Katy Gardner
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Katy Gardner is a British
author, best known for her novel Losing Gemma
, which was turned into a two part mini series for ITV1
in 2006.
As well as being a writer of fiction, she is a Professor of Social Anthropology
at Sussex University. Gardner is a graduate of Cambridge University
who undertook her doctoral research at the London School of Economics
.
United Kingdom
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author, best known for her novel Losing Gemma
Losing Gemma
Losing Gemma is a two part British television drama based on the debut novel by Katy Gardner. The series was written by Robert Murphy, was directed by Maurice Phillips and starred Jonas Armstrong, Alice Eve, Jason Flemyng and Rachel Leskovac...
, which was turned into a two part mini series for ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
in 2006.
As well as being a writer of fiction, she is a Professor of Social Anthropology
Social anthropology
Social Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
at Sussex University. Gardner is a graduate of Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
who undertook her doctoral research at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
.