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Sociologist, ethnographer, emeritus professor

Cardiff uk
Joined April 2015
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We published this in 1982. Routledge reissued it in 2023. There's nothing new in moral panics or political rhetoric on demoralised youth, lost generations etc.
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Return to Medea, 60 years later.
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Published two years ago, under the radar #ethnography #anthropology#sociology
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Hoorah. Finally put in hard copy #Ethnography
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🚨NEW: Federal Judge Lee Rosenthal has blocked Texas A&M University from canceling an on-campus drag show, saying that the Trump Administration “cannot overrule [the] First Amendment.” RETWEET to thank Judge Rosenthal for standing up for free speech!
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Two job opportunities working with my trusted friend Tim Rapley @NorthumbriaUni: The PLACES Implementation Study - Senior Research Assistant work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/… The CHESS Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial - Qualitative Research Fellow work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/…
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REALLY hoping to see some critical medical humanities & STS responses to the #CassReview given its weirdly ignorant account of evidence based medicine, its dismissal of participatory research, its reliance on evolutionary psychology, its interest in ideas from pop neuroscience &c
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The UK exported £24.5B education services in 2020. 88% of that is university education. Uni education is 6th largest service export after financial services, tourism, telecoms & IT, transport. Much bigger export than most goods. lse.ac.uk/business/consultin…
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Are you a PG Doctor training in the UK with Caring responsibilities? What impact, if any, have caring responsibilities had on your health/ wellbeing, training and/or ability to remain in work? Survey: cardiff.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/… @AoMRC @gmcuk @NHSE_WTE @HEIW_NHS @NHSNSS @HSC_NI
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Extended deadline of 19 April for abstracts for the 17th Annual #Ethnography Symposium @cardiffuni in late August. If you've not been to the event before, you're missing out - it's wonderfully diverse and friendly group of ethnographically-minded scholars from many disciplines.
📢DEADLINE EXTENSION📢 Call for papers for the 17th Annual Ethnography Symposia extended until 19th April. Please send us an abstract (500 words) to [email protected]. @cardiffuni @cardiffbusiness Look forward to seeing your work📷🤩 cardiff.ac.uk/community/even…
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Paul Atkinson retweeted
The EU SSSI conference is being held in Pisa, 3-7th June 2024. Do consider submitting a paper on any aspect of SI. Deadline 24th Feb. #symbolicinteractionism #SSSI
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Reviews of Maestro have brought back memories of Bernstein conducting Mahler at the Edinburgh Festival 50 years ago.
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Darts on tv. Could I have corny walk-on music for conferences?
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Received a Revise and Resubmit today. No matter how old you are or how much you've published, it always comes as a relief.
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After a great start to the season, forcing cuts at English National Opera feels like another insensitive and misinformed misfire by @ace_national. Sending my colleagues @E_N_O love and strength as they fight for their livelihoods once more.
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Replying to @carolvorders
"It’s an absolute shambles, and you are taking the British public for fools" @JonAshworth on absolute 🔥 this evening on @bbcquestiontime! RT if you agree with him that the #Tories are taking us for fools!
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Always nice have the actual product in your hands. It’s a lovely thing, thanks @ManchesterUP! #ethnography #leavingthefield
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