Meredith Neville-Shepard Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

5 h-index 16 pubs 64 cited

Research Areas

Social and Intergroup Psychology Media Studies and Communication American Constitutional Law and Politics Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Gender Diversity and Inequality

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Meredith Neville-Shepard's research investigates the intersection of identity, rhetoric, and political discourse, with a particular focus on gender and conservative movements. Her work examines how symbols, language, and cultural artifacts are employed to construct and reinforce political ideologies. Neville-Shepard has published on topics including populist crisis rhetoric during the 2020 presidential election, the symbolism of the MAGA hat in conservative movements, and the analysis of feminist themes in popular media such as "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Yellowjackets."

Her scholarship also explores the complexities of female political representation, analyzing the pressures and paradoxes faced by women in public life, as seen in her work on Kamala Harris. Neville-Shepard's research extends to parodic and conspiratorial forms of communication, exemplified by her analysis of the "Birds Aren't Real" movement. Her work is characterized by a critical engagement with contemporary political and cultural phenomena, utilizing rhetorical analysis to understand their underlying dynamics.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 64

Selected Publications

  • <i>Barbie</i> Girl in a MAGA World: Kamala Harris and the Curse of Impossible Womanhood (2025) DOI
  • Gore empowerment: patriarchal appetites and white feminist delights in Showtime’s <i>Yellowjackets</i> (2024) DOI
  • Uniform choices: elastic feminism and rhetoric surrounding the 2020 Olympic “pantywar” (2024) DOI
  • “Better never means better for everyone”: White feminist necropolitics and Hulu's <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Ryan Shepard University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Dani B. Jackson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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