Stephanie Wescott

Lecturer, School of Education Culture and Society stephanie.wescott@monash.edu

Core expertise

Discourse analysis

Biography

Stephanie is a lecturer in humanities and social sciences in the Faculty of Education’s School of Education, Culture and Society. Her research examines how education practice and policy intersects with, and is influenced by, current socio-political conditions, and she’s particularly interested in post-truth and its relationship to knowledge and expertise in education.
Stephanie uses qualitative methodologies, including ethnography and discourse analysis, to examine the implications of these intersections for teachers' work and policy enactment.

articles

A father with a beard holds his infant son at an outdoor party. There are other partygoers seated at a table in the background, and a string of electric lights over the man's head. The father and baby are both smiling.

Episode 99: How Do We Build a Future Where Everyone Feels Safe?

In the podcast’s season finale, learn how we're making progress, challenging harmful systems, and creating real solutions in the push to eliminate gender-based violence.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Gendered violence: Schools’ role in perpetration and prevention

Spurred on by the manosphere, a new wave of misogyny and sexism is thriving in education settings, but change is still possible.

Education

A view from behind of a young boy wearing headphones and a white shirt watching videos of an angry, yelling bald man on two computer monitors in front of him. The man looks similar to Andrew Tate,

Episode 98: What’s Behind the Gender-Based Violence Crisis?

One woman dies every nine days in Australia from domestic violence. In this “What Happens Next?” episode, leading experts examine the drivers behind this national emergency.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Illustration of a young male staring at a mobile phone while its light hits his face

Mirror world: Proposal to ban access to social media reflects a lack of understanding

Misogyny and violence against women are social issues, and require a social response, not a punitive one.

Education

Victorian students will get ‘anti-Tate’ lessons, but much more is needed to tackle gendered violence in schools

Victoria has announced new teaching resources to tackle the influence of “manosphere” figures among students, but we still don’t have a clear picture of sexism and harassment in our schools.

Politics and society

‘Misogynist radicalisation’: Here’s what parents of boys should know

Parents need to understand how algorithms work. These can drive misogynistic content towards boys and young men, and can make extreme views seem normal.

Education