Dr Thomas-Parr is based at The School of East Asian Studies at The University of Sheffield. Her auto-ethnographic research focuses on cosplay subcultures and feminine adolescence in the UK. Her research interests include girlhood, film, sociology, and popular culture and she creates visual essays on the topics of girlhood and coming-of-age in global cinema, available on YouTube, Vimeo, and Critical Commons, under the title, ‘Through a Different Lens’.
