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Feasey, R and Baggott-Brown, J (2024) But is it purposeful? Why we dethroned the essay... In: Jisc Connect More Conference, 8 - 10 May 2024, online.

Feasey, R (2024) 'Introduction to the special issue on social media influencers: performance, authenticity, and social media visibility [guest editor].' Celebrity Studies, 15 (2). pp. 119-127. Please click the title to check availability.

Feasey, R (2024) 'To scroll, share, and sign: young adults and digital feminist activism.' In: Mitra, B, Young, S and Mirza, M, eds. Gender in the digital sphere: representation, engagement, and expression. Rowman & Littlefield, London, pp. 80-100. ISBN 9781538155684

Khusainova, R, Kukhareva, M, Feasey, R and Hughes, C (2023) How to win at the part-time ‘game’ in academia [blog post]. Campus, Times Higher Education.

Feasey, R (2023) '"I never want to lose a fight": masculinity, machismo and high-octane action in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise.' In: Gulam, J, Elliott, F and Feinstein, S, eds. Full-throttle franchise: the culture, business and politics of the 'Fast & Furious'. Bloomsbury Academic, New York, NY, pp. 157-174. ISBN 9781501378904

Feasey, R (2023) 'Fop, bounder and post-feminist father: Hugh Grant and the changing face of modern masculinity.' Celebrity Studies, 14 (1). pp. 66-82.

Feasey, R (2022) 'From 'The One' to 'John Wick': Keanu Reeves and the action genre.' In: Gerrard, S and Middlemost, R, eds. Gender and action films 1980-2000: beauty in motion. Emerald, London, pp. 199-212. ISBN 9781801175074

Feasey, R (2022) 'Conforming to or confounding the beauty myth: femininity, diversity and chromosomal disorders.' Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, 16 (4). pp. 423-438.

Feasey, R (2022) Why media representations matter: motherhood, infertility and loss. In: Motherhoods on Screen: Global Perspectives, 23 - 24 September 2022, Maynooth University, Ireland.

Feasey, R (2022) 'Celebrity miscarriage listicles: the help and heartache of mothers talking about pregnancy loss.' Feminist Media Studies, 22 (6). pp. 1429-1446.

Feasey, R (2022) 'Tomboys, 'Annedroids' and the new normal.' In: Dymond, E.J, Harrison, J and Wells, H, eds. Reclaiming the tomboy: the body, representation, and identity. Lexington Books, Lanham, pp. 135-158. ISBN 9781793622945

Feasey, R (2022) 'Meghan Markle and the royal pregnancy announcement: media mis/reporting of advanced maternal age.' Journal of Gender Studies, 31 (5). pp. 547-559.

Feasey, R (2021) 'Single dads in the entertainment arena: hegemonic hierarchies and happy endings.' In: Åström, B and Bergnehr, D, eds. Single parents: representations and resistance in an international context. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 113-131. ISBN 9783030713102

Feasey, R (2020) 'Fathers in the media.' In: Ross, K, ed. The international encyclopedia of gender, media, and communication. Wiley, London. ISBN 9781119429104 doi: 10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc146

Feasey, R (2020) 'Infertility and the barren woman.' In: Ross, K, ed. The international encyclopedia of gender, media, and communication. Wiley, London. ISBN 9781119429104

Feasey, R (2020) 'TV representations of mothers.' In: Ross, K, ed. The international encyclopedia of gender, media, and communication. Wiley, London. ISBN 9781119429104 doi: 10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc171

Feasey, R (2020) (In)fertility and the media: ​representations of infertility [blog post]. In Media Res.

Feasey, R (2019) '‘Grease’, late teens and the twentysomething audience today.' In: Gruner, O and Krämer, P, eds. Grease is the word: exploring a cultural phenomenon. Anthem Press, London. ISBN 9781785271106

Feasey, R (2019) Pregnancy age shaming: fertility and the Royal pregnancy. In: Oxford Brookes University Symposium: Meghan Markle and the British Royal Family, 15 November 2019, Conway Hall, London, UK.

Feasey, R (2019) Just another celebrity confessional? Famous faces, recognisable voices and mental health in the media [blog post]. In Media Res.

Feasey, R (2019) Reassurance, fearmongering or cautionary tales: what television teaches young women about motherhood [blog post]. In Media Res.

Feasey, R (2019) Infertility and non-traditional family building: from assisted reproduction to adoption in the media. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783030177867

Feasey, R (2019) 'Male factor infertility and the media: masculinity and the hegemonic hierarchy.' Viewfinder, 112. Please click the title to check availability.

Feasey, R (2018) 'Star and genre: Hugh Grant and the romantic comedy.' In: Vaida, K, ed. Celebrity for the curious high school & college students: why study celebrity, music, and film studies? The Curious Academic Publishing. ISBN 9781925128598

Feasey, R (2018) Mums on TV [blog post]. NCT Matters.

