Ms Sonja Nicholls
Expertise
My research area lies in Popular Culture and World Politics, and my current PhD focus is on the Hallyu phenomenon in the Korean Peninsula.
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Centre Assistant
School of Sociology, Politics and International StudiesReducing Barriers Project Admin Support
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
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Biography
My ongoing PhD research explores the infrapolitical impact of popular music in the Korean Peninsula. More broadly, I am interested in how popular culture produces political agency in global politics and history, bringing in theories of affect and post-structuralism.
I hold an MSc in Media Management from the University of Glasgow, and an MA in History and Politics from the University of Glasgow.
Research interests
I am completing my PhD in International Relations, focusing on the infrapolitical impact of popular music in the Korean Peninsula. My research lies at the intersection of Pop Culture and World Politics, with a particular emphasis on music as a site of political meaning-making. More broadly, I am interested in the role of affect within debates on resistance and political agency in global politics and history.
I have taught on various politics and international relations undergraduate courses. I have also previously worked as a researcher in factual television production.
I am a member of the British International Studies Association and the International Political Science Association.