Lecturer in Criminology at Deakin University. Researching LGBTQ people and the law, media representations of anti-queer violence, & tech-facilitated violence. 🌈 Pre-order my new book! https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/governing-genderhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lwn2s6peis2l💖 Another article out in the same week! Feels like academic Christmas. TL;DR three queer researchers struggle to understand what it might mean to do queer criminology, to be queer within criminology, and to queer criminology. 🔗 Available open access here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1741659025135988717 Aug 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwn2s6peis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lwdlpg5z6s2o🌈 New article out now, “Anti-Queer Violence in Australia: An Intersectional Analysis of Victimization Among LGBTQA+ Adults” TL;DR Anti-queer violence is pervasive and intersectional. Addressing it will require structural reform beyond tackling homo- and transphobia alone. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.253013314 Aug 2025 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdlpg5z6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3llwvnas2gc2hI had a great time speaking on Done By Law at 3CR about the national review into gender-affirming care for trans and gender-diverse youth. Tune in to hear some myth-busting around gender-affirming care and learn why it matters! (NB: there are some audio issues at the start, but it picks up) https://www.3cr.org.au/donebylaw/episode/gender-affirming-care-transgender-youth03 Apr 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwvnas2gc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lldih6nzxc2nTune in to hear us talk Playing with Social Theory on the SAGE Teaching Sociology podcast! 🎙️ We chat play, theory, and a bit of dancing 💃 🎧 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://sagesociology.libsyn.com/teaching-sociology-playing-with-social-theory-creative-and-reflexive-methods-for-teaching-and-practice27 Mar 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldih6nzxc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lkouux3iz22v🎉🎉🎉 "Playing with Social Theory" is out! We explore teaching social theory through play—freestyle dance, writing fictional histories, and live gender performance in the classroom. me + @josiahlulham.bsky.social + @ftcpervan.bsky.social + will arpke-wales Link below! https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X25132795319 Mar 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkouux3iz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lhihpowcz22jIt was a pleasure to speak on ABC Radio National this morning about the national review of gender-affirming care for trans and gender-diverse young people and the significant legal scrutiny it has already faced. 📻 Listen below! https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/the-future-of-gender-affirming-care/10490320806 Feb 2025 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhihpowcz22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattjmitchell.bsky.social/post/3lgz76wqajk25Following QLD’s pause on puberty blockers and the federal gov’s new review into healthcare for trans youth, a quick piece from me on why gender-affirming care is already one of the most intensely regulated medical practices in Australia—and why we don’t need yet another review into its legitimacy. https://theconversation.com/can-a-child-legally-take-puberty-blockers-what-if-their-parents-disagree-24865131 Jan 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:ysofauc6ms4pu4moabpkhxy3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgz76wqajk25