Sociologist and researcher based at the University of Sheffieldhttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3m4azgnufr225What a beautifully written and breathtakingly honest paper. It's rare to see this level of honesty, reflexivity, and creativity in academia. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4azgnufr225https://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3lrb5j6v4s22kRegistration is closing soon for the BSA ECR event Beyond the ‘archival turn’: Making and using sociological archives, being held at the University of Leicester on 30th June. All are welcome to register. Registration is open until this Friday 13th June. https://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/beyond-the-archival-turn-making-and-using-sociological-archives/10 Jun 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb5j6v4s22khttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3lp2ovt4cos2hRegistration is now open for this BSA event on making and using sociological archives with contributions from a range of established and emerging researchers as well as archives. Includes a workshop led by Rachel Thomson on creative repurposing of qualitative data. Book your place by 13th June. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2ovt4cos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3lp2ovt4cos2hRegistration is now open for this BSA event on making and using sociological archives with contributions from a range of established and emerging researchers as well as archives. Includes a workshop led by Rachel Thomson on creative repurposing of qualitative data. Book your place by 13th June. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2ovt4cos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3llhfwlshlk25**Save the date** Beyond the archival turn: Making & using sociological archives. 30 June, Leicester. tinyurl.com/3fuducmm. Exploring the rich archival resources that exist within sociology and how creative methods can be used to make the past anew and help us to imagine different kinds of futures. https://britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/beyond-the-archival-turn-making-and-using-sociological-archives/28 Mar 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhfwlshlk25https://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3ljkvbyqc422tWe've been busy getting this new project up and running! Looking forward to working with Lucy Burke & Samantha Wilkinson on the ethnographic components, & @melissaoldham.bsky.social, Inge Kersbergen, @jholmessheff.bsky.social, & @jamiebrown.bsky.social on the integration of qual & quant findings [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkvbyqc422thttps://bsky.app/profile/soc-researcher.bsky.social/post/3lhio6a27ak2nAusterity policies have a huge impact on young adults in Europe, including their sense of the future. Adopting a life-course perspective, we explore how place-based experiences of austerity shape temporalities and normative ideas of life transitions, introducing the concept of 'foreclosed futures'. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:4vablbf35qqtuonrs652emna/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhio6a27ak2n