Feasey, R (2017) 'SheZow: costume changes and gender non-conformity.' In: Reinhard, C.D and Olson, C.J, eds. Heroes, heroines, and everything in between: challenging gender and sexuality stereotypes in children's entertainment media. Lexington, Lanham, MD.

Feasey, R (2017) 'Good, bad or just good enough: representations of motherhood and the maternal role on the small screen.' Studies in the Maternal, 9 (1). p. 5.

Feasey, R (2017) 'Masculinit(ies) and the male celebrity feminist.' Men and Masculinities, 20 (3). pp. 283-293.

Feasey, R (2017) 'Television and the absent mother: why girls and young women struggle to find the maternal role.' In: Åström, B, ed. The absent mother in the cultural imagination: missing, presumed dead. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319490366 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49037-3_14

Feasey, R (2017) 'The hierarchy of celebrity childbirth stories.' Celebrity Studies, 8 (2). pp. 278-293.

Feasey, R (2016) Maternal readings of motherhood on television: a Birthlight summary [blog post]. MaMSIE.

Feasey, R (2016) 'Masculinity in contemporary quality television' and 'Contemporary masculinities in fiction, film and television [book review]. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, 11 (3). pp. 385-387.

Feasey, R (2016) Maternal readings of childbirth on screen. In: Televising Childbirth Seminar Series, 21 September 2016, University of Nottingham,.

Feasey, R (2016) Mothers on mothers: maternal readings of popular television. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783034318266

Feasey, R (2015) Motherhood and popular television. In: Womb to World: Birthlight Conference, 19 September 2015, University of Cambridge, UK.

Feasey, R (2015) Television and the absent mother: why girls and young women struggle to find the maternal role. In: Missing, Presumed Dead: Absent Mothers in the Cultural Imagination, 11-12 June 2015, Umeå University.

Feasey, R (2015) Mothers on mothers: maternal readings of popular television. In: Consuming/Culture: Women and Girls in Print and Pixels, 5–6 June 2015, Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Feasey, R (2015) Maternal readings of pregnancy and childbirth on the small screen [blog post]. MaMSIE.

Feasey, R (2014) From heartache to happiness: the codes, conventions and clichés of the 40-something celebrity infertility story [blog post]. MaMSIE.

Feasey, R (2014) Mothers on mothers: maternal readings of popular television. In: Rethinking Sisterhood: The Affective Politics of Women's Relationships, 13 September 2014, Bristol University, UK.

Ashton, D and Feasey, R (2014) ''This is not how cancer looks': celebrity diagnosis and death in the tabloid media.' Journalism, 15 (2). pp. 237-251.

Feasey, R (2013) 'From soap opera to reality programming: examining motherhood, motherwork and the maternal role on popular television.' Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies / Revue d'Etudes Interculturelles de l'Image, 4 (2). pp. 25-46.

Feasey, R (2013) 'Tweens and tween fashion.' In: Stange, M, Oyster, C and Sloan, J, eds. The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world. 2nd ed. Sage. ISBN 9781452270388

Feasey, R (2012) From happy homemaker to desperate housewives: motherhood and popular television. Anthem, London. ISBN 9780857285614

Feasey, R (2012) 'Beekeeper suits, plastic casings, rubber gloves and cling film: examining the importance of no-sex sex in Pushing Daisies.' In: Johnson, B, Aston, J and Glynn, B, eds. Television, sex and society: analysing contemporary representations. Continuum, London. ISBN 9780826434982

Feasey, R (2012) 'A good day to die hard: age, action, and the masculine hard body.' Flow, 15 (10).

Feasey, R (2012) 'The blurring of fame and talent: female celebrity and the glossy gossip sector.' Flow, 15 (6).

Feasey, R (2012) 'Absent, ineffectual and intoxicated mothers: representing the maternal in teen television.' Feminist Media Studies, 12 (1). pp. 155-159.

Feasey, R (2012) 'The ageing femme fatale: sex, stardom, and Sharon Stone.' In: Swinnen, A and Stotesbury, J, eds. Aging, performance and stardom: doing age on the stage of consumerist culture. Aging studies in Europe (2). LIT, Berlin. ISBN 9783643501875

Feasey, R (2011) 'Mothers on the naughty step: Supernanny and reality parenting television.' Flow, 15 (3).

Feasey, R (2011) Teen drama: absent, inept and intoxicated mothers. In: Media and Mothers’ Matters, 21 October 2011, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK.

Feasey, R (2011) 'Mature masculinity and the ageing action hero.' Groniek, 190. pp. 507-520.

