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Jo Coghlan

Jo Coghlan is an Australian academic whose research focuses on popular culture and material culture, including film and television, political representations of women, fashion studies, and death studies.[1] She is an associate professor in Social and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of New England (UNE).[2]

Jo Coghlan
Academic background
EducationPhD
Academic work
DisciplinePopular culture studies; media and cultural studies; material culture; fashion studies
InstitutionsUniversity of New England (UNE)
Notable works
The British Royals in Popular Culture (2025); The Barbie Phenomenon (2025)

Academic career

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Coghlan is an associate professor in Social and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of New England.[3] The UNE Popular Culture Research Network describes her as one of its founding members and notes her work connected to popular culture research activities at UNE.[4]

Research

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Coghlan's research interests include popular culture and material culture, with an emphasis on food, royalty, film and television, political representations of women, fashion studies, and death studies.[5]

Professional service

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Coghlan is part of the editorial team for the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture.[6]

Selected works

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Books and edited volumes

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  • Nolan, Huw, and Jo Coghlan. Landscapes That Speak: Terrain, Threshold, and Transformation Across Cinema and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, 2026. [citation needed]
  • Nolan, Huw, and Jo Coghlan. Breaking Television: How Breaking Bad Redefined Morality, Genre, and the Antihero (TV Matters). Routledge, 2026. [citation needed]
  • Piatti-Farnell, L., Lisa Hackett, Jo Coghlan, and Huw Nolan (eds). Representing Bridgerton: Intersectional Perspectives of the Popular Culture Phenomenon (Advances in Popular Culture). Routledge, 2026. [citation needed]
  • Coghlan, Jo, and Lisa Hackett. Revealing History: How Swimsuits Shaped Popular Culture from Bloomers to Bikinis. Reaktion Books, 2026. [citation needed]
  • Coghlan, Jo, Lisa Hackett, and Huw Nolan (eds). The Barbie Phenomenon. Vol. 1: Gender, Identity, Race and Sexuality. Routledge, 2025. ISBN 978-1-03611-530-0 (hbk); ISBN 978-1-03262-276-2 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-00361-153-0 (ebk).[7]
  • Coghlan, Jo, Lisa Hackett, and Huw Nolan (eds). The Barbie Phenomenon. Vol. 2: Icon, Brand, Celebrity and Fandom. Routledge, 2025. ISBN 978-1-04100-760-9.[8]
  • Coghlan, Jo, Lisa Hackett, and Huw Nolan. The British Royals in Popular Culture: From the Tudors to the Windsors (Advances in Popular Culture). Routledge, 2025. ISBN 978-1-03273-041-7.[9]

Journal articles

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  • Coghlan, Jo, Lisa Hackett, and Huw Nolan. “Adaptations, Reboots and Remakes in Popular Culture: Crime, Noir, Horror, Heroes, Beasts and Bodies.” Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, 2024, pp. 119–124. doi:10.1386/ajpc_00092_2.[10]
  • Nolan, Huw, Jo Coghlan, and Lisa Hackett. “Ethics and Post-Evolution: The Role of Hyperreal Adaptations in Shaping Popular Culture Perceptions of Animals.” Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, 2024, pp. 177–195. doi:10.1386/ajpc_00097_1.[11]
  • Coghlan, Jo, Lisa Hackett, and Huw Nolan. “Barbie: Imagining and Interrogating a Popular Culture Icon.” M/C Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, 2024. doi:10.5204/mcj.3072.[12]
  • Hackett, Lisa, and Jo Coghlan. “Swimsuits as Uniforms: Bodily Transformations, Control and Transgression.” Clothing Cultures, vol. 10, no. 1, 2024, pp. 21–37. doi:10.1386/cc_00066_1.[13]
  • Coghlan, Jo, and Lisa Hackett. “The World Is Not Enough: The Impact of James Bond on Popular Culture.” International Journal of James Bond Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2023.[14]
  • Coghlan, Jo, and Lisa Hackett. “Parliamentary Dress: Contesting the Political Uniform.” M/C Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2023. doi:10.5204/mcj.2963.[15]
  • Hackett, Lisa J., and Jo Coghlan. “The Mad Kings of The Royals: Fashioning Transgressions in Royal Popular Culture Television.” Film, Fashion and Consumption, vol. 11, no. 2, 2022, pp. 139–153. doi:10.1386/ffc_00044_1.[16]

References

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  1. ↑ "About Jo Coghlan". Intellect Books. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Associate Professor Jo Coghlan". University of New England. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Associate Professor Jo Coghlan". University of New England. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "UNE Popular Culture Research Network". University of New England. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "About Jo Coghlan". Intellect Books. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Australasian Journal of Popular Culture – editorial team". Intellect Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Barbie Phenomenon, Vol. 1: Gender, Identity, Race and Sexuality". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Barbie Phenomenon, Vol. 2: Icon, Brand, Celebrity and Fandom". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "The British Royals in Popular Culture: From the Tudors to the Windsors". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Adaptations, Reboots and Remakes in Popular Culture: Crime, Noir, Horror, Heroes, Beasts and Bodies". ResearchGate. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ethics and Post-Evolution: The Role of Hyperreal Adaptations in Shaping Popular Culture Perceptions of Animals". ResearchGate. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Barbie: Imagining and Interrogating a Popular Culture Icon". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Swimsuits as Uniforms: Bodily Transformations, Control and Transgression". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "The World Is Not Enough: The Impact of James Bond on Popular Culture". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Parliamentary Dress: Contesting the Political Uniform". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "The mad kings of The Royals: Fashioning transgressions in royal popular culture television". Research UNE (RUNE). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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