Kath Burton Editor

Meredith Jones is Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies at Brunel University London where she directs the Institute of Communities and Society. Apart from her work on the Kardashians she is best known for her research into cosmetic surgery and is currently contracted to Bloomsbury to produce a second edition of her book Skintight: A Cultural Anatomy of Cosmetic Surgery. She also enjoys writing about genitals and fashion.

Kath Burton is development lead for humanities journals at Routledge, Taylor & Francis. She is co-convener of Publishing and Publicly Engaged Humanities group who support the creation of dynamic publishing practices for the public humanities.

Donna Lee Brien is Emeritus Professor of Creative Industries at Central Queensland University, Australia, and teaches into graduate programs at the Australian Catholic University. Currently writing a history of Sydney's Bondi Beach, Donna’s most recent books are Paradox, Image and Identity: The Shadow Side of Nursing (co-authored with Margaret McAllister, 2020) and Speculative Biography: Opportunities, Experiments and Provocations(edited with Kiera Lindsey, 2022), both for Routledge.