Feasey, R (2011) Mediated dying: representations of Jade's death in tabloid and magazine media. In: Centre for Death and Society Seminar, March 2011, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

Feasey, R and Ashton, D (2010) 'Not just documented but sold': Jade and death on the TV, radio, magazines, news, and the web. In: Death and the Media : Joint BSA Death, Dying and Bereavement Study Group and BSA Media Study Group Event, 15 November 2010, British Sociological Association, London, UK.

Feasey, R (2010) Reconsidering soap opera: (post) feminism, femininity and the woman's role. In: What happened next? Feminist Television Studies in post-feminist times: researching the relationship between women, feminism, the feminine and British television, 16 September 2010, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK.

Feasey, R (2010) Examining the importance of no-sex sex in Pushing Daisies. In: Gender and Difference Conference, 20-23 May 2010, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

Feasey, R (2009) 'Anxiety, helplessness and 'adultescence': examining the appeal of teen drama for the young adult audience.' European Journal of Cultural Studies, 12 (4). pp. 431-446.

Feasey, R (2009) 'Neo-noir's fatal woman: stardom, seduction and Sharon Stone.' In: Bould, M, Glitre, K and Tuck, G, eds. Neo-noir. Wallflower, Columbia. ISBN 9781906660185

Feasey, R (2009) 'Spray more, get more: masculinity, television advertising and the Lynx effect.' Journal of Gender Studies, 18 (4). pp. 357-368.

Feasey, R (2008) Masculinity and popular television. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 9780748627974

Feasey, R (2008) Female students and feminist media criticism: the pleasures and frustrations of teaching gender studies. In: The Point of Feminism: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 12 September 2008, University of Reading, Reading, UK.

Feasey, R (2008) Masculinity and popular television: heroes, martyrs, friends and fathers. In: BFI Annual Media Studies Conference, 25-27 June 2008, British Film Institute, London, UK.

Feasey, R (2008) Neo-noir's fatal woman: stardom, survival and Sharon Stone. In: AHRC International Conference - Crossing Cultures: Women, Ageing and Media, 5 December 2008, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK.

Feasey, R (2008) 'Reading Heat: the meanings and pleasures of star fashions and celebrity gossip.' Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, 22 (5). pp. 687-699.

Feasey, R (2008) The blurring of fame and talent: representations of female celebrity in heat magazine. In: Going Cheap? Female celebrity in the tabloid, reality and scandal genres, 25 June 2008, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Feasey, R (2007) 'Investigating Angel: the hair, the car and the wardrobe.' Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media, 4.

Feasey, R (2006) 'Get a famous body: star styles and celebrity gossip in Heat magazine.' In: Holmes, S and Redmond, S, eds. Framing celebrity: new directions in celebrity culture. Routledge, London, pp. 177-194. ISBN 9780415377096

Feasey, R (2006) 'Charmed: why teen television appeals to women.' Journal of Popular Film and Television, 34 (1). pp. 2-9.

Feasey, R (2006) Watching Charmed: why teen television appeals to women. In: Teen TV: Audience, Industry, Identity. MeCCSA Women’s Media Studies Network seminar, June 2006, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

Feasey, R (2005) 'The 'Charmed' audience: gender and the politics of contemporary culture.' Spectator: The University of Southern California Journal of Film & Television, 25 (2). pp. 39-48.

Feasey, R (2005) Investigating Angel: the hair, the car and the wardrobe. In: Science Fiction and Fantasy - 26th Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association of the Southwest and Texas, 9-12 February 2005, Albuquerque NM, USA.

Feasey, R (2005) Reading Heat magazine. In: Celebrity Culture: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 12-14 September 2005, University of Paisley, Ayr, UK.

Feasey, R (2004) Charmed and dangerous: feminism, femininity and popular culture. In: Interrogating Post-Feminism: Gender and the Politics of Contemporary Culture, 2-3 April 2004, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Feasey, R (2004) The Charmed audience: gender and politics of contemporary culture. In: Association for Research in Popular Fictions: Audiences conference, November, 2004, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.

Feasey, R (2004) 'Stardom and Sharon Stone: power as masquerade.' Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 21 (3). pp. 199-207.

Feasey, R (2004) 'Stardom and distinction: Sharon Stone and the problem of legitimacy.' Scope, May.

Feasey, R (2004) The trials and tribulations of a third button romantic hero. In: Love Maybe: A Romantic Comedy Study Day, 19 August 2004, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Feasey, R (2003) 'Sex, controversy, box-office: from blockbuster to bonkbuster.' In: Stringer, J, ed. Movie blockbusters. Routledge, London, pp. 167-177. ISBN 9780415256094

Feasey, R (2003) 'Sharon Stone, screen diva: stardom, femininity and cult movie fandom.' In: Jancovich, M, Reboll, A, Stringer, J and Willis, A, eds. Defining cult movies: the cultural politics of oppositional taste. Manchester University Press, pp. 171-184. ISBN 071906631X