The Poetics of Academic Writing
In this post, Rodanthi Tzanelli reconsiders the politics and poetics of academic writing in an age of uncertainty over personal values and commitments. IT is...
Northern Notes: 2019
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Introducing the new Centre for Transdisciplinary Methodology
In this post, Professor Emmel explains the importance of transdisciplinary research and the aims of the new Centre for Transdisciplinary Methodology at Leeds University. WE...
13th annual feminist theory workshop at Duke University, North Carolina
In March of this year, I was lucky enough to attend the 13th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop held at Duke University in North Carolina, USA...
Sexual politics in diverse communities
On 3 April 2019, SSP hosted a thought-provoking one day symposium on ‘Sexual Politics in Diverse Communities: Conversations about Theory, Methodology and Practice.’ Bringing together...
Tourism, climate change and the spectacle of disaster
At the turn of the 21st century the tourist industry became inundated with reports concerning terror strikes and natural disasters. However, the nature of concern...
Worldmaking and the economy of desire in Rio 2016
In March 2019, I delivered a keynote presentation at the SP Mobilities Conference 2019 at Sao Paolo University. Below is a video of my presentation...
Resource: illustrated review of The Tourist Gaze
This extended review of John Urry’s classic book about tourism has been written by Javier Caletrío as an accessible introduction to the concept for non-academic...
Welcome to Northern Notes
Welcome to the launch of Northern Notes, the new blog published by the School of Sociology and Social Policy (SSP) at the University of Leeds....