Goldsmiths Sociology Department

26/07/2022

The paper Women as Space Invaders: The Force of the Somatic Norm – a summary of the book Space Invaders – was accepted as a publication in a parliamentary special issue on the Women’s Suffrage Centenary. At the last minute, it was withdrawn by the publishers.

You can download the pdf of the paper here: https://sites.gold.ac.uk/sociology/women-as-space-invaders-the-force-of-the-somatic-norm/

04/07/2022

Read all about our latest research news from the Department here:

Posted on 04/07/2022 Research News – Summer 2022 Scroll down to see more content Publications Ming-Te Peng (PhD Candidate) has published her first article in Asia Pacific Education Review, under the title “Relocating the education reform movement: how have universities in Taiwan experienced Neol...

24/06/2022

In 1893, 16-year-old Tessie Reynolds defied gender norms to ride 120 miles from Brighton to London and back, setting the fastest known time in the process. However, because she was a woman, her record wasn’t recognised. To pay homage to Tessie's amazing achievement and what it meant for women around the world, Manon has tried to recreate her epic ride, pantaloons and all!

Feat. Dr Kat Jungnickel from Sociology Gold [https://www.politicsofpatents.org/pi/]

Watch the short film here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NoIzr4jdnM

24/05/2022

Join sociologist Caroline Knowles on a walk across the economic and class divide of the capital to discover how extreme wealth has reshaped our streets:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/22/london-super-rich-serious-money-caroline-knowles

19/05/2022

We are delighted that has recognised our leading edge

https://gold.ac.uk/sociology/research/funded-research/…

Congratulations (and thanks for all the hard work!) to all those involved.

Our commitment to making sociology matter continues 👏

p.s. Thanks to University of Glasgowfor their REF Communications Guide 👍

https://gla.ac.uk/media/Media_847323_smxx.pdf

18/05/2022

On Tuesday the 24 May join Naila Kabeer and Sara Farris (Sociology Gold) discussing the difference between social reproduction and the ethics/politics of care.

“📢Join us for the next seminar 'Social reproduction and care: what’s in a name?' 🗣️ and discuss the distinctions between reproduction and in the context of social formations 🎟️Register here: https://t.co/rOoQDh9Umh”

17/05/2022

Catch up with all our latest research news from around the Department:

Posted on 16/05/2022 Research News – May 2022 Scroll down to see more content Awards Jennifer Fleetwood (with Charlotte Scott in Department of English) have been awarded £29,324 from the AHRC to form a research network with Clean Break Theatre Company. The project is called “A story of her own:...