Sociologist, ethnographer, emeritus professor

Cardiff uk
Joined April 2015
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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Paul Atkinson retweeted
Always nice have the actual product in your hands. It’s a lovely thing, thanks @ManchesterUP! #ethnography #leavingthefield
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