Katie Edwards (born 14 August 1978) is an English academic, author, columnist, and broadcaster.

Early life

Edwards was born and raised in

Mexborough Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. Situated between Manvers and Denaby Main, it lies on the River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne, and the A6023 road runs through the town. It is contiguous ...

, Doncaster, England and attended a

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Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

Education

Edwards was awarded a first class degree and a PhD in Biblical Studies from the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

, where she worked as an academic in the School of English from 2012 to 2020. She is currently a visiting fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the

University of Chester , mottoeng = "He that teacheth, on teaching" , former_names = , established = (gained university status in 2005) , type = Public , endowment = £395,000 (2018) , budget = £118.3 million , chancellor = Gyles Brandreth , vice_chancello ...

Career

Academic Research

Religion and sexual violence is a key area of Edwards's academic research. Until 2020, she was a founding co-director of The Shiloh Project, an academic collaboration dedicated to the study of religion and rape culture. In 2018, an article Edwards co-authored about Jesus and sexual violence sparked widespread discussion in the media.

Broadcasting

Edwards is a radio presenter and appears regularly on local and national radio as a current affairs commentator. Edwards wrote and presented the 2018 Lent Talk 'Silence of the Lamb' for

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, which won The Jersualem Award in the Festivals (Radio) category in 2018 and was awarded Runner Up in the Audio/Radio category at the Sandford St Martin Awards in 2019. Edwards has written several articles about the

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in the national press. In December 2022, Edwards featured in a Channel 5 documentary
''Shameless: The Rise and Fall of Katie Price''
charting Price's career trajectory.

Journalism

Edwards has written widely for the Press, including ''

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,'' '' The i Newspaper,

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

the New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

, and

Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis (businessman), Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print m ...

.'' Edwards wrote extensively on the

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trial in 2022 and was interviewed by news channels, including

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, TalkTV and numerous radio programmes, commenting on the ruling.

Work On Accent Prejudice

Edwards has publicly discussed her experience of accent prejudice in higher education and her articles have been cited in the media, in English language subject educational materials, and academic work on accentism.

References

External links

Official website

Twitter account

Author profile at The Independent

Author profile at The i Paper

Author profile at RCW Literary Agency
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