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Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Doctor of Philosophy, Disability fictions: The production of gendered impairments and disability in soap opera discourses, University of Leeds
1 Oct 1998 → 31 Mar 2022
Award Date: 22 May 2004
Cultural Studies, MA, MA Sociology of Contemporary Culture, University of York
1 Oct 1990 → 1 Sept 1991
Award Date: 4 Dec 1991
Social Studies/Science, BA (Hons), BA (Hons) Community Studies, Bradford College
23 Sept 1986 → 26 May 1990
Award Date: 4 Jul 1990
External positions
External Examiner, Atlantic Technological University
1 Mar 2024 → 30 Mar 2027
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Post 74 - Alison Wilde and excellence, activism and inclusion
Wilde, A., 25 Dec 2024, San Bruno, US : YouTube.Research output: Other contribution
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The normative trajectory of academics and class-based disablism in Higher Education
Wilde, A., 13 Oct 2025, Working-Class People in UK Higher Education: Precarities, Perspectives and Progress. Pilgrim-Brown, J., Crew, T. & Attridge, É. (eds.). 1st ed. Leeds: Emerald, p. 11-25 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring the effectiveness of media in communicating public health messages to people with learning disabilities during the pandemic
Macdonald, S. J. & Wilde, A., 4 May 2025, In: Disability and Society. 40, 5, p. 1176-1194 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender, feminism and the project of critical disability studies (CDS)
Wilde, A. & Fish, R., 4 Mar 2025, In: Disability and Society. 40, 3, p. 533-554 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Film, Comedy, and Disability: Understanding Humour and Genre in Cinematic Constructions of Impairment and Disability
Wilde, A., 10 Aug 2018, 1st ed. London: Routledge. 204 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
17 Citations (Scopus)
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The normative trjectory of academics, and class-based disablism
Wilde, A. (Speaker)
17 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The unencumbered academic
Wilde, A. (Speaker) & Fish, R. (Speaker)
8 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Researching comedy guest speaker
Wilde, A. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The ‘encumbered’ academic – an exploration of precarity, class, and disablism in academia
Wilde, A. (Speaker) & Fish, R. (Speaker)
24 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The potential significance of the Hans Würtz collection to contemporary disability arts, and some dilemmas of disability representation
Wilde, A. (Speaker)
11 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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