Ms Sonja Nicholls
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Research interests
Sonja is completing her PhD in International Relations, focusing on the infrapolitical impact of popular music in the Korean Peninsula. Her 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, she is interested in the role of aesthetics and affect within debates on resistance and political agency in global politics and history.
She has taught on various politics and international relations undergraduate courses such as 'Issues in World Politics' and 'Theories of IR'. Sonja has also previously worked as a researcher in factual television production.
She is a member of the British International Studies Association and the International Political Science Association.