Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Siobhán Jolley is a specialist in the reception of the Bible in art and popular culture. She is Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Manchester. She was previously the Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Visiting Lecturer in Christianity and the Arts at King’s College, London. An expert in the portrayal of Mary Magdalene, her broader research interests include the work of female artists, the reception of biblical women and the New Testament, and feminist approaches. She works as a curator and art consultant and teaches and writes regularly for major museums.
Teaching
RELT10242 - Religion, Ethics and the Environment
RELT10311 - Introduction to the Study of Religions and Theology
RELT10711 - Bible in Ancient and Modern Worlds
RELT10911 - Being Human(e): Theological Studies in Philosophy and Ethics
RELT71002 - Bible in Ancient Contexts and Current Debates
SALC10002 - Standing on the Shoulders of Gians: Foundations for Study in the Arts
SALC21141 - Rhetoric and Society: Persuasion, Argumentation and Debate
SALC62311 - Religion and Gender Theory
Office hours
In person in Samuel Alexander S1.6 or online
Mondays 11am-12pm
Thursdays 4pm-5pm
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Reimaging the Magdalene: Liberative Reception Criticism and the Counter-Reformation Magdalene, The University of Manchester
Sept 2018 → Sept 2021
Award Date: 10 Dec 2021
Master of Arts, Christianity and the Arts, King's College London
Aug 2012 → Sept 2013
Award Date: 10 Jan 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Theology, Oxford University
Oct 2008 → Jun 2011
Award Date: 13 Jul 2011
External positions
PhD Supervisor, Nazarene Theological College
1 Feb 2023 → …
Visiting Lecturer, Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London
1 Oct 2022 → …
Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art and Religion, The National Gallery, London
19 Sept 2022 → 31 Aug 2025
Lecturer, CCRS, Liverpool Hope University College
1 Jul 2021 → 30 Sept 2022
Areas of expertise
- BS The Bible
- BR Christianity
- N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
- AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)
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Reimaging the Magdalene: Feminism, Art, and the Counter-Reformation
Jolley, S., 20 Mar 2025, London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. 224 p. (Scriptural Traces)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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A Broken Record? A Feminist Exploration of Mary Magdalene in Music
Jolley, S., 22 May 2024, The Oxford Handbook of Mary Magdalene. Apostolos-Cappadona, D. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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From Text to Type: The Mythic Afterlives of Biblical "Bad Girls’’
Morse, H., Jolley, S. & Miller, R., 2024, (Submitted) Biblical Reception: Models and Methods. Strømmen, H. (ed.). Society of Biblical LiteratureResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Max and the Magdalene: On Violence, Grief, and Trauma under Patriarchy
Jolley, S., 1 Jan 2024, Religion, Theology, and Stranger Things: Studies from the Upside Down on Evil, Ethics, Horror, and Hope. B. A. J. & P. A. J. (eds.). Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, p. 179-198 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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“I can’t be physical with you”: Reimaging John 20:17 through Fleabag Series Two
Jolley, S., Dec 2024, Bibles in Popular Cultures. Welton, R. & Domoney-Lyttle, Z. (eds.). London: T&T Clark Ltd, p. 49–68 20 p. (Scriptural Traces).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Thesis
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Reimaging the Magdalene: Liberative Reception Criticism and the Counter-Reformation Magdalene
Jolley, S. (Author), Morse, H. (Supervisor) & Oakes, P. (Supervisor), 10 Dec 2021Student thesis: Phd
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