Aileen Quinn (writer)
Aileen Quinn | |
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| Pen name | The Tinder Translator @tindertranslators |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright, digital content creator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | MA Cultural History |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Genre | Feminism, politics, cultural history |
| Notable awards | Round Table Commonwealth Award for Young Scholars |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Aileen Quinn is a British writer, playwright and digital content creator best known for her instagram profile @tindertranslators, where she discusses dating apps (mainly Tinder), politics and current affairs from a feminist and comedic standpoint.[1][2] Quinn also writes plays and blogs around the themes of politics and feminism.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Quinn lives in Manchester, UK with her son.[1][2]
Quinn attended the University of Manchester where she studied a BA in History[citation needed] and an MA in Cultural History.[3] Quinn won the Round Table Commonwealth Award for Young Scholars, while undertaking her postgraduate research on women's roles in the political party, National Liberation Movement, in Ghana.[3]
Quinn is a Christian and lay member of the Church of England.[2]
Career[edit]
Quinn has worked as a copywriter, writer, playwright and digital content creator.[2][1]
Her playwright works include: 'Rembrand' in 2016[2] and 'Living the Dream' in 2017; both of which she co-authored with her father James Quinn.[4] Quinn also co-authored "Ten takes on Resistance" in 2017 with a group of playwrights.[5]
Tindertranslators[edit]
Quinn's instagram handle @tindertranslators has over 40 thousand followers.[6] Quinn publishes content where she literally translates tinder bios - identifying undertones of misogyny and arrogance in how tinder users describe themselves and what they are looking for when using the app.[1]
Quinn is an intersectional-feminist and uses the Instagram account tindertranslators to work towards raising awareness of the oppression of women and marginalised groups.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shop, The Feminist. "Interview with Aileen Quinn - The woman behind Tinder Translator". The Feminist Shop. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Writers of the IBRA's Bible study notes". www.ibraglobal.org. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 University of Manchester. "Young researcher bags prestigious award". Retrieved 15 January 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "JB Shorts review: Manchester festival of short plays is a hoot". The Independent. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "Manchester Political Theatre — Take Back". Take Back Theatre. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ Instagram (15 January 2021). "tindertranslators". Unknown parameter
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