Emma Rush

Emma Rush
Nationality Australian
Institutions Charles Sturt University Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Alma mater Department of Philosophy/Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne
Thesis Consume with care: ethics, economics and industrialised world over-consumption (2004)
Known for Reports for The Australia Institute
Website
Official website

Emma Rush, PhD is a lecturer in philosophy and ethics at Charles Sturt University Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, notable for her work on sexualisation of children.[1]

In 2006, Rush worked on a series of reports for The Australia Institute. Two of the reports which she co-authored[2][3] led to a senate inquiry into the sexualisation of children.[4]

Rush has also been consulted by the media, including Australia's ABC News and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Research

Rush's main areas of research are: environmental ethics and ethics in public life, particularly, sexualisation of children and the corporatisation of child care.[1]

Media

Rush has acted as a media consultant over issues relating to sexualisation, advertising and pornography debates by ABC Radio, Australia,[5] ABC News, Australia,[6] The Sydney Morning Herald,[7] The Conversation,[8] and Melinda Tankard Reist's website.[9]

Selected bibliography

Ph.D thesis

2006 papers for The Australia Institute

2006 discussion papers for the Australia Institute

2006 web papers for the Australia Institute

Chapters in books

Journal articles

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr Emma Rush". Charles Sturt University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Rush, Emma; La Nauze, Andrea (2006). Corporate paedophilia: the sexualisation of children in Australia (discussion paper number 90). Canberra: The Australian Institute. ISSN 1322-5421. OCLC 156752334. Pdf version.
  3. Rush, Emma; La Nauze, Andrea (2006). Letting children be children: stopping the sexualisation of children in Australia (discussion paper number 93). Canberra: The Australian Institute. ISSN 1322-5421. OCLC 225513585. Pdf version.
  4. Senate inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment (PDF). Victoria, Australia: The Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP), State Government Victoria. 2008.
  5. Scott Stephens (presenter), Dr. Emma Rush (guest) (7 February 2012). RN Drive [Can an anti-abortion activist be called a feminist?] (Radio show). Australia: ABC. Event occurs at 6.45pm.
  6. Rush, Emma (1 February 2012). "Media must do better on porn debate". ABC News. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. Rush, Emma; Norma, Caroline (16 February 2012). "Sexed up tween advertising shows fashion needs to grow up". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. Rush, Emma (23 May 2012). "Girls on film: could new regulations stop the sexualisation of children?". The Conversation. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. Rush, Emma (8 February 2012). "Teens have hearts, not just bodies". Melinda Tankard Reist. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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