Alessia Tranchese

Alessia Tranchese

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-330X

  • King Henry 1 Street, Park Building

    PO1 2DZ Portsmouth

    United Kingdom

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Summary

I am Associate Professor of Language, Feminism and Digital Media. My research examines how language and digital media shape public understandings of male violence against women, combining corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, feminist theory, and AI-driven methods for digital media analysis.
My current projects, which include support from the Centre for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and Google Cloud, investigate pornography, online misogyny and sex education. I am the author of From Fritzl to #MeToo: Twelve years of rape coverage in the British press, which explores the social implications of rape myths in media representations of sexual violence. My work has been published in leading journals on topics such as incels, user-generated reviews in the sex trade, and AI bias in content moderation.
I am a regular contributor to national and international media and have provided expert commentary for outlets including the BBC, The Guardian, The Observer, Metro, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. I serve on the advisory board of the Journal of Language and Discrimination and have provided expert consultancy for competitive funding panels such as Horizon Europe, as well as for international organisations including the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, the European Commission, and Ofcom. I have delivered invited talks for women’s rights organisations, including the End Violence Against Women Coalition and Women’s Support Project.
 
My work is policy-oriented and has real-world impact. I provide school training on online misogyny and have collaborated with non-academic organisations, including DEMOS and Full Fact, to inform practical strategies for tackling male violence against women.

Research Interests

Online misogyny
Pornography studies
Gender and Sexuality
Sex education
Media representations of violence against women
Quantitative and qualitative discourse studies
Corpus Linguistics
AI-based text and image analysis
Content moderation

Teaching Responsibilities

I coordinate and teach the following modules:

Gender, language and sexuality
Analysing language in a social context
Language and social media

PhD Research Supervision

I'm open to supervising students in the field of violence against women, media and language, pornography, and online misogyny.

Media Availability

I'm happy to take calls and emails from the media on my research. Please contact me by email at [email protected] or by phone on +44 (0)23 9284 6044.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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