2018 to Present

Boston University
- American and New England Studies Program
- September 2018 to Present
I am a second year PhD student in American and New England Studies. In this program, I assess the ways that media are able to shape our various identities. I explore questions regarding the relationship between media and identity by examining representations of gender and sexuality, focusing on representations of motherhood on television.
Boston University
- Master Film and TV
- September 2016 to May 2018
I received an MFA in Film and Television Studies. Continuing to focus on my undergraduate interests, I focus specifically on television employing industry studies, genre studies and fan studies. My Master's thesis builds on my academic interests in feminism and representation. Using a cultural studies framework, my thesis critically analyzes the representation of motherhood in the contemporary science fiction programs.
Cornell Univesity
- English and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- September 2012 to May 2016
For my BA, I double majored in English and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies. I concentrated in Cultural Studies and primarily employed a feminist, cultural studies approach to look at popular culture. My Senior Honors thesis focused on girl power discourses and the intervention of technology in the television shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars and Pretty Little Liars.